Automotive Quality Engineer: 8D, RCA & SPC Leader

Entegee; Dayton (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Term life insurance

Short-term disability insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Entegee is seeking a Quality Engineer for automotive manufacturing to own customer issue responses and lead 8D/5 Why and RCA investigations. You will implement CAPA and containment plans with cross-functional partners to improve process stability and product conformance.

You will analyze quality data, drive SPC/MSA, Cp/Cpk studies, and DOE, while supporting the QMS and continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of Quality Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Professional experience working with automotive quality systems and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate responses to customer complaints, warranty concerns, product returns, nonconformances, and customer quality issues from initial investigation through final resolution.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone/Ishikawa, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and other quality methodologies.
• Identify systemic causes of defects and implement sustainable Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Establish containment, corrective action, and verification plans while monitoring results to confirm long-term effectiveness.
• Partner with production, manufacturing engineering, design engineering, suppliers, and customers to resolve product and process quality concerns.
• Analyze manufacturing and quality data to identify trends, recurring issues, process variation, and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive initiatives are designed to reduce scrap, rework, defects, customer escapes, warranty issues, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
• Apply statistical methods and quality tools to support data-driven manufacturing and engineering decisions.
• Conduct and support Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), process capability analysis, Cp/Cpk studies, and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Monitor process performance and recommend improvements that increase stability, capability, productivity, and product conformity.
• Support the development, maintenance, and effectiveness of the organization's Quality Management System (QMS).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve process controls, manufacturing performance, product quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, defect prevention, problem solving, and quality ownership throughout the manufacturing organization.

Skills

8D Problem Solving

Root Cause Analysis

CAPA

SPC

MSA

DOE

5 Why Analysis

Fishbone/Ishikawa

Cp/Cpk

Quality Data Analysis

IATF 16949

QMS

Customer Quality Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality/Engineering related field

Job description

Entegee is seeking a Quality Engineer for automotive manufacturing to own customer issue responses and lead 8D/5 Why and RCA investigations. You will implement CAPA and containment plans with cross-functional partners to improve process stability and product conformance.

You will analyze quality data, drive SPC/MSA, Cp/Cpk studies, and DOE, while supporting the QMS and continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing organization.