Quality Engineer, Interior/ Exterior Trim

Harbinger Motors•Garden Grove, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company focused on transforming the industry with innovative EV solutions. We are seeking a Quality Engineer to oversee the quality of Harbinger’s HC CAB interior and exterior trim. This role is crucial for ensuring the quality of our vehicle cabins, including interior and exterior trim and CAB components, throughout their entire lifecycle. The position requires close collaboration with suppliers, product designers, and production teams to establish and maintain quality standards, troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous improvement. The Quality Engineer will serve as a key liaison between the company's cross-functional teams, our suppliers, and our customers. Key responsibilities include defining quality standards, performing root cause analysis, establishing inspection standards, managing equipment controls and quality gates, participating in supplier selection, APQP processes, and determining corrective actions. The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills and be committed to the consistent improvement of processes and products.

Requirements

Hands-on engineer with a passion for problem-solving and a bias for action and continuous improvement.
Energetic and passionate about quality and delivering best-in-class products.
Experience controlling class A surfaces (paint, interiors, etc.).
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing) or a related technical field.
Three to five years of pertinent experience in manufacturing quality or supplier quality engineering involving control of class A surfaces.
Proficiency in ISO-9001:2018 or IATF 16949 standards is highly desired.
Familiarity with fundamental quality core tools including Quality Management Systems, Supplier and Internal Audits, APQP, SPC, PPAP, FMEA.
Excellent project management skills, capable of managing multiple projects concurrently.
Solid understanding of paint quality, vehicle general assembly, EOL vehicle inspection advantageous.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in ISO-9001:2018 or IATF 16949 standards.
Solid understanding of paint quality, vehicle general assembly, EOL vehicle inspection.

Responsibilities

Monitor quality performance metrics, proactively identify and escalate emerging high-impact issues using supplier, internal process, and warranty data for early resolution.
Drive timely root cause analysis and resolution by engaging and holding cross-functional teams accountable with a data-driven approach.
Implement continuous improvement by driving lessons learned into relevant processes.
Develop and track data-driven metrics for issue monitoring and corrective action effectiveness.
Create innovative tools and processes to enhance efficiency and scalability.
Continuously develop quality standards, quality control systems, and manufacturing and supplier quality protocols for Harbinger’s HC Series CAB.
Perform thorough inspection and testing of materials, equipment, processes, and products to ensure meticulous compliance with quality specifications.
Support the assembly team with equipment buyoff, conducting technical and statistical investigations concerning quality issues, methods, and equipment, culminating in actionable recommendations.
Formulate effective corrective actions, solutions, and enhancements for supplier, production, and product-related challenges specific to vehicle cabin systems.
Participate in design reviews alongside design engineering and manufacturing teams to mitigate manufacturing and assembly risks linked to cabin trim and interior components.
Lead and instruct interdisciplinary efforts to conduct root cause analysis for both internal and external cabin components, ensuring timely responses and validation of corrective actions to prevent non-conformances.
Lead MRB meetings and act as a quality representative within the engineering change control board for cabin and interior systems.