Quality Engineer - Paint

Join Our Relentless Pursuit of Excellence

At Singer Vehicle Design, we believe Everything is Important. That's why every nut, bolt, stitch, and finish matters when we restore and reimagine Porsche 911s into some of the most beautiful and respected cars in the world.

We're looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer - Paint to bring their passion, precision, and problem-solving skills to our team in Torrance, CA. If you share our passion for beautiful cars, thrive on details, and want to be part of something extraordinary, this is your chance.

Why You'll Love This Role:

• Focus on continual improvement, emphasizing defect prevention and the reduction of variation and waste across the supply chain and production operations.
• Monitor our manufacturing processes, quality data systems, first pass yield, COPQ and continuous improvement opportunities to implement the best practices across the value stream in a manner that demonstrates, "Everything is Important."
• Establish and ensure conformance to engineering standards, product specifications, and highest customer expectations

What You'll Do:

In this role, you will support our paint department, we are seeking a candidate with experience with paint quality in automotive or aerospace.

• Contain defective products through ownership of problem definition (8D's), Root Cause Analysis (RCA's), dispositions review, tracking of resolution effectiveness, and Containment coordination
• Detect non-conformances and process variations through use and standardization of Change Control management, and both Internal auditing and Layered Process auditing
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving teams to drive process and product improvements; uses QA methodologies to manage and facilitate issue resolution including root cause investigations and the development, implementation and monitoring of effective corrective and preventive actions
• Guide form, fit, function, manufacturability, and durability through input at program development stages
• Prevent customer satisfaction and durability issues by coordinating Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA's), product design specifications and tolerances reviews, past problem history, and supplier development
• Develop and release product/process control plans, inspection standards, quality and testing plans and instructions, visual work instructions, technical specifications, and various manufacturing validations
• Implement quality compliance, assurance, control, and improvement initiatives across the enterprise
• Support development and management of MRB.
• Establish and implement metrics for monitoring system effectiveness and to enable other functional managers and Quality team members to make sound quality decisions - product, supplier, customer, regulatory and systems quality

Who We're Looking For:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or similar
• You must be a problem-solver at your core, have a strong quality and customer-focused mindset, and have the personal drive and stamina for relentless, continual improvement.
• You should have knowledge of quality problem solving methods including, but not limited to, fishbone diagrams, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma
• The ideal candidate will have knowledge of electrical systems and components, as you will be supporting the Electronics Department

Location & Schedule:

This position is onsite in Torrance, CA and the general schedule is Monday - Friday 5am-1:30pm.

What We Offer - Benefits Driven by You:

The starting salary range for this position is between $70,304 - $140,000 plus bonus. Actual compensation will be determined by skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Our mantra Everything is Important guides us every day, so naturally we also believe Everyone is Important. Our benefits and perks are thoughtfully curated to invest in the well-being, growth, and long-term success of our team both inside and outside the shop.

Health & Wellness

• 80% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and family
• Tax-free savings options via HSA and FSA, including employer HSA contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage

Time Off & Flexibility

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - 2-3 weeks per year depending on the role
• 13 paid holidays annually, including the week between Christmas and New Year's off

Financial Benefits

• Annual bonus plan
• 401(k) with company match
• Annual merit increases following performance reviews (when eligible)
• Monthly cell phone reimbursement

Perks & Extras

• Free snacks! (monthly snack stipend at our Minimart)
• "Working Advantage" employee discount program for travel, entertainment, amusement parks, and more
• Tools provided for technicians
• Team events and company gatherings throughout the year
• Employee-led clubs based on interest: books, movies and (of course) cars!

Growth & Development

• Annual performance reviews to provide feedback and aid employee development
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Access to Singer's learning platform (Singer Learn) containing over 115,000 courses on a wide variety of topics - Coming soon!
• Transparent leadership communication through quarterly town halls

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to building a team that includes individuals from different cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientation, and physical abilities, reflecting the diversity of the communities where we work and live.


Do you want to Reimagine your career? Apply now and join us!