QA Engineer - J0051199

Astemo Ltd.; Berea (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Astemo Ltd. in the United States is seeking a Quality Engineer to oversee engineering and supplier changes, ensuring compliance with internal quality standards and customer requirements while minimizing production disruptions.

The role focuses on risk assessment, validation, and robust documentation (PPAP, FMEA, WI), with collaboration across Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to improve processes and products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, supply chain or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of experience in quality engineering or change management in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality aspects of engineering and supplier changes per site/global standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess and validate quality changes and perform validation testing.
• Update quality documentation (Control plans, FMEA, WI, etc.) per internal and customer requirements incl. PPAP.
• Monitor internal and customer quality KPIs and report to Quality manager.
• Lead 8-step and 8D problem solving to reduce defects.
• Support containment and disposition of non-conforming material.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, AIAG Core Tools and QMS.
• Respond to customer quality concerns using 8D methodology.

Skills

Quality engineering

Risk assessment

Validation testing

8D methodology

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/quality or supply chain

Tools

PPAP

APQP

MSA

SPC

Job description

Description

Job summary:
Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring seamless implementation of engineering changes, supplier changes and process improvements in current production. Role focus on risk assessment, validation and compliance with internal quality standards and customer requirements while minimizing production disruptions.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality aspects of engineering changes and supplier changes by following site and global standards
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain) to assess and validate quality changes before implementation by monitoring quality metrics and performing validation testing.
• Ensure all quality documentation (Control plans, FMEA, WI, etc.) is updated accordingly following both internal standards and external customer requirements including PPAP

Monitoring of Quality KPI’s

• Monitoring of quality KPI’s of both internal and customer metrics by reporting to Quality manager and organization

Production and Supplier Quality Support

• Lead advanced structured problem solving by using 8-Step and 8D methodology to drive down priority defects
• Support quality spill containment activities and disposition of both non-conforming and unapproved material to our internal and customer requirements

Customer and Compliance Requirements

• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, AIAG Core Tools and interna Quality Management System
• Respond to customer concerns related to quality following 8D methodology.
• Support internal/external customer meetings and visits

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, Supply Chain or equivalent experience.
Experience: Preferred 3-5 years experience in Quality Engineering or Change Management in manufacturing.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of core tools (PPAP, APQP, MSA and SPC)
• Strong understanding of Quality Systems
• Proficiency with reading part drawings