Automotive Quality Engineer: Launch & Process Excellence

Kautex Textron; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

K autex Textron is seeking a quality-focused professional in Detroit to drive product quality improvement during development and ensure process quality targets at launch and serial production. You will stop processes for non-conformities and lead continuous improvement activities, while maintaining key quality documentation and supporting audits.

The role also covers customer interactions, understanding specific requirements, risk management, and PPAP submissions, with involvement in internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or comparable education.
• Previous internship experience in quality highly preferred.
• Experience in automotive project management preferred.
• Knowledge in quality tools/ valid quality standards.
• Knowledge in customer specific quality requirements via IATF 16949:2016.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all KPIs and measures with regard to improved product quality during the development phase according the FLP Roadmap
• Responsible for achieving manufacturing process quality targets during launch and serial production
• Responsible to stop processes and escalation in all cases of non-conformities to quality (STOP-AT-DEFECT)
• Drive and implement continuous improvement activities affecting process quality in the plant
• Create and maintain plant related quality documentation
• Support assembly trials and drive for best process quality
• Responsible for alerting management for all items affecting product quality/functionality in a negative manner
• First contact for all customer related questions
• Ensure knowledge about customer specific requirements
• Ensure knowledge about risk management and product safety
• Conduct claim management with customer (A3) including warranty
• Submit final PPAP to customer (incl. update of customer portals and IMDS)
• Support/update project-related documents (e.g. P-FMEA, process flow chart)
• Perform internal Audits, ensure action plans are created and follow up on corrective actions
• Support Quality Manager on external and customer audits

Skills

Quality tools

Automotive project management

Customer quality requirements

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

IATF 16949:2016

Job description

K autex Textron is seeking a quality-focused professional in Detroit to drive product quality improvement during development and ensure process quality targets at launch and serial production. You will stop processes for non-conformities and lead continuous improvement activities, while maintaining key quality documentation and supporting audits.

The role also covers customer interactions, understanding specific requirements, risk management, and PPAP submissions, with involvement in internal