Quality Engineer

Adient US LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient US LLC at Avanzar San Antonio Facility seeks a Quality Engineer with 3–4 years of automotive experience to drive process quality improvements. You will ensure conformance to ISO/TS 16949 and customer requirements, lead PPAP and PFMEA activities, and mentor teams in statistical tools.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, Layered Process Audits, and collaboration with customers and manufacturing to meet KPIs and resolve issues swiftly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 3–4 years of experience as a Quality Engineer in the automotive industry.
• Education and training in Quality disciplines incl. ISO/TS 16949 or QS9000, CI, TQM, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, DOE, SPC.
• Six Sigma certification strongly preferred.
• Strong problem-solving knowledge: 8D, Kepner-Tregoe (KT), A3.
• Experience with data analysis using Excel, Minitab and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with BOS, ISO/TS 16949, and customer-specific requirements.
• Understand plant and customer KPIs and help meet or exceed targets.
• Participate as a Layered Process Auditor as directed.
• Drive continuous improvement across production quality deliverables.
• Support PPAP package preparation and obtain approvals before submission.
• Develop/update Control Plans and PFMEAs with Manufacturing Engineer.
• Create inspection and containment plans.
• Utilize all customer-specific systems effectively.
• Conduct capability studies for special characteristics with proper documentation.
• Support continuous improvement of Operation Description Sheets (ODS).
• Identify and apply statistical tools, mentor team members.
• Serve as primary interface with assigned external customers for issue resolution.
• Ensure completion of customer-specific advanced quality planning.
• Prepare and submit 8-D reports to customers in a timely manner.
• Visit customers as needed and facilitate communication between customer and plant.
• Initiate Quality Alerts and follow through until resolution.
• Verify customer return material analyses, root cause and corrective actions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Excel

Minitab

Power BI

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-4 years of experience as a Quality Engineer in the automotive industry.
• Specific education and training in Quality disciplines, including at minimum ISO/TS 16949 or QS9000, Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management (TQM), PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, DOE, and SPC.
• Six Sigma certification strongly preferred.
• Deep understanding of problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, Kepner-Tregoe (KT), and A3.
• Experience with data analysis using Excel, Minitab, and Power BI.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with all BOS, ISO/TS 16949, and customer-specific requirements.
• Understand plant and customer KPIs and work with the team to meet or exceed performance targets.
• Participate as a Layered Process Auditor as instructed by the Manager.
• Drive continuous improvement across all production quality deliverables.
• Support PPAP package preparation for product submissions, obtaining approval from the Product Service Manager or Quality Manager prior to submission to the customer.
• Develop and update Control Plans and support the Manufacturing Engineer in updating PFMEAs as required.
• Create appropriate inspection and containment plans.
• Utilize all customer-specific systems effectively.
• Conduct capability studies for special characteristics, ensuring proper documentation and compliance with customer and internal requirements, or obtaining written customer deviations when necessary.
• Support continuous improvement of Operation Description Sheets (ODS).
• Identify and apply appropriate statistical tools, mentoring team members on proper application and techniques.
• Serve as the primary interface with assigned external customers for issue resolution.
• Ensure completion of all customer-specific advanced quality planning requirements.
• Prepare and submit 8-D reports to customers in a timely manner.
• Visit customers as needed and facilitate communication between the customer and the plant.
• Initiate Quality Alerts when concerns arise and follow through until resolution.
• Verify all customer return material analyses, including root cause identification and corrective actions.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Avanzar San Antonio Facility