Quality PTM

Valeo Service; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo seeks a Quality PTM (Project Quality Engineer) to drive quality in projects, define APQP/derivables, and monitor metrics to meet customer and Valeo targets.

You will manage quality costs, track milestones, detect risks, and escalate issues as needed. The role involves collaboration across design reviews, supplier quality, and change management to ensure robust QMS and successful product launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 3+ years of quality experience in the automotive industry.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, SPC.
• Customer interface experience with OEMs.
• Experience with QRQC and 8D problem solving.
• Ability to manage quality in projects and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Manage project quality and set/monitor APQP derivables.
• Define the quality cost of the project and follow customer milestones.
• Detect risks and prevent problems from cradle to grave.
• React to risks and escalate roadblocks to the organization.
• Ensure customer project milestones are respected.
• Maintain build-in quality and track Critical/Important Characteristics.
• Collaborate on DFMEA/PFMEA and ensure lessons are applied.
• Participate in design reviews with suppliers and tool makers.
• Update quality documents after product/process changes.
• Lead QRQC meetings and ensure proper issue tracking.

Skills

Quality controls

OEM interface

Problem solving

Project quality management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.**Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join Valeo and revolutionize the comfort and well-being of all passengers!** **What you will win:**As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share.You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value. **About the Role:**As the Quality PTM (Project Quality Engineer), you will be responsible for managing the quality in projects, and setting and monitoring the Quality APQP derivables for the project to reach the Quality (Customer and VALEO) and cost targets. You will define the quality cost of their project and follow up the customer milestones.**Manage the quality in project*** Set and Monitor the Quality APQP derivables for the project to reach the Quality (Customer and VALEO) and cost targets - Define the quality cost of his project – Follow up the customer milestones* Detect risks and Prevent problems from Cradle to Grave .* React when a risk is identified, Escalate roadblocks to Organization management**Ensure Customer Project Milestones are respected** * Respect of build In Quality Standards: Critical Important Characteristics tracking (since definition to validation prior SOP, including sub-suppliers and Valeo assembly line* Challenge other PTM on their activities related to the Customer Specific Requirements**Focus on Design & Change*** Ensure that novelty on product and process are taken into account in DFMEA, PFMEA, DV&PV* Verify Lesson Learns/Red across Cards have been used in the D/P FMEA to reduce RPN and respected* After design freeze, ensure 4M matrix respect with regards product or process changes and ensure customer awareness and approval of changes in accordance with the 4M matrix* Update the quality documents following a product / process related change* Participate to Design Reviews, including suppliers and tool makers design review* Perform the revision of the control plan after an issue and / or after test results**Support the supplier management activities*** Support activities defined for Internal and External Supplier parts on Valeo sites, to support Purchasing and SQA team, as defined in the Quality RASIC.* Collect suppliers encountered issues and alternative proposals made by the suppliers to integrate Best Practice* Get the IS validated by the Customer on Time* Define Prototype, pre-serial and serial control plans as owner of the milestones* Ensure consistency between the Critical/Important Characteristics in the FMEA and control plan* Participate to the pre-FDPR and FDPR (R@R)* Prepare Initial Samples Internal & Customer deliverables, internal Initial Sample file to be validated by the Site Quality Manager prior presenting the Initial Sample file to the Customer for sign off* QRQC rules are applied* Participate to the project QRQC (Project problem solving meeting) and ensure project team use of QRQC material / rules* Ensure that all the issues are in the single list of issues and manage in the QRQC* Along the Project QRQC ensure that rules are respected and Stop at first disagree and Stop at first no are applied* Initiate a VIM incident (Valeo Problem Solving Database) in the case of DV or PV test failures**What You Should Have:*** You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field or experience in lieu of a formal degree.* You have a minimum of 3 years experience in the Quality field within the automotive industry.* Knowledge in Quality Controls (APQP, PPAP, PFEMA, MSA, SPC)* Customer interface and experience with OEM* Experience with problem solving (QRQC, 8Ds, 5 Phases, 5 Why’s, Ishikawa, etc)**Join us!**Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO2 emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicule of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs! ***Diversity by nature***At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talents. You are looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! **More information about valeo : https://www.valeo.co****m** **Job:**Quality - Development - Project Operational**Organization:**Program**Schedule:**Full time**Employee Status:**Regular**Job Type:**Permanent contract**Job Posting Date:**2026-09-18