Supplier Quality Engineer- Interior

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

22h

About The Position

The Interior Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for managing different supplier locations and parts to ensure high quality products are produced and transported to Stellantis Assembly Plants. The engineer will provide on-site launch support to suppliers' facilities to ensure launch readiness as required, leading up to and including program launch. They will also be responsible for managing post launch continuous improvement activities and to provide on-site support at Stellantis assembly plants as required. The Engineer will also be responsible for working cross functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Purchasing to ensure proper designs, suppliers and manufacturing processes are selected. Within our Supplier Quality Engineering role, we ask that our engineer's drive change within both plant manufacturing and component suppliers to resolve complex component issues. It is the engineer's responsibility to ensure component suppliers' processes are robust and capable to stay on track and manage key component quality milestones. Overall, the engineer will lead all problem-solving activities with internal and external organizations, manage warranty with their suppliers, and ensure best practices/lessons learned are applied across the several different vehicle programs.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive (or similar) Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent program
5 years or more of work experience in automotive engineering, manufacturing, or supplier quality areas
Proficient interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a cross functional team environment
Comfortable leading and directing supplier meetings
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and tasks
Creative problem-solving ability and results orientated approach
Proficient in using Microsoft Office
Ability to travel within the USA, Canada and Mexico (up to 40% travel may be required from time to time)

Nice To Haves

Program management skills/experience
Advance Problem solving tools Green Belt (Six Sigma or Kepner Tregoe), Black Belt (Six Sigma or Shainin) certification
Quality certification

Responsibilities

Perform supplier quality systems and process audits and lead Supplier Improvement/Development Programs
Establish close relationships with assigned suppliers and actively drive continuous improvement activities
Initiate and follow-up on corrective actions and verify effectiveness on-site
Participation in launch teams, lead and coordinate APQP/PPAP deliverables for purchased components within supplier quality group
Assist in educating suppliers on Stellantis systems and requirements
Lead and support supplier APQP and PPAP activities to ensure all deliverables are being fulfilled
Work with Engineering and Supplier Organizations to alleviate discrepancies in product specifications and evaluate cost reduction opportunities
Support onsite suppliers to analyze incoming quality or warranty issue in order to establish proper root cause and corrective actions.
Support cross functional revies with Stellantis engineering and manufacturing to ensure the components from the suppliers satisfy the quality standards.
Perform on site capacity evaluations at the suppliers to ensure a flowless supply to the Stellantis assembly plants.