Automotive Quality Engineer: Lead Quality & Defect Prevention

NAFFCO Careers; Dubai; Vor Ort; AED 100.000 - 201.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NAFFCO Careers in Dubai seeks a Quality Assurance professional to plan, implement, and maintain QC activities across automotive manufacturing and assembly operations. You will ensure conformance to drawings, specs, customer requirements, and automotive standards, while supporting continuous improvement and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities include inspections, audits, control plans, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to prevent defects, verify supplier outputs, and maintain safe,

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3–7 years of quality control or quality assurance experience within the automotive, vehicle manufacturing, automotive components, or engineering sector.
• Practical experience with automotive inspection, manufacturing processes, dimensional measurement, product testing, and non-conformance control.
• Experience working with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, and automotive quality tools.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, technical specifications, inspection standards, and customer requirements.
• Experience preparing inspection reports, quality alerts, non-conformance reports, 8D reports, corrective action records, and audit documentation.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and process capability analysis.
• Experience using precision measuring equipment and maintaining calibration and measurement records.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, coordination, and reporting skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment and manage multiple quality priorities.
• Relevant qualifications in quality management, auditing, Six Sigma, or automotive quality will be an advantage.

Aufgaben

• Plan and execute quality control inspections, testing, audits, and verification activities across automotive manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Inspect raw materials, components, sub-assemblies, finished vehicles, and production processes to verify compliance with drawings, specifications, control plans, and customer requirements.
• Monitor and control automotive body, chassis, powertrain, electrical, interior, exterior components; welding, fabrication, machining, painting, coating, assembly, and finishing processes; dimensional accuracy, fit, form, function, surface finish, and visual quality.
• Inspect incoming materials, in-process production, and final product inspection; perform functional, performance, leak, torque, electrical, and safety testing; identify critical-to-quality features and supplier performance.
• Develop, implement, and maintain inspection plans, control plans, process flow diagrams, standard operating procedures, and quality checklists.
• Carry out first-off, first article, in-process, final, and pre-delivery inspections in accordance with approved requirements.
• Use calibrated measuring and testing equipment and document results.
• Review engineering drawings, technical specifications, bills of materials, product standards, test procedures, and customer documentation.
• Record non-conformities, quality defects, inspection results, concessions, rework, and corrective actions using approved quality management systems.
• Investigate quality issues using root cause analysis, 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, Pareto analysis, and other problem-solving methods.
• Coordinate containment, segregation, rework, repair, replacement, and preventive action activities to prevent recurrence of defects.
• Monitor production quality indicators, defect rates, first-pass yield, scrap, rework, customer complaints, and supplier performance.
• Support internal, customer, process, product, and supplier audits, including preparation of evidence and follow-up of audit findings.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, maintenance, purchasing, logistics, suppliers, and customers to resolve quality issues and maintain production continuity.
• Verify corrective and preventive actions are implemented effectively and closed within agreed timescales.
• Ensure inspection, testing, and production activities comply with health and safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and quality training to production operators, inspectors, technicians, and relevant team members.
• Maintain accurate quality records and provide regular reports on quality performance, trends, risks, and improvement actions.
• Support continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, waste reduction, process capability improvement, and defect prevention initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Quality control

Root cause analysis

FMEA

APQP/PPAP

IATF 16949

SPC

Quality audits

GD&T

Problem solving

Documentation

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Calibration equipment

MS Office

Inspection software

ERP systems

Jobbeschreibung

NAFFCO Careers in Dubai seeks a Quality Assurance professional to plan, implement, and maintain QC activities across automotive manufacturing and assembly operations. You will ensure conformance to drawings, specs, customer requirements, and automotive standards, while supporting continuous improvement and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities include inspections, audits, control plans, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to prevent defects, verify supplier outputs, and maintain safe,