Senior, Quality Engineer

Bridgestone Americas • Williamsburg, SC

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About The Position

Firestone Airide, a specialist in air spring manufacturing and technology, engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, minivans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail, and industrial applications. This position performs manufacturing quality assurance, including defining processes and standards for manufactured products, maintaining systems that support consistent delivery of quality products, and auditing and monitoring manufacturing processes and outputs against internal and regulatory standards. The role also troubleshoots process deviations and finished-goods defects and applies quality tools such as APQP, MSA, FMEA, PPAP, and SPC, along with quality management systems and customer requirements relevant to automotive and truck industries.

The Senior Quality Engineer leads projects or processes of diverse scope with limited supervision, coaches lower-level professionals, supports continuous improvement and automation, and develops solutions to problems using advanced analytical and technical skills. The role also supports internal and external stakeholder relationships and serves as a customer interface for PPAP submissions, customer complaints, and audits. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Typically requires 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 PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Solid experience using APQP, MSA, FMEA, PPAP, and SPC quality tools on a daily basis.
• Experience with quality management systems, including IATF and VDA, and customer-specific requirements for the automotive and/or truck industry.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• 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 relationships with internal and external stakeholders through strong communication and negotiation.
• Serve as a customer interface for PPAP submissions, customer complaints, and audits.
• Define and specify activities, processes, and standards to fulfill quality requirements for manufactured materials, components, and products.
• Build and maintain infrastructure and systems that consistently ensure timely delivery of quality products.
• Audit, monitor, and determine the quality of manufacturing processes and outputs against defined internal and regulatory standards.
• Report and troubleshoot manufacturing process deviations and defects in finished goods.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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