Manufacturing Quality & Reliability Engineer (Automotive Tier 1/2)

Job Description

Job Description

Build quality that customers can see—and trust

Join Carlex to elevate product excellence and process discipline across our manufacturing operations. You’ll be the go-to authority orchestrating IATF/ISO compliance, PPAP documentation, and continuous improvement—while reinforcing our culture of Safety, Customer Focus, Teamwork, Excellence, and Trust.

Your mission

Imagine launching a new product family. You blueprint the quality plan end-to-end: Control Plans, DVP&R, PFMEA, and Standardized Work. You confirm every element satisfies PPAP requirements, and you validate performance through process audits and finished product inspections. When warranty data or supplier PPAPs flag risks, you mobilize cross-functional responses and keep leadership informed. Along the way, you partner with Corporate Quality and the Quality Manager to embed robust internal standards that scale.

Core responsibilities

• Uphold the Carlex Quality Policy and maintain compliance to IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001:2015, as well as customer-defined quality systems.
• Lead development and control of PPAP documentation: Control Plans, DVP&R, PFMEA, and Standardized Work.
• Analyze customer warranty data and supplier PPAP files; drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Direct evaluation of process audits and finished product inspections to assure quality and reliability.
• Co-create with Corporate Quality and the Quality Manager plant-wide quality control standards.
• Ensure quality systems and procedures are sustained and effectively used by all associates.
• Communicate significant quality issues to all levels of the organization for rapid alignment.
• Foster partnership relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Collaborate closely with plant teams to resolve day-to-day issues and uplift product and process quality.
• Travel occasionally to assembly plants to review products and engage with customer personnel.
• Maintain current knowledge of testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements under FMVSS-205, ECE R43, CCC, and other country regulations.

Qualifications Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or another technical field required; OR high school diploma/equivalent with at least 8 years of relevant manufacturing quality experience required.
• 3+ years of manufacturing quality experience with an undergraduate degree; 8+ years with a high school diploma/equivalent.

Certifications

• IATF Internal Auditor certification required.
• IATF Lead Auditor certification preferred.

Capabilities

• Recent Core Tools training, or willingness to complete within your first year.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Total Quality concepts, and Six Sigma.
• Strong understanding of IATF and ISO standards and how to implement them in Tier 1/Tier 2 automotive manufacturing.
• Advanced to intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Hands-on problem solver with excellent analytical skills.

Other requirements

• Valid driver’s license required for business travel.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Ability to work off-schedule hours as needed by workload or project demands, including weekends and holidays.