Role & seniority: Quality Engineer (manufacturing quality specialist) in a fast-growing automotive company; hands-on with customer interaction.

Stack/tools: MS Office; Plex; Minitab; Project; Visio; AutoCAD; reading blueprints/GD&T; AIAG Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, D/PFMEA, Control Plan); familiarity with IATF16949, VDA, ISO14001.

Top 3 responsibilities

Lead APQP activities for new products; create/update FMEA, Control Plans, Flow Diagrams; support PPAP submissions.
Manage quality of parts meeting customer expectations; address non-conformances; implement corrective actions and customer-specific reporting.
Maintain and improve quality management systems; collaborate with production/engineering; provide quality reports to execs/customers; coordinate read-across with other facilities.

Must-have skills

3+ years manufacturing quality experience; strong engineering background.
Knowledge of roll forming, bending, welding processes and testing.
Auditing certification for IATF16949, VDA, ISO14001; ability to read/interp blueprints/GD&T.
AIAG Core Tools training (APQP, PPAP, D/PFMEA, Control Plan).
Excellent verbal/written communication; strong team collaboration.

Nice-to-haves

Multilingual (Mandarin, Spanish, German).
Experience with quality cost reduction, scrap/process capability improvements.

Location & work type

Travel to customer sites approximately 20-25%.
On-site/hands-on quality role with customer interaction; g

Full Description

Our Quality team is expanding and looking to add a Quality Engineer. We are looking for a dynamic and driven candidate who is interested in joining a fast-growing global company in the automotive sector.

The Quality Engineer will be responsible for fulfilling the role of manufacturing and quality expert; this is a hands-on position with customer interaction. Works closely with customers and other departments during process development and APQP for new products. Ensure the quality of the parts produced meets all customer expectations. Quickly and effectively take action when non-conformances are found. Maintain and improve quality management system to comply with established standards. Other duties includes

Initiate and maintain customer interface and support
Create/Update all APQP documents including FMEA, Control Plans and Flow Diagrams.
Follow AIAG APQP procedures and Customer-specific requirements
PPAP submissions
Continuous improvement of plant scrap, process capability, and quality cost activities
Responsible for addressing customer concerns through corrective action activities, action plans, customer-specific reporting techniques, etc.
Maintain a quality management system to ensure compliance with all relevant standards and customer-specific requirements
Partner with production and engineering on quality-related issues
Creates quality reports and action plans for reporting to executive management as well as customers
Works closely with other Minth facilities to ensure read-across continuity of systems
Responsible for other duties or special projects as assigned

To be a qualified candidate you must meet the following

3+ Years of Manufacturing Quality experience
Strong engineering background
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
AIAG Core Tools Training (APQP, PPAP, D/PFMEA, Control Plan, etc.)

Key to being successful in this role

Strong team player with a natural ability to interact at all levels of the organization
Excellent verbal/written communication
Multilingual (Mandarin, Spanish, German) is a plus

Software: MS Office, Plex, Minitab, Project, Visio, AutoCAD Must be able to travel to the customers' site (20-25%)