Automotive Quality Engineer — APQP, FMEA, SPC, PPAP

Pinnacle Partners, Inc; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Health Savings Account

Educational assistance and tuition-rem

Job summary

Pinnacle Partners, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer in Lafayette, IN to support customer and internal quality issues, manufacturing processes, supplier quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate has strong manufacturing quality experience, preferably automotive/IATF, and hands-on use of AIAG Core Tools (APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, PPAP). This role collaborates across Operations, Engineering, and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or technical field preferred.
• 5+ years of manufacturing quality experience in a production environment.
• Automotive/IATF quality experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support customer and internal quality issues with products and processes.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, suppliers, and customers to resolve quality concerns.
• Lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Utilize APQP, FMEA/DFMEA, PPAP, Control Plans, MSA, SPC to drive quality.
• Perform on-floor validation, data collection, and statistical analysis (Minitab or equivalent).
• Support PPAP and APQP activities and related documentation.

Job description

Pinnacle Partners, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer in Lafayette, IN to support customer and internal quality issues, manufacturing processes, supplier quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate has strong manufacturing quality experience, preferably automotive/IATF, and hands-on use of AIAG Core Tools (APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, PPAP). This role collaborates across Operations, Engineering, and suppliers.