Supplier Quality Engineer- Component Introduction - Autonomous Mobility

Aumovio•New Braunfels, TX

About The Position

AUMOVIO, an independent company spun off from the former Continental group sector Automotive since September 2025, is a technology and electronics company offering a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems, as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024, the business areas now belonging to AUMOVIO generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and has about 87,000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide. This role focuses on driving component introduction within customer and development projects, performing risk analysis, and ensuring supplier quality management.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Engineering
2 or more years of experience in the automotive industry
Knowledge of APQP and PPAP processes
Technical understanding of mechanical components
Able to read blueprints/drawings and interpret specifications
Understanding and capability to collaborate with different foreign cultures
Knowledge of Quality Management (including standards of Quality system requirements, policies and norms)
Risk Management Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, etc.)
Collaboration skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking)
Communication skills, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures
Problem solving and decision-making tools and techniques.
Project management skills, tools and techniques.
Sourcing
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job posting.

Nice To Haves

5 years of experience in the automotive environment with a focus in SQM or quality
Experience with IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, AIAG
Knowledge of SPC and Special Characteristics
Experience in working with international teams on SQM or quality issues
Process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge
Knowledge of technical cleanliness and PFMEA

Responsibilities

Drive component introduction within the customer and development projects.
Perform Risk Analysis & create risk mitigation plan along with Supplier, SQM P and project team.
Drive the risk mitigation plan over the PLC and initiate corrective actions (e.g. escalation) if the risk mitigation plan is not on track.
Identify missing or not up-to-date audits / GQA and request (re-)audit/completion if required from responsible SQM.
Track and plan execution of SCR.
Ensure in-time sourcing of feasible suppliers with decisions signed according signature rules.
Plan, initiate and control failure prevention orientated, advanced quality management measures in the design/development phase for supplied parts.
Plan, initiate, implement and control the appropriate supplier quality assurance measures along the complete process chain in the make/market phase for all supplied goods and services.
Implement and control of quality improvement and development programs of suppliers.
Prepare and execute visits and management meetings with suppliers.
Troubleshooting for supplier problems and support Supplier Quality Management (SQM) Plants for escalation.
Ensure in-time releases of new components.
Regular update of APQP Status via SupplyOn.
Feedback continuously APQP / PPAP status from SQM towards project team / engineering / SQM P.
Feedback APQP / PPAP status from SQM towards customer on demand.
Promote Lessons Learned within BA and SQM (related to component introduction, component specification, supplier selection, technology experience, new business models ...).
Support Escalation management regarding SQM topics for cross-product family / customer cases.