Quality Engineer, Automotive OEM & APQP
Overview
As Quality Engineer, you own customer quality for North American OEMs across the full product lifecycle, from design to production. This role covers automotive antenna systems, RF, and connected vehicle products such as telematics, GPS, cellular, V2X, and wireless charging, with direct accountability for customer escalations and APQP/PPAP deliverables. You operate from a small, engineering-driven satellite office in Belleville, MI, collaborating with global manufacturing sites in China, Vietnam, and Mexico. You lead root cause analysis and corrective actions using 8D, FMEA, and SPC to ensure robust quality performance. This contract-to-hire role offers a pay range of $85,000-$105,000 and requires travel to OEM sites about 25% of the time.
What You'll Do10
- 1Serve as the primary quality contact for North American OEM customers, managing day-to-day communications and expectations.
- 2Respond to urgent OEM escalations, coordinating rapid issue resolution with cross-functional teams.
- 3Lead preparation, maintenance, and submission of APQP and PPAP documentation for new and existing products.
- 4Drive quality performance across supply chain, machining, molding, assembly, and final validation processes.
- 5Own and maintain core quality documentation including FMEAs, control plans, and quality KPIs.
- 6Lead root cause analysis using structured methods such as 8D, fishbone diagrams, and DOE to implement corrective actions.
- 7Support new product introduction (NPI) launches and product transfers, ensuring quality requirements are defined and verified.
- 8Implement and monitor SPC and other quality systems to maintain stable and capable processes.
- 9Support ISO 9001 and customer audits by preparing documentation and addressing findings.
- 10Coordinate quality activities with global plants in China, Vietnam, and Mexico, and represent the NA quality function in meetings.
Requirements10
- 1Bachelor's degree in Engineering required, with a focus on electronics or automotive electronics preferred.
- 23+ years of automotive quality experience, ideally with OEM or Tier 1 suppliers like GM, Tesla, or Ford.
- 3Hands-on experience with APQP and PPAP processes, including documentation, submission, and approval.
- 4Strong experience developing and maintaining FMEAs and control plans.
- 5Proven ability to perform root cause analysis using tools such as 8D, fishbone diagrams, and DOE.
- 6Proficiency with SPC tools and techniques for process monitoring and improvement.
- 7Customer-facing quality experience with direct OEM interaction.
- 8Experience supporting NPI launches and product transfers.
- 9Exposure to ISO 9001 and quality management systems; auditing experience preferred.
- 10Willingness to travel approximately 25%, typically 4-6 trips per year to OEM customer sites.
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