Junior Quality Engineer

Our client is seeking a motivated Junior Quality Engineer to join its growing manufacturing team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer to build a long-term career in quality engineering while working closely with experienced manufacturing engineering and quality professionals.

The ideal candidate will have 12 years of quality or manufacturing experience a bachelors degree in engineering and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience in the automotive manufacturing industry or exposure to automotive quality systems is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support quality assurance activities across manufacturing operations.
• Investigate product and process quality issues and assist with root cause analysis and problem resolution.
• Prepare and maintain 8D reports and coordinate problem-solving activities with headquarters and suppliers.
• Communicate with internal teams headquarters suppliers and other stakeholders regarding quality concerns and corrective actions.
• Analyze production and quality data to identify trends recurring issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist with maintaining quality documentation procedures and records.
• Support internal quality audits supplier audits and customer quality requirements.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering Operations Supply Chain and other departments to resolve quality issues.
• Support inspection activities measurement methods quality standards and process improvements.
• Participate in new product launches process validation and other quality-related activities.
• Assist with supplier and manufacturing quality activities as needed.
• Support continuous improvement and help ensure products and processes meet established quality requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 12 years of experience in Quality Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Quality Assurance or a related manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of fundamental quality and problem-solving tools including:
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • 5 Why
  • Fishbone/Ishikawa Analysis
  • Pareto Analysis
• Experience using basic quality inspection and measurement equipment such as calipers scales gauges or similar tools.
• Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office .
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established quality processes and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in automotive manufacturing or a similar highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and/or IATF 16949 quality standards .
• Exposure to automotive quality core tools such as:
  • APQP
  • PPAP
  • FMEA
  • MSA
  • Control Plans
• Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC) .
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience working with suppliers on quality issues or corrective actions.
• Exposure to supplier or customer quality audits.

What Youll Bring

• A strong desire to learn and develop a career in quality engineering.
• Excellent attention to detail and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• A positive collaborative attitude.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across departments and with external partners.
• The ability to investigate problems ask the right questions and follow issues through to resolution.
• A commitment to quality continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Why This Opportunity

This position provides an early-career engineer with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in manufacturing quality supplier quality automotive quality processes 8D problem solving and cross-functional engineering while working alongside experienced professionals.