Quality Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field. - Minimum of 3–4 years of experience as a Quality Engineer in the automotive industry. - Specific education and training in Quality disciplines, including at minimum ISO/TS 16949 or QS9000, Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management (TQM), PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, DOE, and SPC. - Six Sigma certification strongly preferred. - Deep understanding of problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, Kepner-Tregoe (KT), and A3. - Experience with data analysis using Excel, Minitab, and Power BI.

Responsibilities:

- Ensure compliance with all BOS, ISO/TS 16949, and customer-specific requirements. - Understand plant and customer KPIs and work with the team to meet or exceed performance targets. - Participate as a Layered Process Auditor as instructed by the Manager. - Drive continuous improvement across all production quality deliverables. - Support PPAP package preparation for product submissions, obtaining approval from the Product Service Manager or Quality Manager prior to submission to the customer. - Develop and update Control Plans and support the Manufacturing Engineer in updating PFMEAs as required. - Create appropriate inspection and containment plans. - Utilize all customer-specific systems effectively. - Conduct capability studies for special characteristics, ensuring proper documentation and compliance with customer and internal requirements, or obtaining written customer deviations when necessary. - Support continuous improvement of Operation Description Sheets (ODS). - Identify and apply appropriate statistical tools, mentoring team members on proper application and techniques. - Serve as the primary interface with assigned external customers for issue resolution. - Ensure completion of all customer-specific advanced quality planning requirements. - Prepare and submit 8-D reports to customers in a timely manner. - Visit customers as needed and facilitate communication between the customer and the plant. - Initiate Quality Alerts when concerns arise and follow through until resolution. - Verify all customer return material analyses, including root cause identification and corrective actions.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Avanzar San Antonio Facility