Plant Quality & Process Improvement Engineer

Aisin Illinois; Cibolo, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aisin Texas is seeking a Plant Quality Engineer to lead quality initiatives on the production floor in Cibolo, TX. The role focuses on preventing defects, interfacing with customers, and ensuring product quality meets automotive standards.

You will drive PFMEA, PPAP, and SPC activities, conduct internal audits, and coordinate corrective actions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in automotive QA, strong problem-solving, and willingness to work off shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have 5+ years of relevant experience in automotive assembly or similar.
• Experience with PPAP/AIAG guidelines and ISO/TS16949 knowledge.
• Strong data analysis and SPC understanding; able to lead root cause analysis.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Product knowledge

Process knowledge

Mechanical aptitude

Cooperative attitude

Night shift

Weekend work

Travel on short notice

Teamwork

Compliance with rules

PPAP knowledge

MS Office

Education

5+ years automotive QA experience

Job description

Aisin Texas is seeking a Plant Quality Engineer to lead quality initiatives on the production floor in Cibolo, TX. The role focuses on preventing defects, interfacing with customers, and ensuring product quality meets automotive standards.

You will drive PFMEA, PPAP, and SPC activities, conduct internal audits, and coordinate corrective actions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in automotive QA, strong problem-solving, and willingness to work off shifts as needed.