Automotive Quality Engineer: Launch & Continuous Improvement

6 Degrees Search; Saint Joseph (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical benefits

401K

Paid holidays and vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Bonus potential

Job summary

6 Degrees Search is seeking a Quality Engineer for an automotive facility in the St. Joseph, MI area.

You will partner with production and engineering to reduce quality issues, support new model launches, and drive continuous improvement in a tech-driven plant. The role requires a background in quality engineering within mass production or automotive supplier environments, experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions, and strong knowledge of APQP/PPAP, PFMEA, and GD&T.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; experience considered in lieu of degree.
• At least four years of quality engineering experience in mass production machining or automotive supplier tier I/II.
• Experience leading root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Formal problem solving skills (8D, 5WHY).
• Document control experience (control plans, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA).
• Ability to read blueprints; GD&T experience.
• Proficient with calipers, micrometers, gauges.
• MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with key customers and serve as the quality contact for issues.
• Identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Assist manufacturing floor with quality concerns and problem solving.
• Review control plans and PFMEA; monitor updates.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly customer reports.
• Support launches and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and optimize gauge and SPC processes.
• Lead problem-solving teams and training as needed.
• Utilize Minitab for data analysis and trending.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering to reduce scrap.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

8D problem solving

Control plans

PFMEA

APQP

GD&T

Minitab

Blueprint reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Minitab

Job description

6 Degrees Search is seeking a Quality Engineer for an automotive facility in the St. Joseph, MI area.

You will partner with production and engineering to reduce quality issues, support new model launches, and drive continuous improvement in a tech-driven plant. The role requires a background in quality engineering within mass production or automotive supplier environments, experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions, and strong knowledge of APQP/PPAP, PFMEA, and GD&T.