Supplier Quality Engineer - Automotive Manufacturing

Hired; Russells Point (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Honda Development & Manufacturing of America is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer in Russells Point, OH. The role leads supplier quality investigations, implements permanent countermeasures, and eliminates defects to safeguard transmission and drivetrain assembly operations.

The candidate will review corrective action reports, approve design changes, and analyze defect trends using statistical tools to drive improvements across mass production lines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 0–6 years of automotive or precision manufacturing quality engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of GD&T, blueprint reading, precision measurement tools, and 3D CAD (CATIA).
• Demonstrated competence in root cause investigation, failure analysis, and countermeasure execution.
• Effective communication and supplier negotiation abilities in fast-paced production environments.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve supplier quality issues affecting mass production assembly lines through rigorous root cause analysis.
• Review, validate, and approve supplier corrective action reports (5-Why, 8D) and permanent engineering countermeasures.
• Evaluate and approve supplier part and process design change requests (ECNs) to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Analyze scrap and defect trends using statistical quality tools to target high-impact supplier quality improvements.
• Conduct parts measurement layouts, blueprint verifications, and lineside trial confirmations for modified components.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Failure analysis

Countermeasure execution

GD&T

Blueprint reading

Precision measurement tools

Supplier negotiation

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CATIA

3D CAD

Job description

Honda Development & Manufacturing of America is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer in Russells Point, OH. The role leads supplier quality investigations, implements permanent countermeasures, and eliminates defects to safeguard transmission and drivetrain assembly operations.

The candidate will review corrective action reports, approve design changes, and analyze defect trends using statistical tools to drive improvements across mass production lines.