Product Quality Engineer - McCalla, AL

Gestamp; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gestamp is seeking a Product Quality Engineer to ensure products and processes meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements throughout the lifecycle. You will support new product launches, production quality performance, and continuous improvement in an automotive stamping and robotic assembly environment.

Responsibilities include leading quality activities, ensuring compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001, developing PFMEAs and PPAP documentation, and driving corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related field with 2+ years of quality experience in stamping/robotic assembly.
• Associate degree with 4+ years of related quality experience or 7+ years of equivalent manufacturing quality experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality activities for assigned products and programs from launch through production.
• Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements, IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and company quality standards.
• Develop and maintain PFMEAs, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and PPAP documentation.
• Coordinate APQP and PPAP activities to support successful product launches.
• Validate welding processes, dimensional requirements, inspection methods, and special processes.
• Perform capability studies, MSA, SPC, and data analysis to monitor process performance.
• Investigate customer concerns and internal quality issues using structured problem-solving techniques.
• Lead containment actions, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Conduct product, process, and system audits to ensure compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor quality KPIs and drive initiatives to reduce defects, scrap, rework, and customer complaints.
• Support customer visits, audits, and quality-related communications.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supplier Quality to improve manufacturing performance and product quality.

Skills

GD&T

blueprint reading

SPC

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

Control Plans

MSA

Analytical thinking

communication

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Associate degree with 4+ years in quality

7+ years equivalent manufacturing quality experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

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Date: Sep 10, 2026

Product Quality Engineer

The Product Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring products and processes meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements throughout the product lifecycle. This role supports new product launches, production quality performance, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement initiatives within an automotive stamping and robotic assembly environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead quality activities for assigned products and programs from launch through production.
• Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements, IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and company quality standards.
• Develop and maintain PFMEAs, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and PPAP documentation.
• Coordinate APQP and PPAP activities to support successful product launches.
• Validate welding processes, dimensional requirements, inspection methods, and special processes.
• Perform capability studies, MSA, SPC, and data analysis to monitor process performance.
• Investigate customer concerns and internal quality issues using structured problem-solving techniques.
• Lead containment actions, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Conduct product, process, and system audits to ensure compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor quality KPIs and drive initiatives to reduce defects, scrap, rework, and customer complaints.
• Support customer visits, audits, and quality-related communications.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supplier Quality to improve manufacturing performance and product quality.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related field with 2+ years of quality experience in a stamping and/or robotic assembly environment; OR
• Associate degree with 4+ years of related quality experience; OR
• 7+ years of equivalent quality experience in a manufacturing environment.

Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge of GD&T, blueprint reading, and statistical process control (SPC).
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 standards.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Automotive manufacturing experience preferred.

Join our team and help drive world-class quality, customer satisfaction, and manufacturing excellence.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

About us

We are a multi-technology company present in over 20 countries and our team of over 40,000 is made up of 90 different nationalities. They are the driving force of our company, which designs, develops and produces parts for over 900 models of the leading vehicle manufacturers, and enable us to be one of the top suppliers worldwide.

Do you have what it takes to build the future of mobility with us?

- You will be joining a leading international group in the automotive sector with a clear commitment to innovation, a trail-blazer in Industry 4.0 and engaged with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria.

- This is an opening to build a career in a global environment with many opportunities to grow both professionally and personally by participating and leading innovative and international projects.

- You will find a supportive and friendly environment where the emphasis is on team work, continuous improvement, trust, a dynamic spirit and thinking outside the box, and a passion for a job well done.

- You will be working with highly qualified professionals as Gestamp is committed to the ongoing training of our teams.