Sr. Quality Systems Engineer

The Quality Systems Engineer will serve as the primary liaison to establish, maintain, and continuously improve a robust Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 standards, ensuring full compliance and audit readiness across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the Quality Management System (QMS)
• Ensure alignment with ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 standards and requirements
• Monitor and control quality documentation, procedures, and records
• Plan and execute internal, external, and supplier audits
• Ensure audit readiness mindset across all functions at all times
• Track and ensure timely closure of audit findings and observations
• Ensure adherence to regulatory, customer, and governance requirements
• Manage nonconformance processes, including deviation handling and containment actions
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) using structured methodologies (8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone)
• Drive effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify their effectiveness
• Track and sustain preventive quality tools and controls (FMEA, control plans, risk-based thinking)
• Identify potential risks and proactively implement mitigation strategies
• Strengthen process robustness and defect prevention mechanisms
• Develop and deliver QMS and compliance training programs
• Promote quality awareness and audit preparedness culture across teams
• Support capability development in quality tools and standards
• Support reliability testing and validation activities to ensure product durability and performance
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure quality standards in product and process design
• Participate in process ramp-up and stabilization, ensuring quality readiness at launch
• Promote best practice sharing and replication across global sites
• Monitor process compliance through layered process audits (LPA) and internal checks
• Collaborate with engineering and automation teams to embed QMS requirements
• Validate new processes, systems, and equipment against QMS and compliance standards
• Support implementation of digital quality initiatives
• Travel to other sites to assess the audit ready program and share best practices
• Act as a point of contact between central quality teams and site-level operations

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: BS in Engineering, Quality Management, or related field
• Experience: 15+ years of experience in Quality Systems / QMS / Compliance & Certification roles
• Familiarity with manufacturing or operational environments preferred
• Hands-on experience with ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 standards
• Experience in audit management (internal/external/supplier)
• Certification such as ISO Lead Auditor / Internal Auditor is an advantage

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and standards
• Expertise in audit processes, CAPA, and nonconformance handling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration
• High attention to detail with a compliance and audit-ready mindset
• Ability to drive training, awareness, and quality culture

Other Requirements

• Ability to travel to customer sites within the US, Mexico, India and China on a short notice.