Senior, Quality Engineer

Bridgestone • Williamsburg, VA

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About The Position

Firestone Airide, a specialist in air spring manufacturing and technology, is hiring a Senior Quality Engineer in its Production & Skilled Trades category. The position focuses on manufacturing quality assurance: defining and maintaining processes and standards that ensure manufactured materials, components, and products meet quality requirements; auditing and monitoring manufacturing processes and outputs against internal and regulatory standards; and troubleshooting process deviations and finished-goods defects. The role uses quality tools such as APQP, MSA, FMEA, PPAP, and SPC, along with quality management systems and customer requirements for the automotive and/or truck industries.

The successful candidate leads projects or processes of diverse scope with limited supervision, coaches lower-level professionals, supports continuous improvement and automation, and applies advanced analytical and technical problem-solving to develop solutions. The role also involves communicating and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders and serving as a customer interface for PPAP submissions, complaints, and audits.

Bridgestone offers onboarding, training and mentorship, opportunities for professional growth, corporate social responsibility activities, a global and challenging work environment, support for work/life effectiveness and well-being, and an inclusive team.

Requirements

• Typically, at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or 3 years of related experience with a master's degree; or a Ph.D. with no experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Solid experience using APQP, MSA, FMEA, PPAP, and SPC quality tools on a daily basis.
• Experience with IATF, VDA, and customer-specific quality requirements for the automotive and/or truck industry.

Nice To Haves

• CQE certification.
• ASQ Green Belt or Black Belt training or certification.
• Lead auditor qualification for IATF or ISO 9001.

Responsibilities

• Define and specify activities, processes, and standards to fulfill quality requirements for manufactured materials, components, and products.
• Build and maintain the infrastructure and systems needed to ensure the timely delivery of quality products.
• Audit, monitor, and assess manufacturing processes and outputs against internal and regulatory standards.
• Report and troubleshoot manufacturing process deviations and defects in finished goods.
• Apply APQP, MSA, FMEA, PPAP, and SPC quality tools in daily work.
• Lead projects or processes of diverse scope while working independently with limited supervision.
• Coach and review the work of lower-level professionals.
• Support continuous improvement and automation activities.
• Use advanced analytical and technical problem-solving to develop solutions to existing problems and procedures.
• Support stakeholder relationships through strong communication and negotiation.
• Serve as the customer interface for PPAP submissions, customer complaints, and audits.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Supportive and engaging onboarding experience.
• Training and regular mentorship, with opportunities to develop and grow.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A global, dynamic, and challenging work environment.
• Agility, work/life effectiveness, and support for long-term well-being.
• An effective and inclusive team.
• Competitive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior