Automotive Plant Quality Eng - Vehicle Quality & Root Cause Analysis

Job Description

Job Description

Automotive Plant Quality Engineer – Vehicle Quality & Root Cause Analysis

We are seeking a Plant Vehicle Team Engineer (PVTE) to support vehicle quality initiatives within an automotive assembly plant environment. This role is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and resolving vehicle quality issues using warranty data, plant investigations, and structured problem-solving methodologies. This is a hands-on, plant-floor-focused role requiring close collaboration with manufacturing, supplier quality, and engineering teams to drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Key Responsibilities

·         Analyze warranty claim data and customer feedback to identify failure trends, emerging issues, and high-impact quality concerns

·         Perform daily triage and binning of warranty claims into appropriate categories to support prioritization

·         Conduct root cause investigations using plant-floor inspections, returned parts analysis, and cross-functional collaboration

·         Lead development and execution of: Interim Containment Actions (ICA) Permanent Corrective Actions (PCA)

·         Support assembly plant activities including: Stop Ships / Stop Builds Quality Campaigns and Audits Engineering Trials and Running Changes Work directly on the plant floor to investigate build issues and validate corrective actions

·         Collaborate with suppliers and internal engineering teams to resolve component and subsystem quality issues

·         Maintain and report on Vehicle Functional Group (VFG) quality metrics (Top 20 issues) Issue engineering alerts and documentation to support product changes and quality improvements

·         Present findings, status updates, and recommendations to cross-functional teams and leadership

This role is heavily focused on plant-floor issue investigation, production support, and vehicle quality containment activities rather than product design ownership. " focus is on urgent root cause analysis and action implementation in a high volume production environment."

·         High-volume production quality improvement

·         Rapid root cause containment

·         Issue triage under tight timing constraints

·         Minimum 3 years experience in OEM automotive assembly plant quality, launch quality, vehicle quality, or manufacturing engineering environments.

·         Must have direct experience independently leading root cause investigations and corrective actions in a production assembly environment.

·         Very important. - Functional CAD navigation capability for investigation purposes only. This is not a design-release ownership role.

Skills Required:

·         Excel (pivot tables, lookups, trend analysis, large dataset handling)

·         Ability to navigate CAD models (NX, CATIA, or similar) for:

·         Part-to-part interface analysis Root cause investigation (Note: Design ownership is not required, but functional CAD usage is essential)

·         Problem-Solving & Quality Tools Demonstrated experience using structured methodologies:

·         8D Problem Solving

·         5 Why Analysis

·         Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams

·         Experience implementing: Interim Containment Actions (ICA)

·         Permanent Corrective Actions (PCA)

·         Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in a manufacturing environment

·         Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-visibility plant setting

·         Effective cross-functional communication with engineering, production, and suppliers Ability to own issues end-to-end and drive them to closure

Experience Required:

·         3+ years of experience in: Automotive manufacturing, OR Plant quality, product engineering, or warranty analysis roles

·         Hands-on experience in an OEM assembly plant environment is required

·         Proven experience performing root cause analysis and driving issues to resolution in a production environment

Experience Preferred:

Automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier experience in: Body systems, closures, or vehicle structures Experience with: PLM tools (e.g., Teamcenter) Warranty or quality tracking systems Prior involvement in launch support or running product changes

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information :

***POSTION IS FULY ONSITE***

G-TECH Services, Inc. is a leading certified recruitment and placement firm that specializes in providing highly skilled staff in technical fields such as engineering, IT, procurement, finance and accounting. We have well-established relationships with some of the most respected companies in the country and know our clients' job requirements and corporate cultures. Once we understand your experience and career aspirations, we aim to connect you with the right opportunity.

Company Description

G-TECH Services, Inc. is a leading certified recruitment and placement firm that specializes in providing highly skilled staff in technical fields such as engineering, IT, procurement, finance and accounting. We have well-established relationships with some of the most respected companies in the country and know our clients' job requirements and corporate cultures. Once we understand your experience and career aspirations, we aim to connect you with the right opportunity.