Quality Engineer: PPAP, CAPA & Continuous Improvement

Rockford Fosgate; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Affordable healthcare

401(k) matching

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Rockford Fosgate in Tempe, Arizona is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the QEMS, ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and manage quality documentation, customer complaints, corrective actions, and PPAP submissions.

You will participate in internal audits, coordinate supplier quality activities, track metrics, and lead root cause analyses to drive continuous improvement and product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology or related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support compliance with QEMS, and organizational quality requirements, as applicable.
• Assist with development, implementation, and maintenance of quality procedures, work instructions, and forms.
• Control and maintain quality records and documentation.
• Participate in internal audits and support audit preparation activities.
• Monitor quality metrics and report performance trends.
• Coordinate customer PPAP requirements and submission activities.
• Prepare, review, and submit PPAP packages in accordance with AIAG requirements.
• Ensure all PPAP elements are complete, accurate, and approved prior to production release.
• Review engineering changes and determine PPAP submission requirements.
• Interface with customers, engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers regarding PPAP approvals.
• Maintain PPAP status logs and approval records.
• Support customer launches and new product introduction projects.
• Receive, investigate, and document customer complaints and quality concerns.
• Coordinate containment actions to protect customers from nonconforming products.
• Lead root cause analysis
• Manage internal and external nonconformance reports (NCRs).
• Facilitate corrective action investigations and closure.
• Verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Maintain corrective action databases and performance metrics.
• Request and review supplier corrective actions.
• Support supplier PPAP and quality documentation reviews.
• Participate in supplier audits as required.
• Track supplier quality performance and improvement activities.

Skills

PPAP Management

CAPA

NCR/CAR

Analytical Thinking

Critical Thinking

Quality Systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology

Job description

Rockford Fosgate in Tempe, Arizona is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the QEMS, ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and manage quality documentation, customer complaints, corrective actions, and PPAP submissions.

You will participate in internal audits, coordinate supplier quality activities, track metrics, and lead root cause analyses to drive continuous improvement and product quality.