Automotive Project Quality Lead

altentechnologyusa; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA in Troy, MI seeks a Project Quality Lead - Automotive to ensure quality compliance across automotive engineering projects. You will lead QA plans, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvement with PMs and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in automotive quality within engineering services, knowledge of APQP/PPAP, FMEA, and ASQ-style problem solving. This on-site role offers growth within a global engineering services organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project quality or quality assurance experience in engineering services.
• Experience supporting automotive engineering projects, OEMs, or Tier 1 customers.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and 8D, plus ISO 9001 familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Ensure automotive projects comply with quality requirements across the lifecycle.
• Develop and monitor Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs) and KPIs (RFT, OTD).
• Coordinate corrective actions for nonconformities and process gaps.
• Lead root-cause analysis using 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, and FMEA.
• Participate in client quality meetings and audits (ISO 9001, IATF 16949).

Skills

Quality Assurance

Project quality

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Quality

Tools

JIRA

Office 365

SharePoint

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA in Troy, MI seeks a Project Quality Lead - Automotive to ensure quality compliance across automotive engineering projects. You will lead QA plans, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvement with PMs and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in automotive quality within engineering services, knowledge of APQP/PPAP, FMEA, and ASQ-style problem solving. This on-site role offers growth within a global engineering services organization.