Risk Mitigation Quality Engineer

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

16h

About The Position

This Risk Mitigation Quality Engineer role is responsible for monitoring safety and regulatory engineering‑related recalls, identifying transversal root causes, and leading workstreams to develop effective corrective actions. The position requires executing these activities within defined timelines while ensuring a high level of detail, analytical depth, and lessons‑learned integration. Success in this role demands strong technical knowledge of vehicle systems, manufacturing and design processes, and the ability to lead and influence cross‑functional teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
8+ years of experience in Engineering, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing Engineering
Proficiency in structured root cause analysis
Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and other core automotive quality tools
Ability to interpret technical data, failure modes, and systemic process gaps
Strong coaching and mentoring skills to guide cross-functional teams through LL development
Ability to influence and lead teams without direct authority
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex issues into executive-level summaries
Proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering high-quality, timely results in a fast paced global environment

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in engineering

Responsibilities

Lead the analysis of safety and regulatory recalls to identify workstreams.
Collaborate with responsible functional teams (e.g., design, manufacturing, supplier quality) to gather data, challenge assumptions, and conduct analysis and identify transversal root causes.
Coach and mentor stakeholders on effective identification of transversal corrective actions planning and implementation utilizing lessons learned.
Lead the implementation of transversal corrective actions and develop/revise standards/processes related to workstreams.
Conduct reviews/approval of standards associated with workstreams.
Monitor progress of corrective actions implementation, ensuring timely completion.
Validate that corrective actions are systemic and sustainable, with appropriate read-across to future programs to prevent recurrence.
Prepare documentation for senior-level review meetings, ensuring clarity, completeness, and executive-level readiness.
Monitors safety and regulatory recalls for trends
Identify workstreams for topics discovered by the trend analysis
Identify transversal root causes for the assigned workstreams
Develop actions items to prevent root causes and reoccurrence of recalls
Read-Across Strategy.
Stakeholder Coaching and Engagement.
Process Monitoring and Reporting
Tool Utilization and Training