Plant Quality Engineer — Automotive QA Specialist

AISIN World Corp. of America; Cibolo (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aisin Texas is seeking a Plant Quality Engineer to lead quality initiatives across manufacturing lines and interact with customers on quality issues. The role emphasizes problem-solving, rapid response to quality events, and driving improvements to reduce impact on production.

Responsibilities include PPAP, SPC, PFMEA, control plans, and internal audits to ensure QMS robustness. Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree desired or equivalent manufacturing experience.
• 5+ years relevant experience in automotive assembly or similar.
• Experience with PPAP/APQP and ISO/TS16949 is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience performing process audits and quality controls.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product's compliance with customer's requirements.
• Interface with customer relating to manufacturing quality issues.
• Participate in drawing review at early product planning stages.
• Participate in cross functional PFMEA activity.
• Participate in cross functional control plan development.
• Implement customer part approval process activity per AIAG guidelines.
• Evaluate data, set control levels and maintain SPC control charts on selected items.
• Feedback customer quality information back to manufacturing.
• Coordinate and implement quick countermeasure activity.
• Meet with MFG to understand in-process problems & subcomponent trouble.
• Implement customer part approval process activity per AIAG guidelines.
• Responsible for certain sections or customers and will be main window person
• Assure accuracy and timeliness of customer PPAP Process.
• Evaluation of Returned Product (Field & Customer) & Report.
• Preparation of Management review material (Monthly & QR).
• Issue corrective action requests to areas with noncompliance.
• Lead corrective action requests to closure including validating countermeasures.
• Conduct process audits internally to assure QMS is robust.
• Defect Analysis & Reporting.
• Support Hoshin Kanri Activity.
• Help achieve ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14001 registration within company determined time frame.
• Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
• Will perform other reasonably related tasks within the Company as required by the Supervisor or Management.

Skills

Quality knowledge

Process knowledge

Mechanical aptitude

Written communication

Time management

Team player

Night shift

Weekend work

Travel on notice

Coworker interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree desired

5+ years relevant automotive experience

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Aisin Texas is seeking a Plant Quality Engineer to lead quality initiatives across manufacturing lines and interact with customers on quality issues. The role emphasizes problem-solving, rapid response to quality events, and driving improvements to reduce impact on production.

Responsibilities include PPAP, SPC, PFMEA, control plans, and internal audits to ensure QMS robustness. Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential.