HTI is searching for an experienced Quality Engineer for a Tier-1 Automotive Supplier in the Charleston, SC area (Summerville, SC). The company provides a positive work environment and a comprehensive benefits package. This is a full-time, onsite, direct hire position. Relocation assistance is available. Salary depends on experience and education, and the range is $80,000 - $90,000 / year.
Job Summary:
The Quality Engineer is a customer-facing role, responsible for analyzing both acute and/or chronic component and finished good concerns. Each Quality Engineer is assigned to 1-2 customers. This role has no supervisory responsibilities and reports to the Quality Engineering Group Leader.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Must have 4+ years of experience in a Quality Engineering role within the manufacturing industry
- Experience in a fast-paced/high-volume manufacturing environment strongly preferred (automotive supplier, aerospace supplier, medical manufacturing, etc.)
- Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC), FMEA, PPAP, quality audits, corrective actions (CAPA), and ISO/TS 16949
- Knowledge of metrology, standard gauging practices, and gage and test equipment
- Familiar with friction welding, balancing, and paint processes preferred
- Intermediate Microsoft Office software skills; familiarity with SAP ERP system a plus
- ASQ Certification is a plus
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
Job Duties:
- Communicate with customer contacts regarding quality concerns and processes.
- Identify problems related to machining processes, assembly methods and processes of the business operating system (BOS); participate in cross-functional team efforts to solve these problems.
- Recommend corrective actions to be taken.
- Coordinate quality objectives with other departments and supports them in achieving compliance.
- Maintain practices consistent with IATF 16949, as well as customer requirements and specifications.
- Provide technical expertise in product development projects, design reviews, verification, process validation and manufacturability involving R&D, Product Group, Procurement, Manufacturing and other departments.
- Compile product and process validation documentation per AIAG and customer requirements (PPAP).
- Monitor customer portals based on assignments including PPAP, customer claims and customer scorecards.
- Support internal, external and customer audits.
- Analyze assembly concerns; audit parts to verify specifications and tolerances.
- Develop or update quality procedures, control plans and inspection plans as required.
- Coordinate problem solving efforts with respective personnel using problem solving tools including 8D, 5Y, Ishikawa.
- Has the authority to hold and/or stop product shipments if it does not conform to the quality requirements.
- Minimal travel to include 1-2 potential trips per year.
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