Quality Engineer

Camaco LLC; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Camaco LLC is seeking a Quality Assurance engineer to review quality policies and oversee manufacturing compliance on automotive seating projects. You will coordinate first article builds, develop test methods, maintain test equipment, and generate performance reports to meet customer specifications.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 3 years in QA, with experience in automotive seating.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent.
• 3+ years of work experience in quality assurance.
• Experience in automotive seating.

Responsibilities

• Review quality policies, programs to ensure customer satisfaction and recommend improvements.
• Perform internal audits and provide oversight of manufacturing quality.
• Coordinate first article builds ensuring traceability to standards.
• Develop test methods/procedures to support product validation.
• Maintain test equipment and perform validation tests to meet specs.
• Review AITF 16969 docs and ensure compliance; support APQP, SPC, FMEA, 8D.
• Manage production part builds and layouts for PPAP; work with engineering changes.
• Investigate/correct actions required for internal/external customer concerns.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

APQP

SPC

FMEA

8D Problem Solving

AIAG Methods

Blueprint Reading

GD&T

Confidentiality

Technical Capacity

Thoroughness

Collaboration

Computer Proficiency

Communication with all levels

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent

Job description

Core Functions

To review the quality policies, communications, programs and practices to ensure customer satisfaction is achieved. May develop changes to plans and/or methodology. Provides recommendations for improvements to meet program objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performing internal audits. Provide oversight of the manufacture of products to ensure that engineering documentation is consistent with manufacturing methods employed. Coordinate activities associated with “first article build” of new products, ensuring that fabricated items are traceable to documented standards at the time of release of product into the production mode. Develop test methods/procedures to support product validation efforts. Maintain test equipment to traceable standards. Perform performance validation tests to meet customer specifications. Generate test reports of performance validation tests. Review of AITF 16969 documentation, instructions, procedures and quality manuals, and ensuring operations is in compliance. Provides support to AITF 16949 activities. FMA, 8D and SPC Customer quality issues and problem solving to include customer communication & customer visits as required. Manage production part builds and layouts as it pertains to PPAP. Work directly with engineering regarding issues and or engineering changes. Investigates/supports corrective action activities required by either internal or external customer concerns. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Required Education & Experience)

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent.

3 plus years of work experience in quality assurance.

Experience in automotive seating.

Competencies

Technical Capacity

Thoroughness

Collaboration

Computer Proficiency

Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel including customers & suppliers

APQP, SPC, FMEA, & 8D Problem Solving

AIAG Methods Blueprint Reading GD&T skills

Confidentiality

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting and on the plant floor.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, kneel, crouch, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.

We achieve prudent and profitable growth through people development, world-class manufacturing, innovation, and relentless customer focus while supporting the communities where we operate