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Quality Engineer

In short

This Quality Engineer role at an automotive/electrical components manufacturer is responsible for ensuring product and process quality, resolving quality issues, supporting new manufacturing line launches, and managing customer quality requirements across operations. It requires 3–5 years of experience in the connector or automotive electrical industry, a university degree, and hands-on knowledge of IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, QRQC, and 8D methodologies. Advanced English and Spanish language skills are required, and the role involves cross-functional collaboration, audits, and non-conforming material control.

Role Summary
As a Quality Engineer, you will provide technical expertise and leadership to ensure product and process quality while driving continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues, support new product and process launches, manage customer quality requirements, and ensure compliance with applicable quality standards.
Your Role
•Develop, implement, and maintain product quality plans to ensure compliance with customer and internal requirements.
•Partner with different areas of the organization to resolve product, material, and manufacturing process quality issues.
•Maintain close interaction with customers to understand and address quality requirements and expectations.
•Participate in the planning, validation, and release of new manufacturing lines and processes.
•Coordinate investigations of customer quality complaints, supporting root cause identification, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
•Ensure appropriate methods and controls are in place for product and process quality assurance.
•Ensure non-conforming material is properly identified, segregated, controlled, and dispositioned.
•Coordinate PPAP sample requests with production teams to support annual product revalidations.
•Plan and support product and process audits.
•Ensure quality systems within the assigned area are properly executed and effective.
•Apply quality methodologies and tools including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, QRQC, and 8D.
•Monitor quality performance through activities such as FTQ tracking, quality claims, product audits, process audits, and Red Bin Reviews.
•Exercise authority to stop manufacturing processes when operating outside established control requirements.
•Support compliance with IATF 16949 requirements, customer-specific requirements, and applicable ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and ISO 50001 standards.
Your Background
•Completed university degree.
•3–5 years of related experience in the connector or automotive electrical industry.
•Advanced English proficiency (80%) and Spanish language skills.
•Experience with automotive quality systems and IATF 16949 requirements.
•Knowledge and practical application of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and SPC.
•Experience with structured problem-solving methodologies such as QRQC and 8D.
•Experience supporting product and process audits, customer quality claims, and corrective actions.
•Knowledge of non-conforming material control, product/process deviations, and product revalidation activities.
•Strong problem-solving, teamwork, and service-oriented skills.
•Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
•Familiarity with Minitab, AutoCAD, Adobe Acrobat, and statistical analysis software.
Your Benefits
•13th and 14th month bonus
•Major Medical Insurance
•Life Insurance
•Vacation days
•Gas Bonus
•RAP
•Cafeteria Service

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