Automotive Quality Engineer — APQP/PPAP Leader

Your Talent Team; Wilson (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking a Plant Quality Engineer to support quality functions and ensure compliance with customer requirements in an automotive setting. The role covers design documentation reviews, audits, and liaison with suppliers and customers to sustain quality standards.

You will apply AIAG tools and lead corrective actions, PPAP status, and IATF 16949 activities, partnering with Manufacturing to drive continuous improvement and root-cause analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Recent experience in Automotive Industry.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 Quality Systems.
• Experience with the APQP system.
• Exceptional communications skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing Techniques.
• Proven technical skills on product and process.
• Experience in Program launch with an automotive manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Utilize core AIAG quality tools (Control Plan, PFMEA, PPAP, APQP, MSA, SPC) to resolve quality concerns.
• Manage Internal and External quality concerns, Fast Track Response, and pareto analysis of defects, etc.
• Act as customer support and investigate customer complaints.
• Assist with continuous improvement activities, such as SPC and capability studies.
• Assist with IATF 16949 activities.
• Manage/interface customer quality system.
• Address supplier quality issues and manage Quality hold area.
• Create and maintain approved PPAP status with all Customers.
• Reviews and decides the disposition of products placed on hold.
• Organizes necessary rework/sorting operations.
• Assist with resolving internal and external quality problems and with implementation of corrective actions.
• Creates, reviews, and updates job books, to ensure proper documentation to set standards and customer product specifications.
• Utilize quality problem solving techniques such as 8D, 5Why, etc.
• Handle Customer and Supplier concerns in appropriate manner.
• Randomly audits problematic jobs and focuses on improvement by working with Manufacturing Team Leaders / Managers.
• Performs audits to support plant function.
• Supervise/manage vendor quality control, and certification of measuring equipment.
• Follows safety regulations and enforces compliance with company safety rules and regulations.

Skills

Quality engineering

Automotive experience

IATF 16949 knowledge

APQP experience

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Communication skills

Product knowledge

Program launch

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Your Talent Team is seeking a Plant Quality Engineer to support quality functions and ensure compliance with customer requirements in an automotive setting. The role covers design documentation reviews, audits, and liaison with suppliers and customers to sustain quality standards.

You will apply AIAG tools and lead corrective actions, PPAP status, and IATF 16949 activities, partnering with Manufacturing to drive continuous improvement and root-cause analysis.