Paint Quality Engineer - Automotive Finishes Expert

Singer Vehicle Design; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

HSA/FSA options

Employee assistance program

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Monthly snack stipend

Job summary

Singer Vehicle Design in Torrance, CA is seeking a Paint Quality Engineer to join our team and drive excellence in the paint department. You will ensure conformance to specifications, manage non-conformances, and lead cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions, preventing defects and improving durability across paint and surfacing processes.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, meticulous attention to detail, and a customer-focused mindset, with a strong quality culture and ongoing

Responsibilities

• Establishes and ensures conformance to engineering and quality standards, product specifications, and highest customer expectations in the paint department
• Contains defective products through ownership of problem definition (8D’s), Root Cause Analysis (RCA’s), dispositions review, tracking of resolution effectiveness, and Containment coordination
• Detects non-conformances and process variations through use and standardization of Change Control management, and both Internal auditing and Layered Process auditing
• Leads cross-functional problem-solving teams to drive process and product improvements related to the surfacing and paint processes; uses QA methodologies to manage and facilitate issue resolution including root cause investigations and the development, implementation and monitoring of effective corrective and preventive actions
• Guides form, fit, function, manufacturability, and durability through input at program development stages
• Prevents customer satisfaction and durability issues by coordinating Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA’s), product design specifications and tolerances reviews, past problem history, and supplier development
• Develops and releases product/process control plans, inspection standards, quality and testing plans and instructions, visual work instructions, technical specifications, and various manufacturing validations
• Implements quality compliance, assurance, control, and improvement initiatives across the enterprise
• Works with Manufacturing, Engineering, Customer Experience and Quality personnel to support the resolution of internal and external quality issues related to paint
• Supports development and management of MRB in the paint department
• Works with Supply Chain leadership and Quality personnel to drive improvements and enforce compliance in supplier quality performance (related to paint)
• Establishes and implements metrics for monitoring system effectiveness and to enable other functional managers and Quality team members to make sound quality decisions – product, supplier, customer, regulatory and systems quality
• Supports contract reviews for new contract awards, customer, and supplier LTA
• Manages production and quality Record Retention & Management process within area of responsibility
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job description

Singer Vehicle Design in Torrance, CA is seeking a Paint Quality Engineer to join our team and drive excellence in the paint department. You will ensure conformance to specifications, manage non-conformances, and lead cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions, preventing defects and improving durability across paint and surfacing processes.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, meticulous attention to detail, and a customer-focused mindset, with a strong quality culture and ongoing