Quality Engineer

Position: Quality Engineer

Position Type: Full-Time | Direct Hire | Salary (Exempt)

Location: Farmington Hills, MI 48335

Pay: $75,000–$85,000/year, based on experience

Shift: 1st Shift, Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week

Position Summary:

Seeking a Quality Engineer to join the team at a Tier 1 automotive supplier in Farmington Hills. This is a direct hire opportunity within a union manufacturing facility. In this role, you will help strengthen product and process quality, prevent defects, and drive continuous improvement through quality audits, root cause analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. You'll also support APQP and PPAP activities to help ensure quality throughout the product lifecycle.

Position Responsibilities:

• Establish, maintain, and improve quality standards for products, manufacturing processes, and quality systems. Identify opportunities to prevent defects, strengthen process controls, and improve product quality.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, production, product design, and other cross-functional teams to identify quality risks, investigate concerns, and develop effective solutions.
• Conduct audits of production processes, raw materials, and suppliers to verify compliance with quality standards and specifications. Document findings and recommend corrective actions.
• Investigate product defects, nonconformances, and quality failures using root cause analysis. Lead corrective and preventive actions to resolve issues and reduce recurring problems.
• Identify process inefficiencies and independently lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve product quality and manufacturing processes.
• Support compliance with ISO 9001 and other applicable quality standards. Maintain accurate documentation, including Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), root cause analysis reports, and corrective action records.
• Support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities, including developing and maintaining Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs).
• Prepare, compile, and submit Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation in accordance with customer requirements and applicable industry standards, including AIAG guidelines.
• Support new product launches and engineering changes while maintaining accurate quality documentation and records.
• Work with production teams on the manufacturing floor to investigate quality concerns, identify causes, and implement effective solutions.
• Contribute to ongoing quality, problem-solving, and continuous improvement initiatives while following applicable safety, environmental, quality, and 5S standards.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in quality engineering or a related manufacturing role preferred.
• Hands-on experience with APQP and PPAP, with the ability to explain how these processes have been applied in previous roles.
• Experience independently leading or implementing process improvements.
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently investigate quality issues, identify underlying causes, and implement effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Understanding of quality principles, inspection techniques, and applicable industry standards.
• Familiarity with quality tools and methodologies, including FMEA and SPC.
• Experience working with suppliers and supporting supplier quality requirements is beneficial.
• Automotive manufacturing experience highly preferred; transferable manufacturing experience considered.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to identify quality issues and recommend practical improvements.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to document and explain quality issues and solutions.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality concerns and improve processes.
• Motivated to learn, grow, and continue developing quality engineering skills.