Automotive Quality & Materials Engineer – Continuous Improvement

Confidential Recruiting Partners; Romulus (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k)

STD and LTD

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Job summary

Confidential Recruiting Partners is seeking a Quality & Materials Engineer to support quality systems, materials evaluation, and customer quality initiatives in a metal-engine component manufacturing environment. The role collaborates with engineering, production, supply chain, and customers to investigate defects and drive corrective actions to meet automotive standards.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of automotive quality engineering experience, a bachelor’s in Mechanical or Manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 5+ years of automotive quality engineering experience.
• Experience conducting root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions.
• Experience with metal automotive components and materials quality issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of automotive quality systems and methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Support new product launches and production readiness activities.
• Coordinate quality audits and assist with certification compliance activities.
• Evaluate material quality, dimensional tolerances, and manufacturing defects.
• Interface with customers regarding quality concerns and resolution activities.
• Participate in APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and MSA activities.
• Support metallurgical and laboratory testing activities, including interpretation of test results.
• Prepare and review quality documentation, corrective action reports, and customer responses.
• Support and maintain automotive quality management systems and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams on process improvements and quality initiatives.
• Investigate customer and production quality issues using root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.

Skills

Automotive quality systems

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Confidential Recruiting Partners is seeking a Quality & Materials Engineer to support quality systems, materials evaluation, and customer quality initiatives in a metal-engine component manufacturing environment. The role collaborates with engineering, production, supply chain, and customers to investigate defects and drive corrective actions to meet automotive standards.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of automotive quality engineering experience, a bachelor’s in Mechanical or Manufacturing