Advanced Quality Engineer

Adient; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer to lead quality activities across the product development lifecycle in a manufacturing setting in Michigan. The role emphasizes APQP, PPAP, and continuous improvement to ensure robust product quality and reliability.

You will coordinate quality plans, develop gauges with suppliers, and apply advanced problem-solving techniques such as 8-D, DOE, and Kepner-Tregoe to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.

Qualifications

• Quality training in IATF, ISO/TS 16949, VDA, Continuous Improvement, TQM, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, DOE and SPC.
• Experience reviewing customer PPAP documentation.
• Minimum 5 years Quality Engineering in manufacturing, automotive preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, administer and perform quality functions to ensure product quality and reliability at minimum quality costs.
• Complete and document all phases of APQP.
• Prepare and submit PPAP documentation per AIAG or VDA guidelines.
• Develop gauges and work with suppliers to improve products and resolve issues.
• Participate in SDTs and internal audits as required.
• Support Product Introduction through prototype fabrication and delivery.
• Ensure statistical methods are used in Product and Process Development and in Control Plans.
• Resolve customer, internal, and supplier quality issues using Kepner-Tregoe, 8-D, DOE, 5 Why, Red X, etc.

Skills

APQP

PPAP

Statistical methods (SPC)

8D problem solving

DOE

5 Why

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or technical field

5+ years Quality Engineering in Automotive manufacturing

Job description

The Advanced Quality Engineer coordinates, administers, and performs the quality function of an engineering and technical nature to ensure product quality and reliability at minimum quality costs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate, administer and perform the quality function of an engineering and technical nature to ensure product quality and reliability at minimum quality costs.
• Completion and documentation of all phases of the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process.
• Prepare and submit all necessary PPAP documentation per AIAG or VDA guidelines.
• Develop gauge concepts and procure gauges for specific programs. Work with component and tooling/equipment suppliers to improve products and resolve manufacturing problems.
• Participate in Simultaneous Development Teams (SDT's). Participate in internal audits as required.
• Support the Product Introduction Process through all phases of prototype fabrication and delivery.
• Ensure that appropriate statistical methods are utilized throughout the Product and Process Development process and deployed into the Control Plan
• Responsible for completion of all other Customer-specific Advance Quality requirements.
• Ensure that Customer, internally identified, and supplier quality issues are resolved using the appropriate problem-solving methods (Kepner-Tregoe, 8-D, DOE, 5 Why, Red X, etc.).

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Quality training in the core disciplines is required, including: IATF, ISO/TS 16949, VDA, Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, DOE, and SPC.
• Experience being responsible for review of a customer PPAP.
• A Bachelor's Degree in engineering or a technical area.
• Minimum 5 years Quality Engineering inside Manufacturing - Automotive Preferred