Senior Automotive Quality Engineer — APQP/PPAP Expert

Minth North America, Inc.; East Tawas (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Minth North America, Inc. in Michigan is seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer to join our expanding quality team in the automotive sector. This hands-on role engages with customers and internal groups to drive APQP for new products and maintain the quality system.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of manufacturing quality experience, knowledge of roll forming, bending, welding; IAIG16949, VDA, ISO14001 audit familiarity; travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing quality experience.
• Knowledge of roll forming, bending, welding processes and testing requirements.
• Auditing certification for IATF16949, VDA, ISO14001 standards.
• Ability to read and interpret Blueprints / GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain customer interface and support.
• Create/Update APQP documents including FMEA, Control Plans and Flow Diagrams.
• Follow AIAG APQP procedures and Customer-specific requirements.
• Prepare PPAP submissions.
• Drive continuous improvement of plant scrap, process capability, and quality cost activities.
• Address customer concerns through corrective action activities and action plans.
• Maintain a quality management system to ensure compliance with standards.
• Partner with production and engineering on quality-related issues.
• Create quality reports and action plans for executives and customers.
• Coordinate with Minth facilities to ensure read-across continuity.

Skills

Manufacturing Quality

APQP PPAP knowledge

Quality audits (IATF16949)

Blueprints GD&T

Multilingual (Mandarin Spanish German)

Tools

MS Office

Plex

Minitab

Project

Visio

AutoCAD

Job description

Minth North America, Inc. in Michigan is seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer to join our expanding quality team in the automotive sector. This hands-on role engages with customers and internal groups to drive APQP for new products and maintain the quality system.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of manufacturing quality experience, knowledge of roll forming, bending, welding; IAIG16949, VDA, ISO14001 audit familiarity; travel up to 25% may be required.