Senior Automotive Quality Lead: Root-Cause & Compliance

Tenneco; Puebla de Zaragoza; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco in Puebla, Mexico is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to drive quality performance in our automotive manufacturing operations. You will resolve complex technical issues, ensure customer satisfaction, and lead root cause analyses to prevent recurrences.

Collaborating with manufacturing teams and automotive customers, you will monitor quality indicators, implement data-driven improvements with 8D methodologies, and support audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Proven quality engineering experience within automotive manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, VDA standards, and customer-specific requirements.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical quality support to manufacturing operations, ensuring compliance with customer requirements and automotive quality standards.
• Act as a key technical liaison between customers and manufacturing teams, addressing quality concerns and driving effective resolutions.
• Lead complex problem-solving activities, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and prevention of recurring quality issues.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, applicable VDA standards, and customer-specific requirements.
• Analyze quality performance indicators, identify trends, and implement data-driven improvement initiatives.
• Manage customer quality concerns and support timely resolution through structured methodologies such as 8D and other problem-solving tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing processes, product quality, and overall operational performance.
• Support customer audits, quality reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Present technical findings, quality metrics, and corrective action plans to internal stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

8D problem solving

IATF 16949

VDA standards

Customer interaction

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

Minitab

Quality tools (FMEA, SPC)

Job description

Tenneco in Puebla, Mexico is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to drive quality performance in our automotive manufacturing operations. You will resolve complex technical issues, ensure customer satisfaction, and lead root cause analyses to prevent recurrences.

Collaborating with manufacturing teams and automotive customers, you will monitor quality indicators, implement data-driven improvements with 8D methodologies, and support audits and continuous improvement initiatives.