Automotive Quality Engineer – PPAP/APQP Lead (Travel)

Nefab; Michigan; Presencial; USD 80.000 - 112.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Nefab is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support plastics manufacturing operations across the Americas, with a focus on a major automotive customer. The role requires travel to customer and manufacturing sites and bilingual English/Spanish communication.

You will serve as the primary quality contact, manage PPAP submissions, and lead APQP activities and 8D/5 Why problem solving to ensure ISO 9001 and customer quality requirements are met.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of Quality Engineering experience in automotive manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of PPAP and APQP, Core Quality Tools (PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC), GD&T and engineering drawings.
• Root cause analysis and corrective action processes.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as the primary quality contact for automotive customers and locations.
• Manage and support PPAP submissions and customer quality requirements.
• Lead in APQP activities and new product launches.
• Lead customer complaint investigations and corrective actions using 8D and 5 Why.
• Analyze quality data, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Production, and Quality teams to improve processes and reduce defects.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards and customer-specific quality requirements.

Conocimientos

Quality engineering

APQP/PPAP

Root cause analysis

Bilingual English/Spanish

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Herramientas

GD&T

PFMEA

Control Plans

MSA

SPC

Descripción del empleo

Nefab is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support plastics manufacturing operations across the Americas, with a focus on a major automotive customer. The role requires travel to customer and manufacturing sites and bilingual English/Spanish communication.

You will serve as the primary quality contact, manage PPAP submissions, and lead APQP activities and 8D/5 Why problem solving to ensure ISO 9001 and customer quality requirements are met.