Your Role
Are you passionate about quality, problem-solving, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? As a Quality Engineer at Aptiv, you will play a key role in ensuring manufacturing excellence, improving product quality, and supporting customer satisfaction. Working closely with production teams, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will monitor quality performance, lead structured problem-solving activities, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement throughout the manufacturing process. This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional looking to make an impact within a dynamic, collaborative, and customer-focused automotive manufacturing environment.
Roles and Responsibilities
Process Quality & Continuous Improvement
Monitor and analyze key quality performance indicators (KPIs) such as Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), scrap rate, and First-Time Quality (FTQ). Lead corrective action plans and process improvement initiatives when KPIs fall below target.
Utilize statistical tools such as SPC (Statistical Process Control), Pareto charts, and other process validation methods to ensure manufacturing processes are stable and capable.
Manage the non-conforming product process, including implementing effective containment actions and directing appropriate rework or disposition.
Conduct periodic audits of finished goods and determine appropriate sample sizes to ensure products meet all specifications.
Provide quality-related training and guidance to production teams, including operators, team leaders, and quality technicians, on new processes, quality controls, and reaction plans.
Customer Quality & Problem Solving
Lead problem-solving activities using structured methodologies, such as the 8D process, to identify root causes and implement robust corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Validate the effectiveness of containment actions for both internal and external customers to minimize the impact of quality issues.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address customer concerns and support all quality requirements.
Support and participate in internal and external quality system audits, including ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.
Your Background
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
2+ years of experience in an automotive manufacturing quality function
Proven experience leading problem-solving activities and applying quality tools, including 8D, SPC, MSA, and FMEA
Strong understanding and experience with Quality Management Systems, including IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements
Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong ability to perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with customers and internal teams
Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple customer requirements, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
100% fluency in business English is required
Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
Proficiency in quality-related software and tools, including Minitab and statistical analysis software
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
Why Join Aptiv.
You grow at Aptiv.
Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win.
You make an impact at Aptiv.
One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day.
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