Quality Engineer IATF

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the site's IATF 16949 Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949 requirements, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.
• Manage Quality System documentation including procedures, work instructions, forms, process maps, and records.
• Review and implement changes to IATF requirements, sanctioned interpretations and customer-specific requirements.
• Care for document control activities and ensure proper revision management.
• Develop and maintain annual audit schedules.
• Lead Internal System Audits, Process Audits, Product Audits, LPAs, and supplier-related audit activities.
• Carefully coordinate third-party registrar audits, customer audits, and corporate assessments.
• Support audit preparation activities across all functional areas.
• Track findings, corrective actions, and effectiveness reviews through closure.
• Monitor repeat findings and drive systemic corrective action implementation.
• Facilitate root cause investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Lead corrective and preventive action processes to address audit findings, customer concerns, process nonconformances, and system issues.
• Verify effectiveness of implemented corrective actions.
• Drive continual improvement initiatives focused on process effectiveness, risk reduction, and quality performance improvement.
• Promote the use of data-driven decision making and quality tools.
• Maintain current customer-specific requirement databases and reference materials.
• Audit compliance with Ford, Stellantis, Dana, and other customer requirements.
• Communicate CSR updates to affected departments and process owners.
• Incorporate customer requirements into procedures, audits, management reviews, and operational processes.
• Coordinate Management Review activities in accordance with IATF requirements.
• Maintain quality system metrics and reporting processes.
• Analyze quality KPI performance including: Audit completion and closure rates, LPA completion and effectiveness, Customer concerns and corrective action effectiveness.
• Prepare executive summaries and leadership reports.
• Support maintenance of Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEAs, Control Plans, and risk-based thinking activities.
• Verify alignment between documented quality system requirements and operational controls.
• Support APQP, PPAP, change management, and launch readiness activities as needed.
• Ensure quality system integration with AIAG Core Tools requirements.

Education And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Quality, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field required.
• 3 years of experience, preferably in manufacturing/automotive.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or maintaining an IATF 16949 certified quality management system.
• Experience conducting internal audits and supporting external audits.
• Experience with corrective actions, risk assessments, and process improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of customer-specific requirements and AIAG Core Tools.
• Automotive manufacturing experience preferred.
• Preferred qualifications: ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), IATF 16949 Internal Auditor certification, Lead Auditor certification (IATF 16949 or ISO 9001).

Skills

• Thorough understanding of IATF 16949:2016 requirements.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 requirements.
• Knowledge of AIAG Core Tools: APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, SPC, and Control Plans.
• Experience conducting Internal System, Process, Product, and Layered Process Audits.
• Understanding of customer-specific requirements (Ford, Stellantis, etc.).
• Strong root cause and corrective action methodology skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and manufacturing standards.
• Strong analytical and statistical problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong project management and coordination ability.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong documentation discipline.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• SAP experience preferred.
• Experience with audit management, document control, and quality data systems preferred.
• Ability to analyze and present quality system metrics and KPI trends.