Automotive Quality Engineer

Brink Group; Staphorst; On-site; EUR 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary around €5,500 gross per month

27 vacation days

ADV days (13)

Travel expense scheme

Bicycle lease program

Dutch Metalektro CLA

Job summary

Brink Group in Staphorst, the Netherlands, is seeking an Automotive Quality Engineer who ensures products and processes meet customer requirements, regulatory standards and automotive quality demands. You will drive quality activities from development through production, using IATF 16949, VDA and core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, Control Plans) to translate customer needs into robust processes.

You will be part of our QHSE team and collaborate with Engineering, Production, Logistics, Sales

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Automotive/Mechanical or equivalent).
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 and automotive quality standards.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA and SPC.
• Strong 8D, root-cause analysis and corrective action experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, VDA, customer and internal quality standards.
• Lead quality activities in new product and process development and obtain customer approvals.
• Provide quality input during planning, design reviews, and gate reviews.
• Participate in DFM/DFMEA and ensure risk controls are in place.
• Develop and review Control Plans, inspection requirements, MSA and SPC activities.
• Act as primary quality contact for customers during projects and audits.
• Lead 8D problem solving and verify effectiveness of actions.
• Monitor complaints and quality trends, drive preventive actions.

Skills

8D problem solving

Root-cause analysis

Corrective actions

Analytical thinking

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

Control Plans

MSA

SPC

Job description

Are you an Automotive Quality Engineer who thrives where engineering, manufacturing and customer requirements come together? And do you bring strong experience Automotive Core Tools and customer quality in an international manufacturing environment? Then you might be the Quality Engineer we are looking for.

Your perfect fit

At Brink, quality is built into every stage of our automotive manufacturing process. As a Quality Engineer, you make sure our products and processes meet customer-specific requirements, regulatory standards and demanding automotive quality requirements.

You work from product and process development through customer approval and series production. Using standards such as IATF 16949 and VDA, combined with Automotive Core Tools such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC and Control Plans, you turn customer requirements into robust quality processes. You are involved from project launch and process development to customer approval and start of production. You coordinate approvals, address quality concerns and lead the response when critical issues threaten customer production.

You are part of our QHSE organisation in Staphorst, a team of approximately 15 professionals, including three other Quality Engineers, and report to the Teamlead QES. In his position, you work closely with Engineering, Production Engineering, Production, Logistics, Sales and Purchasing, while maintaining direct contact with automotive customers.

Your responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance with IATF 16949, VDA, customer-specific requirements, regulatory requirements and internal quality standards.
• Leading Quality activities within new product and process development and preparing and coordinating documentation and obtaining customer approval within agreed timelines.
• Providing Quality input during project planning, design reviews, process development and Gate Reviews.
• Participating in Design and Process FMEAs and ensuring risks and appropriate controls are addressed.
• Developing and reviewing Control Plans, inspection requirements, measurement systems, MSA and SPC activities.
• Acting as the primary Quality contact for customers during projects and complaint handling and supporting customer visits, customer audits and certification audits;
• Leading 8D problem solving, including containment, root-cause analysis, corrective actions and verification of effectiveness.
• Monitoring complaints, quality trends and SPC data and translating these into preventive and corrective improvement actions.
• Escalating risks that could affect customer approval, product conformity, timing, cost or customer production.

Your profile:

You understand the demands of automotive manufacturing and know that quality goes beyond checking the final product. You use standards, data and engineering knowledge to prevent issues before they reach the customer.

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, such as Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a comparable technical field.
• Demonstrable knowledge and practical experience with IATF 16949
• Practical experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA and SPC.
• Strong experience with 8D, root-cause analysis and corrective action processes.
• The ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications and customer documentation.
• Experience with measurement and inspection techniques and statistical processes.
• Experience working with automotive customers and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience preparing and leading internal audits and supporting customer and certification audits;
• Strong analytical, structured and problem-solving skills;
• Professional written and verbal communication skills in English.
• You take ownership, communicate clearly and remain effective when quality issues require quick and well-founded decisions.

What we offer:

A technically challenging Quality Engineering position where your work has a direct impact on automotive customers, production processes and product quality.

• A salary of around € 5.500 gross per month, depending on the candidate’s experience.
• Based on a full-time employment you get 27 vacation days and 13 additional ADV.
• An international and challenging working environment within the automotive industry;
• Opportunities for professional development, training and career growth;
• A travel expense exchange scheme and the opportunity to participate in a bicycle lease program;
• Employment conditions in accordance with the Dutch Metalektro CLA.
• Working at our headquarters (and production location) in Staphorst, the Netherlands.

About us

We are Brink Group, originally founded as a family-owned business and now part of the international AL-KO / DexKo Group. Every year, we design, manufacture, test and sell more than one million high-quality towing solutions worldwide. With over 120 years of experience and our motto, "Your Perfect Fit," we provide the perfect connection between virtually every vehicle and trailer. Today, more than 25 million vehicles around the world are safely equipped with a Brink towbar. Brink Group employs approximately 800 people across 5 countries and operates modern production facilities in the Netherlands, France, South Africa and Thailand.

Interested?

We look forward to hearing from you. Do you have any questions about the position? Please contact Dré Schellekens, Corporate Recruiter, at [phone].