Quality Engineer

Essential Responsibilities

• Manufacturing Process Development — Support the creation and refinement of manufacturing process flows and quality systems during new model introduction.
• Documentation Preparation — Develop and maintain required documentation for internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Process Verification — Ensure that manufacturing processes consistently produce products that meet all specifications and requirements.
• Quality System Reporting — Communicate quality system status, risks, and mass‑production readiness to company leadership and customer representatives
• Customer Interface — Serve as the primary customer contact for Production Part Approval and new model quality discussions.
• Process & Product Capability Verification — Validate that processes and resulting products meet all requirements through DOE, quality audits, reliability testing, strain testing, cross‑sections, and related evaluations.
• Procedure & Documentation Review — Lead reviews of procedures, drawings, and documentation to ensure compliance with all quality requirements, including product, process, and document audits.
• Change Point Control — Manage customer‑facing change control activities, including initial Production Part Approval, New Model Approval and mass production changes.
• Root Cause & Corrective Action — Identify causes of issues and implement corrective actions related to customer mass production complaints, trial units, and new model product/process maturation.
• Quality Trend Analysis — Review historical quality trends and past issues to support maturation of new processes and products (e.g., Production PPH, Global PPH feedforward).
• New Model Quality Documentation — Develop comprehensive quality documents such as Process Flows, Control Plans, Maturation Plans, PFMEA, E‑Reports, Special Inspection Plans, and customer approval packages.
• Other Duties — Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

• 4 year College Degree in Related Field (ME, EE, IE, etc) or 2 year Degree + 2 years related work experience
• Sound knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems to assist with decisions related to Electro-Mechanical Processes
• Well organized, attention to detail and able to handle multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills to prepare and present technical information to all levels of management and customers verbally and written.
• Experience with development of SAP, Control Plans, FMEA’s, Process Operations Standards, etc.
• Ability to lead projects obtaining the support of multiple departments
• Analytical skills to understand product and process change points impact.
• Highly efficient with personal computers and common applications such as Windows, MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, MSProject, Minitab.

Preferred Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

• Work experience automotive industry, with emphasis in electronics
• Experience dealing with customers or suppliers
• Knowledge of Quality Systems such as IATF/TS-16949, PPAP, CAPA, NPI (New Product Introduction), APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, etc
• Knowledge of IPC-A-610, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies ( acceptance criteria or workmanship for electronic assemblies)