Manufacturing Quality Engineer — Automotive Plant Onsite

Actalent; Wayne (MI); On-site; USD 79,901,000 - 133,327,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability & HSA

Transportation benefits

PTO

Job summary

Actalent seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Michigan team. The role focuses on maintaining quality for components shipped to the vehicle assembly plant and supporting processes within the MAP environment.

You will work closely with Body Engineering on exterior ornamentation, review warranty data, and drive root-cause analysis with containment and permanent corrective actions. Strong GD&T and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 1+ years in an automotive manufacturing environment.
• 1+ years with exteriors, fit and finish, and GD&T.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, and exterior body.
• Proficiency in process engineering, exterior trim, stack-up analysis, flushness, gap & flush, dimensional inspection, GD&T, and gage R&R.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Body Engineering to meet quality objectives focusing on Exterior Ornamentation.
• Review incoming warranty claims data and classify into categories.
• Contact dealerships for parts and diagnosis; participate in customer callbacks.
• Review returned parts for root cause analysis; develop containment and corrective actions.
• Support the plant with Stop Ships/Builds, campaigns, audits, root cause analysis, and other quality tasks.
• Lead engineering trials and implement running changes for the sub-system.
• Issue engineering alerts and pursue authorization for product changes.
• Engage experts to drive resolution and develop corrective actions to improve quality.
• Create presentations for management reviews and quality meetings.

Skills

Automotive manufacturing

Exteriors, fit & finish, GD&T

Interpersonal & teamwork

Presentation skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Actalent seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Michigan team. The role focuses on maintaining quality for components shipped to the vehicle assembly plant and supporting processes within the MAP environment.

You will work closely with Body Engineering on exterior ornamentation, review warranty data, and drive root-cause analysis with containment and permanent corrective actions. Strong GD&T and communication skills are essential.