Interior Trim Supplier Quality Engineer

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Total Rewards resources

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer for Interior Trim to act as the technical liaison among GM Purchasing, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, and suppliers. You will drive APQP, support PPAP submissions, and lead root cause analyses across cross-functional teams.

The role requires automotive quality experience, GD&T proficiency, and the ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally. Hybrid work arrangement is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent; automotive quality experience preferred.
• 2 years of automotive experience in quality, engineering, manufacturing, or related field.
• Experience with injection molding, painting, forming, or waterjet cutting processes.
• Proficient in print reading and interpretation, part measurement, gage design, or function.
• Strong knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Familiarity with manufacturing and assembly processes, procedures, tooling, equipment, or facilities.
• Understanding of statistical quality control, probability, or design of experiments.
• Proven ability to investigate quality issues and apply sound technical judgment to develop effective solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and lead diverse cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute the APQP process with assigned suppliers to meet or exceed program deliverables.
• Conduct program reviews aligned with program milestones and escalated issues appropriately.
• Ensure suppliers adhere to GM quality and manufacturing standards and identify out-of-standard conditions before parts move to the next stage or manufacturing site.
• React to out-of-standard conditions and work cross-functionally to resolve known issues in a timely manner.
• Assure supplier understanding and compliance with APQP processes and product PPAP submission and approval requirements.
• Review and approve supplier quality plans (Control Plans, PFMEAs) for new components and assemblies for vehicle launch.
• Review supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems for alignment to GM requirements.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions of supplier quality issues.
• Perform on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of corrective actions.
• Implement and monitor supplier part qualification and certification processes (PPAP, Run-at-Rate).
• Improve supplier quality performance through workshops, on-site audits, and technical training.
• Provide technical assistance during supplier launches, changeovers, and ongoing production activities.

Skills

APQP processes

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Statistical QC

GD&T

Print interpretation

Project management

Communication skills

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

PPAP familiarity

APQP tooling

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer for Interior Trim to act as the technical liaison among GM Purchasing, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, and suppliers. You will drive APQP, support PPAP submissions, and lead root cause analyses across cross-functional teams.

The role requires automotive quality experience, GD&T proficiency, and the ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally. Hybrid work arrangement is expected.