Senior Quality Engineer

Lear Corporation; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lear For You in Louisville, KY is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to coordinate all PPAP activities and monitor supplier performance to ensure adherence to quality standards and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with corporate supplier quality, design engineers, and the development team to verify corrective actions, manage PLM/profile tasks, and drive issue resolution and root-cause analysis across the plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing quality experience.
• Experience with ISO/IATF audits and quality systems.
• Proficient in problem-solving tools and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate PPAP activities and monitor supplier quality performance.
• Collaborate with supplier quality teams, engineers, and development.
• Manage PLM/profile activities and track ECNs.
• Verify supplier corrective actions and oversee nonconformances.
• Lead internal audits to ensure ISO/IATF compliance and continuous improvement.

Skills

MS Office

IATF/ISO knowledge

Communication

Problem solving

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Lear For You We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you. A path to a better career. A better future.

Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we’re named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies.

They’re the secret to our success—empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together.

Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

Job Description

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

LOUISVILLE, KY – LOUISVILLE PLANT

As a member of the quality team, the Quality Engineer will be responsible coordinating all Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities and monitoring the performance of suppliers to ensure compliance with quality standards and continuous improvement initiatives.

The Role

• Communicate and collaborate with corporate supplier quality, seat engineers, and the development team.
• Manage Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and profile activities.
• Track, develop, and implement Engineering Change Notices (ECN).
• Actively verify supplier corrective actions, including receiving inspections and overseeing the return of discrepant materials to suppliers.
• Engage in Plant Level Supplier Development implementation and tracking, including receiving inspections, third party audit tracking, part certification dates, and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) reviews.
• Issue and maintain Quality Notices (QNs) through the Supplier Quality Tracking System (SQTS), including issuing chargebacks for costs incurred due to defects.
• Receive, review, and approve all PPAP submissions for non-directed suppliers into Lear Louisville.
• Participate in problem-solving and corrective actions for customer and internal issues.
• Maintain and communicate Returned Goods to Vendor (RGV) notifications, including defect notifications to suppliers, requesting Return Material Authorizations (RMAs), and maintaining chargebacks/cost recoveries through CAPS, PeopleSoft, and Finance.
• Produce and complete corporate and internal reports, including Management Operating System (MOS) report such as chargebacks and Supplier-Related Parts Per Million (SRPPM).
• Maintain supplier contacts and documentation.
• Perform internal audits for International Automotive Task Force (IATF) 16949 and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 to ensure compliance.
• Perform any other duties as required in pursuance of the function of this position or as directed.

Qualifications

Your Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
• Planning and organization skills with a high attention to detail
• Time management and prioritization skills.
• Experience in ISO/IATF, customer, and internal audits.
• Bachelor’s (4-year) degree.
• At least 3-5 years of experience working in a manufacturing setting in a Quality department.
• Ensure understanding and implementation of agreed quality parameters and product specific requirements.
• Strong understanding of statistics, problem solving, manufacturing processes, and computer experience.
• Understanding and use of problem-solving tools (e.g., Fishbone Diagram, 3x5Y, Is-Is-Not, 8D, etc.)

Bonus If You Have

• The ability to supervise plant quality personnel during vacation and absence periods of the Quality Supervisor.
• Sufficient at implementing methods to inspect, test and evaluate the reliability of manufacturing processes, products, and production equipment.
• Possess application knowledge of PPAP, APQP, FMEA, SPC, TQM, etc. methodology.

Equal Opportunity Employer Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.