Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Mural Group; Morganfield (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mural Group is seeking a Quality Engineer for our Morganfield, Kentucky facility to own the APQP process and manage PPAP submissions. You will drive 8D corrective actions and maintain IATF 16949 certification, working closely with customers and suppliers to resolve quality issues.

You will also create/control plans and work instructions, and operate the CMM for dimensional layouts, ensuring product quality meets OEM expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a relevant technical field.
• 1–3 years of quality engineering experience in automotive or industrial manufacturing.
• Active APQP and PPAP ownership experience - submitting packages, coordinating customer approvals, maintaining logs.
• IATF 16949 or TS-16949 quality system experience including audit participation.
• 8D and structured problem-solving experience (TOPS / GPS).
• CMM operation experience preferred.
• SPC and GD&T familiarity.
• Direct customer-facing quality experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical quality function for the plant - manage APQP through manufacturing and maintain IATF 16949 certification.
• Coordinate and prepare PPAP packages and engage with customers during APQP meetings and sign-offs.
• Develop and implement 8D corrective actions for internal and customer issues.
• Create and maintain control plans and work instructions.
• Operate and program the CMM for dimensional layouts.
• Serve as quality liaison with suppliers on product quality concerns.
• When the Quality Manager is unavailable, represent the customer’s needs internally.

Skills

APQP ownership

PPAP ownership

IATF 16949/TS-16949 experience

8D problem-solving

CMM operation

SPC & GD&T familiarity

Direct customer-facing quality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a relevant technical field

Job description

Overview

Mural Group is partnering with a global Tier 1 automotive supplier to place a Quality Engineer at their Morganfield, Kentucky facility. This is a direct-hire opportunity with a well-established manufacturer that produces vibration control components for major automotive OEMs worldwide. The hiring team is ready to move quickly.

What You Will Be Doing

You will own the technical quality function for this plant - managing APQP activity through the manufacturing process, coordinating and preparing PPAP packages, and maintaining the facility’s IATF 16949 certification. Day to day you will work directly with customers during APQP meetings and process sign-offs, develop and implement 8D corrective actions for internal and customer-initiated quality issues, create and maintain control plans and work instructions, operate and program the CMM for dimensional layouts, and serve as the quality liaison with suppliers on product quality concerns. When the Quality Manager is unavailable, you represent the customer’s needs internally.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a relevant technical field (required)

• 1 to 3 years of quality engineering experience in automotive or industrial manufacturing

• Active APQP and PPAP ownership experience - submitting packages, coordinating customer approvals, maintaining logs

• IATF 16949 or TS-16949 quality system experience including audit participation

• 8D and structured problem-solving (TOPS / GPS) experience

• CMM operation experience preferred

• SPC and GD&T familiarity

• Direct customer-facing quality experience

Why This Move Makes Sense

• You own the APQP process and submit PPAP packages directly - not support someone who does

• You sit across from OEM customers at process sign-offs and audits at 1 to 3 years in, which most QEs do not get until they are much further along

• CMM programming adds a hands‑on metrology credential that follows you to every role after this one

• 8D and corrective action ownership - with both customers and suppliers - builds the cross‑functional reputation that gets quality engineers promoted

• If your goal is Quality Manager, this role gives you the complete portfolio: systems, customer interface, supplier quality, lab operations, and floor accountability