Risk Mitigation Quality Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis of safety and regulatory recalls to identify workstreams.
• Collaborate with responsible functional teams (e.g., design, manufacturing, supplier quality) to gather data, challenge assumptions, and conduct analysis and identify transversal root causes.
• Coach and mentor stakeholders on effective identification of transversal corrective actions planning and implementation utilizing lessons learned.
• Lead the implementation of transversal corrective actions and develop/revise standards/processes related to workstreams.
• Conduct reviews/approval of standards associated with workstreams.
• Monitor progress of corrective actions implementation, ensuring timely completion.
• Validate that corrective actions are systemic and sustainable, with appropriate read-across to future programs to prevent recurrence.
• Prepare documentation for senior-level review meetings, ensuring clarity, completeness, and executive-level readiness.

Main Deliverables

• Maintains awareness of safety and regulatory recall trends.
• Identifies workstreams for topics discovered by the trend analysis.
• Identifies transversal root causes for the assigned workstreams.
• Develops actions items to prevent root causes and reoccurrence of recalls.
• Develops Read-Across Strategy.
• Coaches and engages stakeholders.
• Maintains process monitoring and reporting.
• Utilizes and trains on tools.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in Engineering, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Proficiency in structured root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and other core automotive quality tools.
• Ability to interpret technical data, failure modes, and systemic process gaps.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills to guide cross-functional teams through LL development.
• Ability to influence and lead teams without direct authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex issues into executive-level summaries.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering high-quality, timely results in a fast-paced global environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering.