Product Body Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Plant Vehicle Team Engineer - Body / Vehicle Quality EngineeringPosition Overview: 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 concernsPerform 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 collaborationLead 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 ChangesWork directly on the plant floor to investigate build issues and validate corrective actionsCollaborate with suppliers and internal engineering teams to resolve component and subsystem quality issuesMaintain and report on Vehicle Functional Group (VFG) quality metrics (Top 20 issues) Issue engineering alerts and documentation to support product changes and quality improvementsPresent findings, status updates, and recommendations to cross-functional teams and leadershipSkills Required:Technical Skills Strong experience with warranty data analysis: Excel (pivot tables, lookups, trend analysis, large dataset handling)Ability to navigate CAD models (NX, CATIA, or similar) for: Part-to-part interface analysisRoot 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) diagramsExperience implementing: Interim Containment Actions (ICA) Permanent Corrective Actions (PCA)Core Competencies Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in a manufacturing environmentAbility to work in a fast-paced, high-visibility plant settingEffective cross-functional communication with engineering, production, and suppliers Ability to own issues end-to-end and drive them to closureExperience Required:3+ years of experience in: Automotive manufacturing, OR Plant quality, product engineering, or warranty analysis rolesHands-on experience in an OEM assembly plant environment is required Proven experience performing root cause analysis and driving issues to resolution in a production environmentExperience Preferred:Automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier experience in: Body systems, closures, or vehicle structuresExperience with: PLM tools (e.g., Teamcenter)Warranty or quality tracking systems Prior involvement in launch support or running product changesEducation Required:Bachelor's DegreeAdditional Information:Position is fully onsite.Other applicable experience could be considered 100% onsite role within an automotive assembly plantRequires regular time on the plant floor investigating active production issuesHiring Manager is looking for strong candidates that have the following type of experience:Seasoned Plant Quality Engineers.Supplier Quality Engineers with assembly supportResident Engineering experienceManufacturing Quality LeadsWarranty EngineersLaunch Quality Engineers who have worked in a plant multiple years