Plant Quality Engineer

OPmobility; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Plant Quality Engineer, where your expertise will drive quality assurance in innovative automotive solutions. You will lead APQP activities, collaborate with engineering teams, and ensure compliance with customer quality standards. This role offers the chance to impact the automotive revolution by developing sustainable mobility solutions. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about quality, this is the perfect opportunity to make a difference in the industry.

Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Professional Development

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• 3+ years in quality within automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier.
• Strong understanding of automotive quality core tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead APQP activities to ensure quality throughout development.
• Participate in technical design reviews and risk assessments.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Root Cause Analysis

Problem Solving

APQP

SPC

FMEA

PPAP

Control Plans

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

GD&T

VPRS

Job description

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Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer, and more sustainable mobility experience. Since its creation, the Group has been driven by innovation, developing and producing intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems, and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a revenue of €11.4 billion in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Responsibilities

• Lead and approve APQP activities throughout development to post-launch (VPDS G3 to G6) phase to ensure the quality of the event.
• Participate and coordinate with PD and manufacturing engineering during BOM quotes for new programs.
• Work with program team and interface with customer to ensure customer specific requirements (CSR) are followed through KPIs.
• Review and understand customer scorecard and access customer portal to understand customer quality deliverables such as PPM and warranty targets, problem resolution expectations.
• Drive team to review CSR and review in detail quality items like warranty, PPM, QR, MSA requirements, dimensional, and provide feedback to CBU for feasibility.
• Participate in technical design reviews and work with the program core team on developing risk assessment tools such as DFMEA, SCIF, PFMEA, and control plans.
• Ensure quality requirements are reviewed during design and launch reviews.
• Ensure Design for Manufacturing, Design for Quality methods, and Lessons Learned are incorporated by the Program Core Team.
• Lead Quality Core Tool Workshops (QCTW) and follow-up on closure of opportunities identified in workshops.
• Participate and ensure integrity joint check workshops during the pilot phase to ensure a safe launch.
• Participate in internal and customer run at rate to identify top process quality issues and address them through corrective actions.
• Prepare quality inspection reports for each prototype build and ensure product integrity.
• Track PPAP deliverables to customers during development and pilot phases (VPDS G3-G5).
• Work with tooling specialists to review and analyze dimensional data and quality of first tool tryout molded parts.
• Support all gauges’ development during Gate 1 to Gate 3, ensuring the right gauges are available in quotes, tracking and proving out gauges, and responsible for gauges from Gate 4-5.
• Support dimensional convergence engineering during capability, gauge certification, and R&R studies.
• Develop and monitor the overall dimensional plan for the program, including GD&T, measurement points, datum schemes, etc.
• Catalyst and coach for AIAG Core Tools application, make training plans, and escalate non-compliance.
• Review and update quality department procedures and train staff accordingly.
• Organize all QRE tools like suitcase testers, spare parts kits, etc., for new models.
• Lead teams to use VPRS for test failures, identify root causes, and create lessons learned.
• Review component drawings and understand application requirements and specifications.
• Analyze and follow up on internal and customer quality issues.
• Responsible for incoming parts quality inspection until the incoming quality engineer is onboarded.
• Work with organizations or suppliers to implement advanced manufacturing technologies to reduce customer quality concerns.
• Lead and manage quality personnel and third-party companies at manufacturing and assembly plants.
• Ensure resources are available and trained for activities up to launch (Gate 5).
• Escalate non-compliance issues to project management and functional managers.
• Work with the core team to build prototypes and oversee manufacturing processes, ensuring control plans are followed.
• Collaborate with design and industrialization groups for CAD analysis to resolve prototype and pre-production issues.

Education Requirement(s)

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline.

Experience Requirement(s)

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in quality within automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier environments.
• Strong understanding of Core Tools (APQP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, PPAP), Control Plans, and Process Flows.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis and practical problem solving.
• Proficiency in business operating systems.
• Knowledge of various manufacturing processes (molding, coating, assembly, electronics, etc.).
• Understanding of design output, metrology, and instrumentation concepts.
• Ability to travel frequently to multiple locations as needed.

Additional Information

• Frequent travel to multiple locations depending on project launch requirements.

OPmobility values diversity and equality and is committed to equal opportunity employment.