Automotive Paint Process Engineer - Quality & Efficiency

Integrated Talent Strategies; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Talent Strategies is seeking a Paint Process Engineer to develop, optimize, and maintain automotive paint processes ensuring product quality and production efficiency. You will troubleshoot defects, set process parameters, and support new product launches and process validations.

Collaborate with Quality, Production, Maintenance, and suppliers to drive improvements, reduce scrap, and ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and PFMEA/PPAP activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, paint application, coatings, or automotive process engineering preferred.
• Knowledge of industrial paint processes, coating defects, surface preparation, and curing methods.
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with automotive quality systems, including IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, and PFMEA, preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain paint processes to meet customer specifications, quality standards, and production requirements.
• Troubleshoot paint defects, process variations, and equipment issues; lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Establish and monitor process parameters, including paint viscosity, film thickness, application settings, flash times, and cure temperatures.
• Support daily production operations to improve throughput, first-pass yield, equipment uptime, and overall process performance.
• Collaborate with Quality, Production, Maintenance, and paint suppliers to resolve issues and implement process improvements.
• Support new product launches, paint trials, process validations, APQP, PFMEA, control plans, and PPAP activities.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
• Identify opportunities to reduce paint consumption, scrap, rework, cycle time, and manufacturing costs.
• Ensure paint processes meet applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and training to production personnel on paint processes and troubleshooting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Integrated Talent Strategies is seeking a Paint Process Engineer to develop, optimize, and maintain automotive paint processes ensuring product quality and production efficiency. You will troubleshoot defects, set process parameters, and support new product launches and process validations.

Collaborate with Quality, Production, Maintenance, and suppliers to drive improvements, reduce scrap, and ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and PFMEA/PPAP activities.