Electrical Engineering Specialist

Kia Georgia, Inc.; West Point (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kia Georgia, Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality professional in Georgia to review and improve the quality of parts supplied by external vendors.

The role focuses on the electrical system and involves coordinating field investigations, implementing quality activities, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Responsibilities include planning and evaluating supplier components, traveling for field visits, and driving production-support projects while maintaining rigorous documentation and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 2–5 years of supplier quality experience.
• Strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Review internal and external quality indicators and ensure quality of supplier parts.
• Lead field quality improvement and evaluation activities, especially for the electrical system.
• Execute quality activities in compliance with company goals (IQS, VDS, Plant Winner, CR, 3M, 12WM, 36WM, QMP, etc.).
• Plan and ensure quality of KD supplied parts through partnerships with KD suppliers and internal teams.
• Travel to conduct field investigations on incident vehicles to understand customer concerns.
• Execute special projects to support production.
• Prepare detailed plans, reports, and schedules for the Quality Assurance team.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Planning and organizational skills

Travel willingness

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP system

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Responsible for reviewing current internal and external quality indicators and ensuring quality of parts provided by suppliers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for field quality improvement and evaluation activities, particularly for the electrical system. (Technical solutions, claim cost reduction, customer complaint minimization, etc.).
• Execute and implement quality activities in compliance with company goals IQS, VDS, Plant Winner, CR, 3M, 12WM, 36WM, QMP, etc.).
• Plan and ensure the quality of KD supplied parts through collaborative partnerships within the company and with KD suppliers through meetings.
• Travel to conduct field investigations on incident vehicles identified in field to understand customer concern.
• Execute special projects for production support activities.
• Prepare detailed plans, reports, and schedules for the Quality Assurance team.
• Ensure compliance of regulations, policies, and procedures.

The above typical duties are characteristic of this job and demonstrate a level of difficulty and are not intended to

list or limit the duties that may be required or assigned to a team member in this classification.

Qualifications & Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field along with two (2) to five (5) years of progressive experience in the supplier quality field in a manufacturing environment preferably within the automotive industry, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong self-responsibility, planning, and organizational skills.
• Flexible schedule to work overtime, holidays and weekends as required.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Analytical problem solving and effective decision-making skills.
• Ability to perform multi-tasks with multiple priorities within a designated time frame.
• Broad understanding and application of the automotive industry standards.
• Ability to understand and meet diverse backgrounds of customers’ needs and global business.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion in both exercising company decisions and carrying out essential job duties that affect efficient business operations and its objectives, policies, practices, and conditions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to those who are able to perform the essential duties of the job.

Specialized Skills and Knowledge Required

• Experience using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Access.
• Experience with SAP system preferred.
• Possess technical skills and knowledge of quality control systems in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Understand Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).