Chemist - Automotive Polymers & QA Excellence

Sika; Madison Heights (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with generous company match

Bonuses

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays

Floating Holidays + Paid VolunteerTime

Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements

Education Assistance

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Referral Program & More!

Job summary

Sika Corporation in Michigan seeks a Quality Engineer to define QA requirements, transfer new products to production, and supervise pilot runs. You will use DOE and DFMEA to facilitate product transfers and support IATF 16949 audits.

Join a global leader in bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection, contributing to quality programs and ensuring alignment with customer specifications while coordinating with suppliers and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• College degree in general sciences.
• Minimum of 2 years experiences in thermoplastics, thermosets in automotive OEM market.
• Good oral communication and technical writing skill.
• Good computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point or equivalent
• Experience in DOE, Design FMEA and other quality programs

Responsibilities

• Define new product QA requirements to ensure product quality and performance
• Responsible for transferring new products/technologies to production.
• Supervise pilot runs.
• Use DOE, DFMEA to facilitate transfer of new products into production
• Manages product maintenance process independently
• Attend technical presentations from raw material suppliers
• Obtain and interpret customer product specification and test methods
• Gain material approval from customers specifications testing
• Write technical reports independently
• Lead IATF 16949 Audit for the R&D team
• Understand equipment manuals and is able to use equipment to its capabilities

Skills

Oral communication

Technical writing

DOE

DFMEA

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Education

College degree in general sciences

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Sika Corporation in Michigan seeks a Quality Engineer to define QA requirements, transfer new products to production, and supervise pilot runs. You will use DOE and DFMEA to facilitate product transfers and support IATF 16949 audits.

Join a global leader in bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection, contributing to quality programs and ensuring alignment with customer specifications while coordinating with suppliers and cross-functional teams.