Quality Engineer

Astemo Indiana•Findlay, OH

10d

About The Position

The Quality Engineer supports manufacturing quality performance, customer quality, corrective action and problem solving, continuous improvement, audits and compliance, quality systems, measurement systems, process control, and cross-functional quality activities. The role monitors plant quality metrics and supports production teams in resolving quality concerns, leads containment and root-cause activities, and drives improvement in product quality and operational performance. It also serves as the primary quality contact for assigned customers and product lines, coordinating complaint investigations, customer protection, corrective actions, and timely issue closure. The position works with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, and Production teams to resolve quality issues and support plant quality objectives. It maintains quality documentation and records, supports audits and quality-system improvements, and provides quality training and coaching when required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
At least 5 years of manufacturing quality experience; automotive experience preferred.
Experience with customer issue resolution, corrective actions, audits, and quality systems.
Working knowledge of IATF 16949, AIAG Core Tools, GD&T, SPC, MSA, and problem-solving methodologies.
Strong communication, leadership, teamwork, and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

Automotive manufacturing quality experience.

Responsibilities

Monitor quality performance metrics and identify trends affecting product quality; support production teams in resolving daily quality concerns.
Lead containment activities for product and process nonconformances and participate in production-floor problem solving.
Drive reductions in scrap, rework, customer returns, and warranty concerns; monitor, analyze, and improve plant KPIs including PPM, COPQ, scrap, first-pass yield, customer complaints, warranty performance, and audit results.
Lead root-cause investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies; facilitate 8D, 5 Why, and other corrective action processes.
Coordinate corrective action implementation and verification, track effectiveness and sustainability, and ensure customer and internal corrective actions are completed on time.
Serve as the primary quality contact for assigned customers and product lines; investigate complaints, coordinate containment and customer protection, develop corrective actions and 8D responses, and ensure timely closure of customer concerns.
Support customer audits, visits, and quality reviews; monitor customer quality metrics and scorecards.
Drive quality improvement initiatives using SPC, data analysis, Lean Manufacturing principles, and structured problem solving to reduce quality losses and improve operational performance.
Conduct layered process and product audits; support internal, customer, and third-party quality audits and corrective actions arising from audit findings.
Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and corporate quality standards.
Maintain quality documentation, inspection standards, control plans, quality-system processes, and quality records; assist with quality-system improvements.
Support calibration and measurement-system activities, conduct and review MSA studies, analyze process capability data, support SPC programs, and validate process-control effectiveness.
Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, and Production teams to resolve quality issues.
Provide quality-related training and coaching when required; participate in plant quality reviews and management meetings; support major customer concerns and quality escalations.