Sr. Quality Engineer

About the role

Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for light and commercial vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight and sustainable components and systems for interior floor, interior trim as well as engine bay and underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. The Company with its head-quarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Ex-change (ticker symbol AUTN).

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for leading quality assurance, quality systems, testing, supplier quality, and continuous improvement activities to ensure products meet customer, regulatory, and industry requirements. This role serves as a key liaison between manufacturing, engineering, customers, suppliers, and safety to drive product conformity, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary quality liaison for customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Lead APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, PPAP, MSA, and SPC activities.
• Investigate customer complaints using 8D, 5-Why, and root cause analysis tools.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions and verify effectiveness.
• Maintain IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements compliance.
• Coordinate internal, customer, supplier, and certification audits.
• Manage laboratory testing, calibration systems, and gauge control programs.
• Conduct capability studies, Gage R&R, Minitab and statistical analysis.
• Support supplier quality development, containment, and PPAP approvals.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to resolve quality concerns.
• Support safety Gemba audits, and compliance initiatives.
• Lead continuous improvement projects focused on defect reduction and customer satisfaction.
• Mentor quality technicians and quality engineers.
• Lead quality metrics and improvement plans to leadership and customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of automotive manufacturing quality experience.
• Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, SPC, and 8D.
• Strong experience conducting audits and managing corrective actions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and statistical analysis tools.
• SAP knowledge.
• FMEA Software, Gagepack or willing to learn.

Preferred Qualifications

• CQE Certification
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
• ISO 14001 experience or willingness to learn
• Ford, GM, Stellantis, Mercedes, or Tier 1 automotive experience
• ISO 17025 laboratory experience willingness to learn
• ICARA (BSI corrective actions)