Quality Engineer - Sr

North American Lighting•Paris, IL

20d•$80,500 - $119,900•Onsite

About The Position

North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world. North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will work with the Quality and Manufacturing Departments in developing, installing and operating a quality system for controlling incoming raw material, in-process material, and finished products. Additionally, they will assist the manager with future planning and supervisory functions for the department.

Requirements

Engineering degree, plus 4 - 6 years of related manufacturing experience OR Bachelor’s Degree, plus 5+ years of related manufacturing experience.

Nice To Haves

QC Certification and Experience in the quality function within automotive supplier manufacturing working with Japanese and US automakers in launch activities is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages all advanced quality planning documents, and participates in quality planning activities; including, FMEA’s, Process Flow Diagrams, Control Charts, and Gage R&R and capability studies.
Reviews and prepares necessary documentation for customer initial sample submissions; including AQP, customer documents, and any other required documentation.
Travels to customers’ facilities to participate in all phases of the customer’s launch activities; including Engineering and Component Review Team meetings, assembly trials, and SOP activities.
Performs technical and statistical investigations and analysis on production, quality, process, and equipment issues using standard NAL problem solving method.
Verifies the implementation and effectiveness of countermeasures for customer complaints, the revision of related documents, and the submission of countermeasure reports to the customers.