Quality Engineer

About the role

US Farathane is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to ensure plastic injection molded components meet all customer, internal, and regulatory requirements. This role supports production, engineering, and suppliers by applying automotive quality tools, driving corrective actions, and maintaining compliance with IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and internal quality standards. Directly working and communicating with OEMs and Tier 1 customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality system for projects assigned.
• Lead and/or participate in implementation and discipline of SPC.
• Maintain and support compliance with IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.
• Participate in internal, customer, and third-party audits, support corrective action responses.
• Ensure adherence to Control Plans, PFMEA, and Process Flow Diagrams.
• Supporting daily manufacturing operations for plastic injection molding processes.
• Analyze nonconforming material and implement containment actions.
• Monitor SPC data and identify trends affecting product quality.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Maintenance on process improvements.
• Lead and support APQP activities for new and existing programs.
• Prepare and submit PPAP documentation to customers.
• Ensure dimensional layouts, material certifications, and capability studies meet requirements.
• Lead structured problem solving using 8D, 5-Why, and Fishbone methodologies.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Support scrap reduction, defect prevention, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as the primary quality contact for customer concerns and quality issues.
• Manage customer complaints, scorecards, and corrective action responses.
• Support supplier quality activities, including supplier corrective actions and audits.
• Develop and maintain quality documentation, work instructions, and inspection standards.
• Track quality KPIs such as PPM, scrap, rework, and customer complaints.
• Prepare reports and presentations for management and customers.
• Perform statistical support including DOE for product and process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field (or equivalent 5 years of experience).
• Minimum 2-5 years of Quality Engineering experience in automotive manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of plastic injection molding processes.
• Experience with SPC, PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, and PPAP.
• Proficiency with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Prioritize experience in automotive plastics injection molding environments.
• Customer interface experience with OEMs and/or Tier 1 suppliers.
• Prioritize Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or similar certification.
• Experience and/or training in Statistical Process Control, QSB and LPAs.
• Ability to read and analyze general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision.
• This employee will be responsible for part inspection with constant lifting of boxes for inspection and labeling.
• Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the following is the working conditions: Work is performed primarily in an automotive plastic injection molding manufacturing environment with regular time spent on the production floor and in quality labs. Exposure with noise, moving machinery, forklifts, temperature variations, plastic resins, and production chemicals typical of injection molding operations.

Benefits

US Farathane offers an impressive compensation and benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with company match, Paid holidays and vacation, Job Promotional Opportunities, and much more!