Quality Engineer | Automotive Manufacturing
- Matteson, IL
- $75,000-90,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and maintain comprehensive Control Plans for Production Quality Control, integrating insights from continuous improvement initiatives.
- Conduct advanced quality audits and establish standards for in-process and finished products and materials.
- Provide expertise in testing methodologies, sampling techniques, and training programs.
- Analyze complex quality data, identify defective products, and recommend necessary procedural improvements.
- Ensure compliance across all quality testing and validation stages.
- Lead quality audits, regulatory inspections, laboratory studies, research, testing, and operational processes.
- Collaborate with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers to uphold organizational quality standards.
- Offer technical leadership and support training for less experienced engineers and inspectors.
- Maintain oversight of materials, facilities, and product quality.
- Manage customer complaints and serve as the primary customer contact.
- Oversee nonconformance material disposition and reworked product inspections.
- Track and report costs with accuracy.
- Measure prototype, pre-production, and serial parts during product launch.
- Manage all serial PPAP documentation.
- Lead and facilitate problem-solving initiatives using the 8D Process, DMAIC Principles, and 5-Why Analysis.
- Interpret SPC data to assess part quality, with a strong understanding of Cpk and Ppk metrics.
- Assist manufacturing engineers in reducing RPN by enhancing PFMEAs and Control Plans based on lessons learned.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant industry experience
- 5+ years of manufacturing experience as a Quality Engineer
- Ability to read prints
- GD&T experience required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Sponsorship not provided
- Salary up to $90k depending on experience
- 3 weeks PTO
- BCBS health insurance