Supplier Quality Engineer – Automotive Defense (Hybrid)

Hardware FYI; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

GM Defense is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to act as the technical liaison between product engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing and our supply base. You will oversee APQP/PPAP, review quality plans, audit supplier processes, and drive root-cause analysis to improve supplier quality across GM Defense programs.

The role requires five years in quality/engineering/manufacturing, GD&T expertise, and the ability to travel up to 50%. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in quality, engineering and/or manufacturing.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes, procedures, tooling, equipment, and facilities.
• Ability to investigate quality problems and to apply sound technical judgment to develop solutions.
• Proficient in print reading and interpretation, part measurement, gage design and function.
• Knowledge of geometric design and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Knowledge of statistical quality control and design of experiments.
• Ability to travel up to 50% (domestic and international).
• Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee)

Responsibilities

• Supplier compliance with APQP and PPAP approval requirements.
• Reviewing and approving quality plans (Control Plans, PFMEA) for new components and assemblies.
• Reviewing and auditing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems.
• Facilitating root cause analysis and corrective actions of supplier quality issues.
• Performing on-site supplier visits to root cause and verify correction actions of supplier quality issues.
• Performing PPAP and Run-at-rate verifications, audits, and periodic compliance monitoring.
• Improving quality performance of suppliers by conducting onsite workshops at supplier locations, providing technical assistance in developing a robust quality system, or other technical support as required.
• Providing technical assistance during supplier launch, change-over and ongoing production activities.

Skills

Five years of experience in quality,工程

Knowledge of manufacturing andassembly

Investigation of quality problems

Print reading and measurement

GD&T

Statistical quality control

Travel up to 50%

U.S. Person requirement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree or certifications (plus)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Teamcenter VisMockup

SharePoint/Word/Project

Job description

GM Defense is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to act as the technical liaison between product engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing and our supply base. You will oversee APQP/PPAP, review quality plans, audit supplier processes, and drive root-cause analysis to improve supplier quality across GM Defense programs.

The role requires five years in quality/engineering/manufacturing, GD&T expertise, and the ability to travel up to 50%. A U.S.