Quality Engineer

Take charge of a fast-paced automotive operation where your leadership keeps production moving and innovation thriving. Enjoy competitive pay, full benefits, and the chance to grow your career while leading a high-performing materials team.

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Salary: $80,000 - $90,000 per year

A bit about us:

We're seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to play a critical role in a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for protecting product integrity from raw material through finished goods-ensuring every part leaving the plant meets exacting customer, regulatory, and internal standards.

You'll be a key partner to Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain, driving proactive quality systems, solving complex problems, and continuously improving processes that support high-volume automotive production. If you thrive in a plant environment, enjoy data-driven problem solving, and take pride in building world-class quality systems, this role offers real impact and visibility.

Why join us?

Key Perks:

• Competitive salary
• Relocation assistance available
• Fortune 500-level health/medical/dental/vision
• 401(K) + match
• 3 weeks PTO + 14 paid holidays + option to purchase up to 6 weeks of additional vacation time
• Short, Long-Term and Life Insurance
• HSA+ FSA
• Employee Assistance Program + paid family leave
• Wellness programs!
• Discounts from preferred vendors
• Well-being Resources
• Professional training
• Opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce
• Warm & welcoming culture
• & much more!

What Makes This Role Compelling:

• High visibility role with direct impact on product quality and customer satisfaction
• Opportunity to own processes, not just inspect them
• Collaborative environment where engineering, manufacturing, and quality work as one team
• A culture that values continuous improvement, accountability, and safety
• Stable, long-term automotive manufacturing environment with global reach

Job Details

What You'll Do:

• Own plant-level quality systems to ensure compliance with internal standards, customer requirements, and automotive regulations
• Conduct inspections and testing on incoming materials, in-process components, and finished products using measurement tools, gauges, and functional tests
• Apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) to monitor production performance, identify trends, and prevent defects before they occur
• Lead root cause investigations using structured methodologies (8D, CAPA, fishbone, 5-Why) and drive sustainable corrective actions
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives leveraging Lean, Six Sigma, and quality best practices
• Partner with suppliers on quality performance, audits, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives
• Support customer quality requirements, including issue resolution, documentation, and corrective action responses
• Maintain quality documentation and metrics, including non-conformances, inspection records, control plans, and performance dashboards
• Train and support production teams on quality standards, procedures, and tools to build a strong quality culture on the floor
• Champion safety, compliance, and accountability across all quality-related activities

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Quality, or related)
• Several years of Quality Engineering experience in an automotive manufacturing environment (required)
• Strong working knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and automotive core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans)
• Experience applying SPC, capability analysis, DOE, and data-driven quality techniques
• Proven ability to solve complex manufacturing problems and drive corrective/preventive actions
• Comfort working cross-functionally in a high-volume, fast-paced plant environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interface with operators, engineers, suppliers, and customers
• Proficiency with quality and statistical software (e.g., Minitab, JMP) and Microsoft Office

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