Automotive Project Quality Lead – Continuous Improvement

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

Job summary

ALTEN USA is seeking a Project Quality Lead – Automotive to drive quality assurance across automotive engineering projects within our engineering services team. You will ensure compliance with ALTEN Delivery Framework, client, and contractual quality requirements while collaborating with Project Managers, engineers, and customers.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in project quality in engineering services, experience with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers, and a strong track record in KPIs, audits, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field preferred.
• 3+ years of project quality or quality assurance experience within engineering services.
• Experience supporting automotive engineering projects, OEMs, or Tier 1 customers.
• Knowledge of automotive quality processes and tools, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and 8D.
• Understanding of ISO 9001 and quality management systems.
• Experience with project quality KPIs, root-cause analysis, nonconformities, and corrective actions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with engineering teams, Project Managers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure automotive engineering projects comply with ADF, client, and contractual quality requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs).
• Support project teams throughout the project lifecycle to ensure quality requirements and deliverables are achieved.
• Monitor project quality KPIs, including Right First Time (RFT), On-Time Delivery (OTD), and customer satisfaction.
• Identify quality risks, nonconformities, and process gaps and coordinate corrective actions.
• Lead root-cause analysis using tools such as 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa/Fishbone, FMEA, and 5M.
• Support APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and other automotive quality processes, as applicable.
• Participate in client quality meetings and serve as a quality point of contact for assigned projects.
• Support internal, client, and certification audits, including ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 requirements.
• Maintain quality dashboards, project documentation, audit records, and corrective action plans.
• Coach Project Managers and engineering teams on quality processes and requirements.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and share quality best practices across projects.

Skills

Quality management

Automotive QA

Root cause analysis

KPIs monitoring

Audits

QA documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field

Tools

8D, 5 Whys

FMEA

ISO 9001 knowledge

IATF 16949

Job description

ALTEN USA is seeking a Project Quality Lead – Automotive to drive quality assurance across automotive engineering projects within our engineering services team. You will ensure compliance with ALTEN Delivery Framework, client, and contractual quality requirements while collaborating with Project Managers, engineers, and customers.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in project quality in engineering services, experience with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers, and a strong track record in KPIs, audits, and