Automotive Quality Engineer: Launch & Continuous Improvement

Htprof; Saint Joseph, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus potential

Health, dental, vision benefits

401K

Job summary

Htprof in Saint Joseph, MI invites a Quality Engineer to join a modern, tech-driven automotive facility. You will collaborate with a fellow Quality Engineer, support production launches, and serve as the primary quality contact for key customers.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, problem solving, and continuous improvement on the manufacturing floor, with strong teamwork and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; experience considered in lieu of degree
• At least four years of quality engineering experience in a mass production machining environment OR with a tier I or tier II automotive supplier
• Experience leading root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
• Formal problem solving skills, such as 8D, 5WHY, etc.
• Document control experience, such as control plans, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, etc.
• Ability to read blueprints, ideally with GD&T experience
• Working knowledge of calipers, micrometers, gauges and other quality tools
• Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Communicate with key customers and serve as the point of contact for quality issues
• Determine root cause of quality issues and implement corrective actions
• Assist the manufacturing floor with quality issues and concerns
• Review control plans
• Complete weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for customers and management
• Assist operations and engineering with problem solving
• Monitor and update portals
• Champion formal problem solving teams
• Improve the gauge and SPC process
• Support new model launch activities
• Deliver related quality training
• Monitor and minimize scrap
• Utilize Minitab software
• Additional responsibilities as delegated by the manager

Skills

Root cause analysis

8D problem solving

Quality tools

Blueprint reading

Measurement tools

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

Tools

Minitab software

ERP system experience

Job description

Htprof in Saint Joseph, MI invites a Quality Engineer to join a modern, tech-driven automotive facility. You will collaborate with a fellow Quality Engineer, support production launches, and serve as the primary quality contact for key customers.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, problem solving, and continuous improvement on the manufacturing floor, with strong teamwork and opportunities for career growth.