Automotive Quality Engineer — Drive Excellence

Tenneco; Greenville (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco in Alabama is seeking a Quality Engineer to support manufacturing quality and align plant goals with Quality requirements. You will leverage your technical and operational knowledge to ensure products meet customer standards and drive improvements.

You will lead audits, coordinate inspections, support PPAP/PSO, and maintain QMS compliance while collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and prevent defects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of quality engineering in manufacturing, preferably automotive.
• Knowledge of quality systems (FMEAs, APQP, IATF, MSA, etc.).
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with PPAP/PSO documentation.

Responsibilities

• Maintains records and actions to minimize long-range quality costs.
• Coordinates in-process and final inspection to ensure quality parts.
• Completes audits including layered process audits.
• Reviews scrap and repair to drive corrective actions.
• Responds to customer quality concerns and maintains relationships.
• Coordinates visits of customer representatives and shows conformance to requirements.
• Coordinates training and use of data collection systems.
• Performs Gage R&R studies and evaluates capability.
• Engages operations in Poke-Yoke implementation and verification.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Gage R&R

Calibration

Job description

Tenneco in Alabama is seeking a Quality Engineer to support manufacturing quality and align plant goals with Quality requirements. You will leverage your technical and operational knowledge to ensure products meet customer standards and drive improvements.

You will lead audits, coordinate inspections, support PPAP/PSO, and maintain QMS compliance while collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and prevent defects.