Quality Engineer

Engine Power Components Inc.; Grand Haven (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Family health

Dental

Vision & life insurance

Paid vacation

401(k) plan

Job summary

Engine Power Components Inc. in Grand Haven, MI seeks a Quality Engineer to strengthen processes, drive robust quality systems, and support customers worldwide. You will launch new products, ensure conformance to customer specs, and contribute to the IATF 16949 quality management system.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in quality engineering, GD&T training, and experience with ISO/IATF audits, Minitab, and CAD/CAM tools. The role emphasizes problem solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in quality engineering, including metal manufacturing.
• Experience implementing ISO/TS 16949 / IATF 16949 and third-party audits.
• GD&T training and practical quality tool use.

Responsibilities

• Launch new products with control plans, training, and quality measurements.
• Ensure all products meet customer specifications.
• Support APQP for new and existing work with technical quality input.
• Develop documentation for APQP/PPAP/FMEA per requirements.
• Perform studies to ensure process control for all products.
• Investigate and resolve customer quality concerns.
• Coordinate quality issue resolutions with suppliers and teams.
• Train stakeholders on new or improved processes.
• Assist internal audits and calibration systems to maintain standards.
• Ensure timely completion of corrective actions and verify effects.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining IATF 16949 QMS.
• Prepare for internal, customer, and third-party quality audits (ISO 9001/IATF 16949).

Skills

Quality engineering

APQP/PPAP

GD&T

Minitab

DMAIC

5-Why

SPC

CAD/CAM

MS Office

IATF 16949

Tools

CAD/CAM systems

MS Excel

Job description

Opportunity at Grand Haven, Michigan facility

Why you should join our team:

The Quality Engineer will play a key role in building upon recent improvements, to develop robust processes and systems that are nimble, efficient, and reliable to provide growth and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about quality and eager to provide problem-solving expertise to support our employees and our customers, the opportunities are available and rewarding. We win together and we lose together, but we really enjoy winning!

Who we are:

Engine Power Components is an IATF 16949 certified, global leader in camshaft design and production. We serve a worldwide customer base and supply many diverse market segments. If it has an engine, we probably supply a camshaft for that application. We service heavy duty on and off-road markets, marine and recreational vehicles, light duty trucks, passenger cars, motorcycles, auxiliary power units, racing and high-performance vehicles, and large high horsepower applications for large ships, locomotives, mining equipment and power generation. Excellent customer relationships with some of the best known, globally recognized engine manufacturers, together with talented and dedicated staff, have allowed Engine Power Components to grow from a small operation founded in 1979, to one of the leading camshaft suppliers in the world today.

As a Quality Engineer, you will:

• Participate with other team members to launch new products. This includes creating control plans, training, quality measurements and analysis and other functions as may be necessary to properly launch a new product.
• Ensure the quality of all products meets customer specifications
• Participate in the APQP process as required for both new and existing work, including quality-related technical support for other departments.
• Develop required documentation to support the product development process and in accordance with customer requirements (e.g., APQP, PPAP, and FMEA).
• Perform studies to ensure process control for all products.
• Investigate and respond to customer quality concerns.
• Coordinate resolution of quality issues with suppliers and other company team members
• Train appropriate process stakeholders in new or improved process requirements and ensure trainee competence.
• Participate in the internal audit and calibration systems process to ensure integrity of process standards.
• Ensure assigned corrective action reports are completed in a timely manner, including verifying the corrective actions of others.
• Aid in implementing and managing the company’s IATF 16949 quality management system.
• Prepare for and participate in internal, customer, and third-party quality system audits, including ISO 9001 and IATF 16949

As an ideal candidate for the Quality Engineer, you would:

• 3+ years of related work experience as a quality engineer, including at least 1 year in a metal manufacturing environment.
• Experience implementing an ISO/TS 16949 or IATF 16949 quality management system, including third-party audits.
• GD&T training.
• Experience using Minitab or similar quality software packages.
• Apply DMAIC and 5-why principles towards problem Solving
• Strong knowledge of quality control standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Utilize Statistical Process Control
• Experience using CAD/CAM systems.
• Experience using the Microsoft Office suite.

If you are passionate about Quality Engineering, and the potential to make an amazing difference, we would love to speak with you. We reward our employees with excellent benefits, including competitive wages, family health, dental, vision & life insurance, paid vacation, and a 401(k) plan. If you are looking for a great opportunity, consider joining our team. Help us to write the next chapter and be part of a great story!

• competitive wages
• family health
• dental
• vision & life insurance
• paid vacation
• 401(k) plan

It is the policy of Engine Power Components to comply with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected genetic information, age, gender, sex, pregnancy, disability, marital status, veteran status, religion, height, weight, or any other protected classification.