Senior, Quality Engineer

Firestone Airide; Williamsburg (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding program

Mentorship

CSR activities

Global work environment

Work-life balance

Job summary

Firestone Airide, a longstanding air spring leader, seeks a Quality Engineer to define, audit, and improve manufacturing quality across processes and outputs. You will drive APQP, MSA, FMEA, and SPC to meet customer and regulatory standards, leading PPAP submissions and cross-functional collaboration.

You will work with a skilled team to monitor deviations, implement improvements, and support continuous quality initiatives within a global, industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with automotive/truck industry standards and customer-specific requirements.
• Familiarity with PPAP submissions and quality system audits.

Responsibilities

• Define and specify activities, processes, and standards to fulfill quality requirements for manufactured materials, components, or products.
• Build and maintain infrastructure and systems to ensure timely delivery of quality products.
• Audit, monitor, and determine quality of manufacturing processes and outputs against internal/regulatory standards.
• Report and troubleshoot manufacturing process deviations and defects in finished goods.
• Lead integrity of PPAP submissions and handle customer interface for audits and complaints.

Skills

APQP

MSA

FMEA

PPAP

SPC

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IATF 16949

Job description

Company Overview

Firestone Airide, specializes in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 80 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs for the global marketplace. Firestone engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, mini vans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail and industrial applications.

Company Overview

Firestone Airide, specializes in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 80 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs for the global marketplace. Firestone engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, mini vans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail and industrial applications.

Job Category

Production & Skilled Trades

Position Summary

• Defining and specifying activities, processes, and standards to fulfill the quality requirements for a manufactured material, component, or product.
• Building and maintaining the infrastructure and systems necessary to consistently ensure the timely delivery of quality products.
• Auditing, monitoring, and determining the quality of manufacturing processes and/or outputs against defined internal and regulatory standards.
• Reporting and troubleshooting manufacturing process deviations and defects in finished goods.
• Solid experience in Quality Tools: APQP, MSA, FMEA, PPAP, SPC in a daily basis.
• Experience in quality management system: IATF, VDA and customer specific requirements for automotive and/or truck industry.

Responsibilities

• Leads projects or processes of diverse scope, while working independently with limited supervision.
• Coaches and reviews the work of lower-level professionals.
• Supports continuous improvement/automation activities.
• Use advanced analytical/technical problem solving to develop new solutions to existing problems/procedures.
• Supports relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Customer interface for PPAP submission, customer complaints and audits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• CQE Certification for ASQ
• Green Belt or Black belt training or certification
• Lead auditor IATF/ ISO 9001

What We Offer

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• An effective and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider all individuals for employment based on their unique merit and without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.