Quality Engineer (27636)

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Senior Quality Engineer

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Grand Rapids, MI Area

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Direct Hire | Automotive Manufacturing

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Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to support quality operations within a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment. This role will work closely with customers, suppliers, manufacturing, and program teams to ensure quality requirements are met from new product launch through ongoing production.

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The Senior Quality Engineer will play a key role in maintaining IATF 16949 compliance, supporting APQP and PPAP activities, resolving quality issues, and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

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Key Focus

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Automotive Quality | IATF 16949 | APQP | PPAP | Corrective Actions | Quality Systems | Continuous Improvement

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What You’ll Do

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• Support quality activities across new product launches and ongoing automotive production.
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• Maintain compliance with IATF 16949 requirements and support internal quality audits.
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• Develop and maintain APQP documentation throughout the product launch process.
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• Prepare, review, and support PPAP submissions and related customer requirements.
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• Develop, implement, and maintain quality systems, plans, procedures, and documentation.
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• Lead and support corrective actions, root cause analysis, and quality problem-solving activities.
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• Analyze quality data and documentation to identify issues, trends, and improvement opportunities.
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• Communicate directly with customers regarding quality concerns, requirements, and corrective actions.
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• Partner with suppliers, manufacturing, engineering, and program teams to resolve quality issues.
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• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
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• Ensure established quality and performance standards are consistently maintained.
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What We’re Looking For

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• 3+ years of Quality Engineering experience within automotive manufacturing.
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• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
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• Hands-on experience with IATF 16949, APQP, and PPAP.
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• Experience with corrective actions, root cause analysis, and automotive quality systems.
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• Lean Manufacturing or continuous improvement experience.
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• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and customer communication skills.
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• Ability to work effectively across customers, suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
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Similar backgrounds may include: Senior Quality Engineer, Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, or Quality Manager.