IATF 16949 Quality Engineer — QMS & Audits

Canadian Executive Search Group (USA) Inc / Division of Arrow Group of Companies; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS/CES in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is seeking a Quality Engineer – IATF 16949 to support and continuously improve the site's QMS. This role ensures compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, customer requirements, and internal standards.

The engineer will lead audits, corrective actions, risk assessments, and cross-functional improvement efforts while coordinating with Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, and Leadership teams to drive quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, or Quality Systems.
• Experience implementing or maintaining an IATF 16949-certified QMS.
• Experience conducting internal audits and supporting external audits.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the site's IATF 16949 QMS to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate internal & external audits and support audit readiness.
• Manage documentation control, procedures, work instructions, forms, and records.
• Analyze KPIs, prepare executive summaries, and report quality metrics.
• Lead corrective actions, risk assessments, and continual process improvement.

Skills

Quality systems

Internal audits

Corrective actions

Root cause analysis

Statistical methods

GD&T understanding

Education

Associate's degree or higher in Engineering

Tools

AIAG Core Tools

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

MSA

SPC

Control Plans

Job description

AWS/CES in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is seeking a Quality Engineer – IATF 16949 to support and continuously improve the site's QMS. This role ensures compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, customer requirements, and internal standards.

The engineer will lead audits, corrective actions, risk assessments, and cross-functional improvement efforts while coordinating with Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, and Leadership teams to drive quality improvements.