Automotive Quality Engineer - Stamping & Robotics

Gestamp; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gestamp is seeking a Product Quality Engineer to ensure products and processes meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements throughout the lifecycle. You will support new product launches, production quality performance, and continuous improvement in an automotive stamping and robotic assembly environment.

Responsibilities include leading quality activities, ensuring compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001, developing PFMEAs and PPAP documentation, and driving corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related field with 2+ years of quality experience in stamping/robotic assembly.
• Associate degree with 4+ years of related quality experience or 7+ years of equivalent manufacturing quality experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality activities for assigned products and programs from launch through production.
• Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements, IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and company quality standards.
• Develop and maintain PFMEAs, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and PPAP documentation.
• Coordinate APQP and PPAP activities to support successful product launches.
• Validate welding processes, dimensional requirements, inspection methods, and special processes.
• Perform capability studies, MSA, SPC, and data analysis to monitor process performance.
• Investigate customer concerns and internal quality issues using structured problem-solving techniques.
• Lead containment actions, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Conduct product, process, and system audits to ensure compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor quality KPIs and drive initiatives to reduce defects, scrap, rework, and customer complaints.
• Support customer visits, audits, and quality-related communications.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supplier Quality to improve manufacturing performance and product quality.

Skills

GD&T

blueprint reading

SPC

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

Control Plans

MSA

Analytical thinking

communication

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Associate degree with 4+ years in quality

7+ years equivalent manufacturing quality experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Gestamp is seeking a Product Quality Engineer to ensure products and processes meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements throughout the lifecycle. You will support new product launches, production quality performance, and continuous improvement in an automotive stamping and robotic assembly environment.

Responsibilities include leading quality activities, ensuring compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001, developing PFMEAs and PPAP documentation, and driving corrective actions.