Advanced Quality Manager

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Essential responsibilities

• Lead APQP advanced product quality planning for new projects.

• Organize the preparation and review of quality documents including DFMEA, PFMEA and control plan.

• Identify potential product and process quality risks.

• Drive quality verification during prototype and pilot production phases.

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action closure for quality issues.

• Ensure compliance with customer PPAP approval requirements.

• Communicate with OEM customers on quality requirements.

• Align customer quality standards, organize internal quality reviews.

• Identify and resolve early-stage quality risks of new projects in advance.

• Establish and maintain the software quality management system.

• Manage the quality team (Test/QA), set team objectives and performance assessment.

• Coordinate cross-departmental communication and conflicts related to quality with R&D.

• Manage other project quality relative issues.

Desired candidate profile `

• Bachelor' degree, 10+ years' relative working experience.

• With at least 8 years of working experience in pre-project quality for automotive parts or complete vehicles.

• With more than 2 years of working experience in software quality.

• Proficient in 5 core automotive quality tools: APQP, FMEA, PPAP, SPC, MSA.

• Familiar with IATF16949 system, OEM project interface experience is preferred.

• Excellent cross-department communication, issue driving and team management skills.

• Strong risk prediction capability, able to independently organize quality reviews and handle major quality abnormalities of new projects.

• Familiar with software development workflow (Agile/Waterfall), defect management.

• Good spoken & written English.

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA, a global automotive technology supplier, comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA.

With over 137 500 people, including more than 12,000 R&D engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow. Composed of 6 business groups and a strong IP portfolio of over 12,400 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMs worldwide.

In 2025, the Group achieved a consolidated revenue of 26.2 billion euros prior to IFRS 5. FORVIA SE is listed on the Euronext Paris market under the FRVIA mnemonic code and is a component of the SBF 120 index.

FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen. www.forvia.com