Plant Quality Engineer
Location: Hendersonville
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart
and contribute to the automotive revolution! OPmobility is a
world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer
and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since
its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior
systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy
systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies.
With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of
152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300
employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility. Our
ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and
solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead and approve APQP activities throughout
development to post launch (VPDS G3 to G6) phase to ensure the
quality of the event. Participate and co-ordinate with PD and
manufacturing engineering during BOM quotes for new programs. Work
with program team and interface with customer to ensure customer
specific requirements (CSR) are followed through KPI’s. Review and
understand customer scorecard and access customer portal to
understand customer quality deliverables such as PPM and warranty
targets, problem resolution expectations. Drive Team to review CSR
and review in detail Quality items like Warranty, PPM, QR, MSA
requirements, Dimensional, and provide feedback to CBU for
feasibility. Participate in technical design reviews and work with
the program core team on developing risk assessment tools such as
DFMEA, SCIF, PFMEA and Control plan. Ensure quality requirements
are reviewed during design and launch reviews. Ensure Design for
Manufacturing, Design for Quality methods and Lessons Learned are
incorporated by the Program Core Team. Lead Quality Core Tool
Workshops (QCTW) and follow-up closure of opportunities defined in
workshop. Participate and ensure integrity joint check workshop
during Pilot phase of the program to ensure safe launch.
Participate in internal and Customer Run at Rate to identify top
process quality issues and address them through corrective actions.
Prepare Quality inspection report for each prototype build and
ensure product integrity. Track PPAP deliverables to customers
during development and pilot phase (VPDS G3-G5). Work with tooling
specialist to review and analyze dimensional data and quality of
first tool tryout molded parts. Support all gauges’ development
during Gate 1 to Gate 3. Ensure right gauges available in quote.
Purchasing, track and prove-out gauges (PD to define VSA, locating
strategy, supplier, and gauge lay-outs), and responsible for gauges
from gate 4-5. PO, gauge timeline, tracking and coordinating with
supplier Support Dimensional convergence engineer while completion
of dimensional capability, gauge certification and gauge R&R
studies. Develop and monitor with the Product Engineer and
dimensional convergence engineer the overall dimensional plan for
the program GD&T, number of measurement points, datum scheme,
number of lamps to be measured at various stages of the program
etc. Catalyst and coach for AIAG Core Tools application by all
required areas, make training plans, and escalate noncompliance.
Review quality department procedures and update/ train as required
into education system database. Organize all QRE Tools like
Suit-case testers are part of quote, ordered and built by New
Models with assy line (or ordered separately), kit of spare of
parts, etc. Lead team to use VPRS for test failures during
development, drive teams to know root-cause before making PCA’s,
and drive teams to make Lesson Learned Cards where applicable.
Review component drawings and understand the application
requirements for each component. Understand all performance and
engineering specifications applied to the parts. Analyze,
troubleshoot and follow up on internal & customer quality issues
until responsible department is defined. Responsible for incoming
parts quality inspection until incoming quality engineer is
onboard. Work with organizations or suppliers to implement
strategic advanced technologies at manufacturing locations to
reduce yearly customer reported quality concerns to meet quality
targets. As required, lead and manage Quality Resident Eng (QRE),
Metrology Technicians (MT), Shift Inspectors (SI), Incoming Quality
(IQ) or any other assigned quality function and third-party
companies internally and in customer assembly plants. As a AQE
Cover SPC, MT, IQE, SI, CS, ESD, CQE up to launch phase (Gate5) and
share adequate resources are available and trained in Gate 5 to
assigned quality function. Where team required activities are
non-compliance, escalate to Program manager and functional Manager
until resolved. Work with Core Team to build prototype and
pre-production samples overseeing manufacturing process to ensure
well defined prototype/pre-production control plans are followed.
Work with design /industrialization groups and make CAD 3D
investigations/analysis to make mechanical, thermal, electrical, or
software changes to resolve prototype and pre-production build and
test issues. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT(S): Minimum Bachelor degree in
related engineering discipline. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT(S): Minimum
3 years’ experience in quality for automotive OEM or Tier 1
Supplier Possess a strong understanding of Core Tools (APQP, SPC,
MSA, FMEA & PPAP), Control Plans/Process Flows Knowledge of Root
Cause Analysis/Practical Problem Solving. Proficient in and
learning Business Operating Systems. Knowledge of various processes
(i.e. molding, coating, assembly, electronics, etc.) Knowledge of
basic concepts of design output, metrology, and instrumentation.
Ability to travel frequently to multiple locations on an as-needed
basis. Travel requirements will depend on the location of project
launch ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Ability to travel frequently to
multiple locations on an as-needed basis. Travel requirements will
depend on the location of project launch As a responsible company,
OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality
within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job
applications equally. Date: Jun 22, 2025 Location: Hendersonville,
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