Senior Quality Engineer

PK USA•Shelbyville, IN

About The Position

The Senior Quality Engineer leads advanced quality planning for new products, manufacturing processes, and engineering changes to ensure customer requirements and applicable quality standards are met. The role develops and maintains APQP and PPAP documentation, serves as a primary contact for customer and supplier quality matters, monitors quality performance, and supports compliance with IATF 16949. It provides quality expertise during product and process reviews, evaluates engineering drawings and specifications, and establishes effective quality controls before production launch and throughout the product lifecycle. The position also investigates quality issues, coordinates containment and corrective actions, supports manufacturing process validation and dimensional quality activities, and contributes to continual improvement of the quality management system. It collaborates across departments and maintains accurate, traceable quality records and reports.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in quality assurance or quality engineering within a manufacturing environment.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, and GD&T requirements; strong understanding of dimensional tolerancing and inspection methods.
Strong understanding of quality management systems, quality assurance principles, manufacturing processes, and customer-specific quality requirements, including IATF principles.
Experience developing, coordinating, and maintaining APQP and PPAP documentation, including PFMEAs, Control Plans, and supporting quality documentation.
Strong analytical and computer skills, including the ability to analyze quality data, identify trends, prepare reports, and communicate technical information using charts, graphs, statistical analysis, and data visualization tools.
Attention to detail and commitment to product quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and conflict-resolution skills; ability to manage customer relationships and coordinate cross-functional problem-solving.
Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize competing deadlines, and independently coordinate advanced quality planning activities for product launches and engineering changes.
Knowledge of structured problem-solving methods, including root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, 8D, and verification of corrective action effectiveness.
Ability to support internal and external audits, maintain quality system compliance, and assist with IATF 16949 certification and surveillance activities.
Ability to interpret customer scorecards, monitor quality metrics, identify improvement areas, and coordinate actions to improve customer satisfaction and quality performance.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship or takeover of sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent combinations of relevant education and experience may be considered.
Experience in the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

Lead advanced quality planning for new products, manufacturing processes, and engineering changes.
Develop, coordinate, submit, and maintain PPAP packages according to customer-specific requirements and deadlines.
Develop, review, and maintain PFMEAs, Control Plans, process flow diagrams, inspection requirements, and other quality planning documentation.
Serve as a primary contact for customer and supplier quality matters, coordinating responses to concerns, documentation requests, notifications, and corrective actions.
Review customer scorecards, performance metrics, and quality trends; communicate results and coordinate improvement actions.
Investigate internal and external quality issues, coordinate containment and product disposition, determine root causes, establish corrective actions, and verify their effectiveness.
Review engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, GD&T requirements, and proposed manufacturing processes to identify quality risks and inspection challenges.
Verify that quality controls, inspection methods, measurement systems, and documented procedures are established and implemented; evaluate process changes and support validation activities.
Support maintenance and continual improvement of the quality management system, including audits, audit preparation, corrective action follow-up, documentation control, and IATF 16949 certification or surveillance activities.
Coordinate quality activities related to product, material, tooling, equipment, and manufacturing process changes, including validation, requalification, documentation updates, and customer approvals.
Review dimensional inspection results and measurement methods, support measurement system analysis, and coordinate resolution of measurement or inspection concerns.
Work with relevant departments to improve product quality, reduce defects and variation, strengthen preventive controls, and improve manufacturing and quality processes.
Maintain accurate, complete, and traceable quality records; prepare and communicate technical reports, audit findings, corrective action status, customer submissions, and other quality information.
Perform other projects and duties as assigned.