Quality Engineer (Automotive)

FPC (FORTUNE PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS - Orlando Office); Terre Haute (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Automotive Company is seeking a Quality Engineer to focus on customer quality, audits, and continuous improvement across new product launches.

The role requires knowledge of APQP, PPAP, 8D/5 Why problem solving, and IATF 16949 with layered audits. Prior automotive Tier 1, OEM experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience with quality systems in manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with automotive quality standards (IATF 16949, VDA, ISO).
• Experience with PPAP submissions and APQP processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality systems and conduct audits.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and PPAP submissions.
• Monitor new product launch quality and status of quality programs.

Skills

Quality systems

Problem solving

APQP

8D / 5 Why

IATF 16949

Layered audits

Customer quality

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree + experience

Job description

Automotive Parts Manufacturing - 1-10 Years Experience

Looking for a Quality Engineer to work on customer quality, audits, quality improvement, APQP, problem-solving on new product launches.

Global Automotive Company manufactures systems, modules, and components - Metal, Plastic, and Composite Structural Parts. The company offers a professional work environment, professional growth, career opportunities in a state-of-the-art facility, and great benefits.

Job Function

• The Quality Engineer will manage quality systems, conduct audits, and improvement initiatives.
• The QE will oversee PPAP submissions to customers and tracking the progress of quality initiatives using APQP, Problem Solving - 8D, 5 Why.
• IATF 16949, and Layered Audits.
• Maintain quality-related project | program status, particularly new project launch quality.

Candidate Requirements

• Candidates should have between 1-10 years of experience in quality assurance, preferably in the automotive industry (or have gained solid quality systems knowledge in other high volume manufacturing environment)
• Quality experience at an Automotive Tier 1 or OEM.
• Knowledge of the following is a plus:
• Familiarity with one or more operating standards such as TS 16949, or VDA 6 or VDA 6.1 or 6.3 or TPS.
• Bachelors Degree is a plus (Associates degree + solid experience is acceptable).
• In summary: Candidates will have experience in quality control or quality assurance or quality engineering or quality systems. Experience in Quality engineering or quality assurance engineering is a huge plus and also any experience in supplier quality or customer quality is a huge plus. Experience in one or more standards such as ISO, or IATF 16949, QS9000 VDA standards is needed. Experience working at Automotive OEM such as Mitsubishi, Toyota, Honda, Kia, Ford, Chrysler, General Motors is a huge plus...experience at an Automotive Tier 1 is a plus.