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Design Quality Engineer

Contechs

Position Title: Design Quality Engineer

Duration: Contract

Location: Metro Detroit, MI

Essential Criteria:
  • Design Quality Engineer is a key role within the Studio Craftsmanship team and is responsible for ensuring that the design execution of Class-A products meet commitment to customers for vehicle and accessories.
  • They are also responsible for the harmony of the vehicle and the accessories created to enhance the Company's vehicle.
Responsibilities
  • The candidate will oversee program timelines, a material development database, participate in design reviews, and be an effective communicator.
  • Review moulded parts pre-grain to ensure that the quality of the mold is acceptable to KO grain.
  • Provide visual documentation of issues related to mold prior to grain approval and work with supplier / engineer to address issues found.
  • Review and validate the Pre-Grain Approval Sheet from supplier and sign off document to start graining of tool.
  • Assess all AAR parts (wrapped, painted, chrome, MIC, etc.) to ensure that parts are meeting visual targets and are dimensionally stable to support sign off for PPAP.
  • Maintain a record of all parts that have been submitted for grain approval and AAR.
  • Provide visual documentation of issues related to AAR parts and work with supplier / engineer to address issues found.
  • Support on site at supplier to help root cause issues as needed working with SQE and supplier quality teams.
  • Work closely with CMF Design and Mastering for clear "plaque-to-part" scaling.
Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree.
  • Candidate must have injection moulded/tooling experience and/or a minimum of 6-8 years of direct AAR experience.
  • This particular candidate needs to be able to add immediate value with the experience.
  • 5 years minimum of automotive experience.
  • Experience working effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve results.
  • Hold high standards for quality, attention to detail, and build strong relationships with other team members.
  • Self-motivated, flexible, adaptable to change, and able to work independently.
  • Ability to manage multiple parallel-path projects.
  • Experience with report writing and time management.
  • Experience with MS Office.
  • Comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Tooling experience is a plus
Other:
  • The ideal candidate is self-motivated, technically proficient, can influence others, has excellent communication skills, ability to create strong relationships, is process driven, extremely well-organized, and inquisitive.
Vacancy posted 8 hours ago
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