Automotive Quality Engineer: Root-Cause & APQP Lead

Cindavi; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Cindavi in Detroit is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to strengthen manufacturing quality operations and customer relationships. You will investigate issues, prevent defects, and implement improvements that deliver measurable results in our automotive environment.

This onsite role requires collaborating across teams, leading root-cause analyses, and applying APQP tools (PFMEA, SPC, MSA) to reduce defects and improve process capability.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of quality engineering in manufacturing.
• Experience managing customer quality concerns with structured problem solving.
• Experience with APQP processes and quality documentation.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and inspection data.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into manufacturing quality issues and customer concerns, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions that prevent recurring problems.
• Serve as a key point of contact for customer quality matters, helping resolve concerns and maintain strong relationships with automotive customers.
• Support APQP activities, including PFMEA, process flow diagrams, control plans, MSA, and SPC.
• Analyze dimensional inspection results, engineering drawings, and manufacturing data to identify quality risks and improve process consistency.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and production teams to strengthen quality processes, reduce defects, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

APQP

GD&T

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

MSA

SPC

CMM data

Job description

Cindavi in Detroit is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to strengthen manufacturing quality operations and customer relationships. You will investigate issues, prevent defects, and implement improvements that deliver measurable results in our automotive environment.

This onsite role requires collaborating across teams, leading root-cause analyses, and applying APQP tools (PFMEA, SPC, MSA) to reduce defects and improve process capability.