Global Automotive: Supplier Quality Engineer

Yanfeng; Highland Park (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng, a global automotive interiors leader, seeks a Quality Engineer focused on supplier management to ensure APQP deliverables and PPAP readiness by SOP. You will drive supplier quality programs and coordinate with IQS/QMS to maintain conformance.

Travel to customer sites, collaborate with purchasing, engineering, and production teams, and lead containment, corrective actions, and process validations to sustain high-quality supply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Quality or similar required.
• Minimum 3–5 years in quality engineering, supplier quality or manufacturing engineering.
• 1–3 years automotive industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure area of responsibility follows IATF 16949, VDA 6.3 as applicable and IOS (YF IOS) requirements.
• Lead Management Quality Review (MQR) processes for problematic suppliers.
• Develop and maintain systems to verify incoming product conformance to quality standards.
• Manage incoming inspection and containment activities as required.
• Manage the nonconforming area to ensure quarantined material is transacted properly.
• Document and manage supplier issues in IQS/QMS in a timely manner.
• Ensure suppliers complete yearly validation requirements and store information in YFAI system.
• Apply problem-solving techniques (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, KT) to improve supplier performance.
• Ensure corrective/preventive actions are developed and effective at suppliers; on-site visits if needed.
• Interact with production, Plant Quality Engineers, Purchasing, Engineering and Suppliers to improve quality of supplied components.
• Communicate supplier change requests with plant quality and PPAP teams.
• Review and process supplier PPAP submissions for changes where applicable.
• Visit supplier sites to assess and verify processes against YFAI requirements when applicable.
• Communicate plant performance goals with YFAI direct reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality engineering

Supplier quality

Automotive industry experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing Quality or equivalent

Equivalent work experience considered

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Gauges

Job description

Yanfeng, a global automotive interiors leader, seeks a Quality Engineer focused on supplier management to ensure APQP deliverables and PPAP readiness by SOP. You will drive supplier quality programs and coordinate with IQS/QMS to maintain conformance.

Travel to customer sites, collaborate with purchasing, engineering, and production teams, and lead containment, corrective actions, and process validations to sustain high-quality supply.