Quality Engineer — Lean, Six Sigma & PPAP

Freudenberg Management (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg Group in Oklahoma seeks a Quality & Supplier Quality professional to maintain and improve the Quality & HSE Management System, align with global standards, and strengthen supplier quality through audits and corrective actions.

You will partner with Purchasing, Engineering and Sales to analyze warranty data, drive KPI improvements, lead cross-site audits, and support Lean/Six Sigma projects, PPAP documentation, and APQP activities to ensure flawless product launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.
• Experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or Supplier Quality.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, statistical tools, and audit practices.
• Experience with ISO standards, APQP, PPAP, and other core Quality tools.
• ASQ certifications and professional English proficiency preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical capability with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret customer and supplier requirements and apply them effectively.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the Quality & HSE Management System, ensuring alignment with global standards and customer and supplier expectations.
• Evaluate supplier performance and facilitate supplier audits, capability assessments, and corrective action activities to strengthen supplier quality.
• Support supplier development initiatives to improve quality, reduce risk, and enhance process capability, partnering closely with Purchasing and Engineering.
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, and suppliers to analyze warranty returns, ensuring robust root‑cause analysis and corrective actions while managing the claim process for customer and supplier issues.
• Outline, monitor, and improve Quality KPIs, developing and leading action plans to elevate internal and supplier-related quality performance.
• Facilitate internal, external, customer, and supplier audits while leading cross‑site audit activities and driving audit‑related improvements.
• Deliver Quality & HSE training to internal teams and provide guidance on quality standards, systems, and tools, including coaching on measurement systems and problem‑solving methodologies.
• Serve as a liaison for quality‑related communication with customers and suppliers, communicating trends, systemic issues, and improvement actions.
• Lead or support quality improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem‑solving methods while supporting process improvements, equipment upgrades, and measurement system enhancements.
• Prepare and maintain PPAP documentation and other required records, ensuring compliance with internal procedures, industry standards, and customer and supplier specifications.
• Support measurement activities, sampling documentation, and analysis for prototypes and requalification while participating in APQP activities to ensure flawless product launches.

Skills

Quality systems knowledge

Statistical tools

Audit practices

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field

Job description

Freudenberg Group in Oklahoma seeks a Quality & Supplier Quality professional to maintain and improve the Quality & HSE Management System, align with global standards, and strengthen supplier quality through audits and corrective actions.

You will partner with Purchasing, Engineering and Sales to analyze warranty data, drive KPI improvements, lead cross-site audits, and support Lean/Six Sigma projects, PPAP documentation, and APQP activities to ensure flawless product launches.