Site Quality Engineer - Senior

DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

The Site Quality Engineer - Senior creates value for the assigned manufacturing site by leading continuous improvement initiatives and ensuring defect-free processes that meet customer, regulatory, and business requirements. This role drives quality excellence through robust quality systems, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration, supporting both current production and new product introductions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site-level quality systems related to customer issues, including corrective action requests, containment activities, and root cause analysis.
• Ensure products and manufacturing processes meet initial and long-term quality standards, including IATF, customer-specific requirements, APQP, and PPAP documentation and submissions.
• Lead and/or support change management activities for existing products and Value Package Introduction (VPI), verifying products and processes meet defined quality metrics and performance targets.
• Support and/or lead internal and external quality audits and ensure effective closure of audit findings.
• Serve as a technical quality resource to cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
• Coach and mentor less experienced quality team members to strengthen quality capability and culture.
• Prioritize and lead continuous improvement initiatives with cross-functional partners using proven methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, 7-Step Problem Solving, IQTM, and AIAG core tools.
• Lead and/or support Safe Launch initiatives during VPI to ensure stable and capable production processes.
• Analyze quality and manufacturing data to provide decision support and drive sustainable improvements

• Customer Focus: Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric quality solutions.
• Effective Communication: Clearly conveys complex quality concepts to diverse stakeholders through multiple communication modes.
• Manufacturing Knowledge: Applies deep understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, and systems to enable continuous improvement.
• Quality Influence: Engages stakeholders, manages constructive conflict, and influences decisions to ensure quality priorities are balanced with business objectives.
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP): Leads structured quality planning processes to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Measurement Science (Metrology): Applies principles of measurement science across dimensional, mechanical, chemical, electrical, and optical domains to manage uncertainty and traceability.
• Problem Solving: Uses systematic, data-driven methodologies to identify root causes, implement robust solutions, and prevent recurrence.
• Drives Vision and Purpose: Articulates a compelling quality vision aligned with site and enterprise goals.
• Project Management: Effectively balances scope, schedule, and resources to deliver sustainable project outcomes.
• Quality Process Management: Proficient in applying quality tools such as FMEA, SPC, capability studies, inspections, audits, and testing.
• Quality Systems Management: Ensures the Quality Management System is understood, implemented, maintained, and effective.
• Statistical Foundations: Applies statistical methods to analyze process performance and guide improvement decisions.
• Develops Talent: Builds capability and supports the growth of team members.
• Values Differences: Embraces diverse perspectives to strengthen problem-solving and innovation.
• Quality 4.0: Leverages digital and cloud-based quality systems, connected technologies, simulation, and analytics to enhance quality outcomes.

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Engineering or a related technical or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated role competence in quality and manufacturing environments.
• May require licensing or authorization for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

• Intermediate level of experience required.
• Typically, 3-5 years of experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, or Program Management within the automotive industry or a similarly regulated industry.
• Minimum of 2 years of direct manufacturing or quality-related experience.
• Strong working knowledge of AIAG core tools, APQP, PPAP, SPC, FMEA, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience supporting customer audits, corrective actions, and Safe Launch activities.

• Responsibility for Machining Quality Assurance and Metrology .
• 10-12 years of experience in Cylinder Head and Cylinder Block Machining , with 3-4 years in a Machining Quality role preferred.
• In-depth expertise in metrology and inspection instruments, with the ability to guide teams on selecting appropriate measurement methods and ensuring accurate day-to-day execution.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement in machining quality processes.
• Six Sigma certification preferred.