Engine Warranty Analysis Engineer - Onsite, Auburn Hills

SARACA; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SARACA is seeking an experienced Warranty Analysis Engineer – Engines for an onsite role in Auburn Hills, MI. The role focuses on investigating returned engine components, identifying failure mechanisms, performing root cause analysis, teardown, and implementing corrective actions in collaboration with design, quality, manufacturing, and supplier quality teams.

Candidates should have 5–10 years of automotive warranty analysis experience, strong problem-solving skills, and knowledge of DFMEA,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in automotive warranty analysis, product engineering, quality engineering, or mechanical failure analysis.
• Strong understanding of internal combustion engine systems and fundamentals.
• Hands-on teardown, inspection, diagnostics, and failure investigations.

Responsibilities

• Perform warranty part analysis, inspections, and failure investigations on returned engine components.
• Conduct root cause analysis using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, and Fault Tree methods.
• Perform teardown, failure diagnosis, repairability assessments, and disposition recommendations.
• Collaborate with design engineering, manufacturing, supplier quality, and service teams to implement corrective actions.
• Review engineering drawings, GD&T, material specs, tolerances, and test reports.
• Analyze warranty databases and field failure data for trends and reliability concerns.
• Prepare technical reports, failure summaries, and engineering recommendations.
• Support supplier technical reviews and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in continuous improvement programs focused on warranty reduction and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA.

Skills

Warranty analysis

Root cause analysis

Component teardown

Corrective action implementation

GD&T interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering

Tools

CAD

MS Office

Engineering data analysis tools

Job description

SARACA is seeking an experienced Warranty Analysis Engineer – Engines for an onsite role in Auburn Hills, MI. The role focuses on investigating returned engine components, identifying failure mechanisms, performing root cause analysis, teardown, and implementing corrective actions in collaboration with design, quality, manufacturing, and supplier quality teams.

Candidates should have 5–10 years of automotive warranty analysis experience, strong problem-solving skills, and knowledge of DFMEA,