Customer Support Engineer

Talentify; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify seeks a Customer Support Engineer to serve as the primary liaison between a customer manufacturing plant and internal operations. You will investigate product quality concerns, coordinate containment, support customers, and ensure timely communication among stakeholders. The role is onsite at the customer facility in Michigan and requires strong technical, organizational, and communication skills. You will build relationships to drive quality improvements and business growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• 6-10+ years in manufacturing, quality, or customer support engineering.
• Experience troubleshooting product quality and manufacturing issues.
• Strong customer-facing communication and relationship management skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and email applications.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main communication link between the customer plant and internal teams.
• Investigate product quality issues and perform first-level root cause analysis.
• Verify suspect parts and coordinate containment activities within 24 hours.
• Expedite return of non-conforming products and enter data in IRS.
• Provide technical support to customers and internal teams.
• Maintain and verify product testing equipment.
• Prepare weekly activity and status reports.
• Monitor customer quality metrics, including PPM performance.
• Build strong customer relationships to support quality improvements.

Skills

Customer-facing communication

Relationship-management

Root cause analysis

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Email applications

Job description

We are seeking a Customer Support Engineer to serve as the primary liaison between the customer's manufacturing plant and internal operations. This individual will be responsible for investigating product quality concerns, coordinating containment activities, supporting customers, and ensuring timely communication between all stakeholders. The role is based onsite at the customer facility and requires strong technical, organizational, and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main communication link between the customer plant and internal manufacturing teams.
• Investigate product quality issues and perform first-level root cause analysis of non-conforming materials.
• Verify suspect parts and ensure accurate tracking within company systems. Coordinate containment activities within the first 24 hours of an incident and support additional containment efforts as needed.
• Expedite the return of non-conforming products to the manufacturing facility. Enter and maintain quality incident data in the Incident Reporting System (IRS).
• Provide technical support and guidance to customers and internal teams.
• Maintain and verify product testing equipment.
• Participate in customer response teams and special event activities.
• Prepare weekly activity and status reports.
• Monitor and support customer quality metrics, including Parts Per Million (PPM) performance.
• Build strong customer relationships to support quality improvements and business growth opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 6-10+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality, customer support engineering, or a related field.
• Experience troubleshooting product quality and manufacturing issues.
• Strong customer-facing communication and relationship-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and email applications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.