Process & Outgoing Quality Engineer (PQA/OQA)

Position : Process & Outgoing Quality Engineer (PQA/OQA)

Location : Oakwood, GA

Summary:

The Process & Outgoing Quality Engineer (PQA/OQA) is responsible for process inspection, production quality monitoring, final inspection, and outgoing quality assurance for the U.S. manufacturing facility. This position plays a critical role in establishing and maintaining manufacturing quality systems, preventing defects, and ensuring only conforming products are shipped to customers.

Job Description:

• Develop and maintain process inspection, patrol inspection, final inspection, and outgoing quality standards.
• Establish inspection frequencies, sampling plans, check sheets, critical characteristics, and traceability requirements.
• Conduct process patrol inspections and verify process parameters, work instructions, gauges, and defect- prevention controls.
• Monitor production quality performance and support continuous quality improvement activities.
• Establish and operate final inspection and outgoing quality systems to prevent shipment of nonconforming products.
• Investigate production quality issues and lead containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Support process audits and quality system activities to ensure compliance with internal and customer requirements.
• Participate in plant startup and manufacturing quality system development prior to SOP.
• Work closely with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to improve product quality and process performance.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 3-7 years of automotive manufacturing quality experience.
• Experience in process quality control, final inspection, and outgoing quality assurance.
• Knowledge of quality tools and methodologies, including root cause analysis and corrective action processes.
• Experience with process audits, inspection standards, and production quality monitoring.
• Professional working proficiency in English required.
• Business-level Korean language capability preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.