Senior AQ Engineer

About WhiteCrow

We are global talent research, insight and pipelining specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client’s in-house research.

About our client

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

About the role

• We are hiring a Senior Quality Engineer for a leading global engineering and manufacturing organisation.
• The role is based at the manufacturing plant and focuses on ensuring product quality, manufacturing process compliance, and customer satisfaction.
• This is a hands-on individual contributor role involving quality engineering, APQP methodologies, process documentation, and customer quality management.

As a Senior AQ Engineer, you will be responsible for...

• Executing hands-on quality assurance and quality engineering activities at the manufacturing plant.
• Applying all five core APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) tools and methodologies in daily operations.
• Developing, creating, and maintaining process documentation, including Process Flow Charts (PFC) and other relevant quality documents.
• Ensuring products and manufacturing processes are meeting established quality standards and customer requirements.
• Handling customer complaints, quality investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Conducting process observations and supporting quality-related investigations at customer sites, as required.
• Collaborating with product engineering, R&D, manufacturing, and cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues.
• Independently executing technical quality activities and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

What you already have...

Education & Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant hands-on experience is required; 6+ years is preferred.
• Candidates with strong technical capability may be considered based on their interview assessment.
• Engineering graduates with experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Product Engineering, or R&D are eligible.
• Previous experience in the automotive industry or automotive component manufacturing is an advantage.

Technical Skills & Competencies

• Practical experience in quality assurance or quality engineering.
• Mandatory hands-on knowledge and application of all five core APQP tools.
• Experience creating and maintaining process documentation, including PFC.
• Knowledge of customer complaint management, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Ability to independently execute technical activities and adapt quickly to the role