Paint Quality Engineer — Hybrid & Process Improvement

Ford-Motor-Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Family care programs

Family building benefits

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off for community service

Paid holidays & extra vacation

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Paint Quality On-Site Engineer to provide technical support for paint appearance, durability, process stability, defect elimination, and quality-system compliance within the Assembly Plant environment.

In this role you will collaborate with Plant Variation Reduction Team, uphold the Uniform Paint Process standard, and drive ISO audit readiness while leading warranty analyses across Paint Shop operations. Hybrid work with onsite requirement weekly.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: bachelor’s or associate degree in chemical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent practical experience and demonstrated technical qualification.
• 3 to 7+ years of hands-on experience in automotive assembly plant paint shop operations, OEM paint engineering, or Tier 1 paint/chemical supplier technical service.
• Quality & Operational Excellence: Hands-on experience driving Quality Management System compliance, root-cause analysis (8D) and Lean manufacturing processes.
• Paint Operations Knowledge: Strong experience with paint shop materials, chemicals, and automated spray booth equipment.
• Automotive Paint Standards & ISO Compliance: Proficient in OEM paint process guidelines, standardized coating quality controls, and ISO regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze warranty and quality data to identify recurring defects, failure trends, customer concerns, and opportunities to reduce warranty costs and repeat issues.
• Support ISO and quality audits by ensuring processes, documentation, and records meet required quality standards and by driving corrective actions for audit findings.
• Lead Variation Reduction Team (VRT) activities to identify process variation, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Govern the Uniform Paint Process (UPP) by monitoring process performance, reducing paint defects and variation, and driving continuous process improvements.
• Develop and maintain Process Control Plans (PCPs) that define critical process controls, inspection requirements, reaction plans, and quality standards.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, and Operations to solve complex quality issues, improve process capability, and prevent recurring defects.

Skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality management

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Quality audits

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Paint Quality On-Site Engineer to provide technical support for paint appearance, durability, process stability, defect elimination, and quality-system compliance within the Assembly Plant environment.

In this role you will collaborate with Plant Variation Reduction Team, uphold the Uniform Paint Process standard, and drive ISO audit readiness while leading warranty analyses across Paint Shop operations. Hybrid work with onsite requirement weekly.