Quality Engineer

About the role

Our client is seeking a Quality Engineer to join its Solutions Team, supporting new product development from initial feasibility through prototype validation, customer approval, and successful production launch. This is an outstanding opportunity for an engineering professional who enjoys working with customers, manufacturing, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to ensure world-class quality standards throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer quality representatives
• Serve as the primary contact for customer quality topics during development and project execution
• Interpret and implement customer-specific quality standards (such as ZF QR83 and similar requirements)
• Cook up and coordinate customer quality audits
• Support customer issue resolution through production handoff
• Prepare customer-required quality documentation
• Support Product Engineering during feasibility studies
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Supplier Quality, and other internal teams
• Pivot and partner with business units across the global organization
• Support quality planning during prototype and new product development
• Aid in product cost optimization while maintaining quality standards
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop and maintain control plans
• Create inspection sheets, process flow charts, capability studies, measurement reports, inspection reports, and customer quality documentation
• Review and approve supplier samples
• Support APQP and PPAP activities
• Conduct internal process audits
• Participate in supplier audits
• Identify process and product risks
• Develop preventive actions and safety recommendations
• Aid in implementing safety-related requirements
• Apply and support industry-standard Automotive Core Tools, including: APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, and SPC

Requirements

• Associates degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline
• 4+ years of professional Quality Engineering experience
• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality systems
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline
• Experience within an automotive supplier or precision manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of customer-specific quality systems and standards
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, and SPC
• Familiarity with control plans, capability studies, audits, and quality documentation
• Familiarity with CAQ systems

What You'll Bring

• Thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Enjoys solving complex technical and quality challenges
• Communicates effectively with customers and cross-functional teams
• Takes ownership of quality planning from concept through production
• Understands balancing quality, cost, timing, and customer expectations
• Passionate about continuous improvement and operational excellence

Why Join Us?

• Collaborative engineering team focused on innovation
• Critical role in launching new products
• Closely work with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing leadership
• Exposure to advanced manufacturing technologies
• Opportunity for long-term career growth and professional development
• Stable, full-time first-shift position with a respected manufacturing organization