Quality Engineer - Drive Quality & Process Excellence

Tenneco; South Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco in the United States is seeking a Quality Engineer to uphold manufacturing quality and align site goals with enterprise standards. You will apply your technical knowledge to ensure products meet customer requirements, lead quality improvement projects, and help protect margins through effective quality control.

Collaborating with operations, suppliers, and customers, you will participate in audits, PPAPs, and Gage R&R studies, maintain the Quality Management System, and support IATF and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in Quality Engineering in a manufacturing environment (Tier 1 automotive preferred).
• Knowledge of Quality Systems (FMEAs, PPAPs, IATF, Ford Q1, DCX, GM, APQP, MSA).
• Gage R&R and calibration experience a plus.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintains records and initiates actions to minimize long-range quality costs.
• Coordinates in-process and final inspections, dimensions, appearance and packaging to assure quality at minimum cost.
• Completes audits at required intervals, including layered process audits.
• Reviews scrap and repair work and recommends corrective actions to minimize scrap and protect profit.
• Responds to customer quality concerns and maintains customer-vendor relationships.
• Coordinates visits of customer representatives to demonstrate conformance to requirements.
• Coordinates training and use of data collection systems.
• Conducts and evaluates capability studies on present and new equipment and processes; provides documentation for production samples.
• Maintains surveillance over sample parts to ensure customer satisfaction at minimum cost.
• Suggests areas for process improvement and uses problem-solving tools (G-8D, FM TIPS).
• Maintains familiarity with QMS requirements and works to maintain IATF and customer certifications.
• Authorized to make quality calls on non-conforming product up to stopping production to protect the customer.
• Represents Quality on cross-functional teams (APQP, audits, new business opportunities).
• Serves as Quality representative on product launch teams.
• Prepares PPAP, PSO, and other quality documentation for product launches.
• Acts as liaison to customers and maintains records of quality concerns and PPM for OE/Aftermarket accounts.
• Conducts Gage R&R studies and supports measurement system analysis.
• Engages with operations on Poke-Yoke implementation and verification on production lines.
• Maintains customer portals as necessary.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Quality systems

Gage R&R

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

FMEAs

PPAPs

IATF

APQP

MSA

Job description

Tenneco in the United States is seeking a Quality Engineer to uphold manufacturing quality and align site goals with enterprise standards. You will apply your technical knowledge to ensure products meet customer requirements, lead quality improvement projects, and help protect margins through effective quality control.

Collaborating with operations, suppliers, and customers, you will participate in audits, PPAPs, and Gage R&R studies, maintain the Quality Management System, and support IATF and