Quality/Reliability Engineer (Powertrain) [14220]

Overview

Ensures powertrain supplier quality, resolves issues, and oversees PPAP/APQP processes.

Key Responsibilities

• stop ship
• on-site troubleshooting
• ppap
• apqp
• quality confirmation
• data metrics

Tasks

-Provide support in containing supplier Stop Ship issues -Align with VRT on Supplier Process (SP) BSAQ issues for Glidepath values -Drive assessment & validation of manufacturing feasibility at identified supplier sites -Participate in Whiteboard reviews and assigned sub-system VRT (Variability Reduction Team) meetings -Monitor daily production report (DPR) and provide notification to STA management for issues that require Site STA team awareness/intervention -Principal for on-site troubleshooting and corrective actions for emergency supplier situations -Lead on-site troubleshooting and corrective actions for emergency supplier situations -Coordinate part quality confirmation process for suppliers with repetitive containment failure -Act as direct Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) resident supplier representative and liaison between STA and plant management -Drive resolution of external supplier process -1MIS and 0MIS warranty concerns -Work with Stop Ship stakeholders to support accurate root cause for Prevent Action Closure (PAC) process reporting -Support Daily Plant Quality Meetings (or PIC Room) to report on containment of SP ECB (Early Concern Binning) issues, participate in VRT forums, lead supplier preparation for VQRs (Vehicle Quality Review) -Assist the Incoming Quality (IQ) department with non-responsive suppliers -Implement commodity-specific business plans to ensure your suppliers exceed all corporate launch, quality, capacity, warranty metrics, and vehicle delivery -Provide early notification to and engage the STA Site team on potential Stop Shipments related to supplier process (SP) -Lead containment of special-cause supplier process -1MIS and 0MIS BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) projects -Support QR procedures by supporting concern binning, reviewing threshold QRs, and providing support for QR Dispute resolution -Implement actions to ensure zero vehicle losses from suppliers -Lead adherence to corporate standards (i.e.Q1) -Assist suppliers and plants in QR/PPM (Parts Per Million) data accuracy -Execute the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and Advanced Quality Planning Process (APQP) -Use available data, metrics, and business plans to drive future sourcing decisions ensuring improved future quality -Assist Site STA team with vehicle On-Hold and Release process tracking -Lead Critical Supplier Process to drive Supplier Quality Reject (QR) performance improvement -Lead cross-functional decisions with supplier leadership to drive resolution of open issues

Requirements

• 5+ years
• bachelor's
• aiag apqp
• ppap
• quality assurance
• powertrain

What You Bring

We are recruiting an experienced Quality/Reliability Engineer (Powertrain) to join our team to support our client in the automotive industry. -5+ years experience in one or more, but not limited to the following manufacturing process: Casting, Machining, Welding, Brazing, Sintering, Automated/Manual Assembly Processes, Controls Automation programming, AIAG APQP, Quality Assurance/Control, Quality Control, PPAP processes, Problem Solving, Machining -Bachelor's Degree

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Benefits

MEDA offers an excellent referral bonus. Great candidates know great candidates. -Pension eligibility, with employer match, after 1 full year of work (open enrollment every October) -Paid Benefits after 90 days (individual and family) – extended medical, out-of-country coverage, dental etc.

About Meda Engineering And Technical Servicess, Llc

-Began as a Windsor-based engineering design firm and expanded to Michigan and Texas. -Evolved into two core units: engineering consulting/design and technical & professional staffing services. -Works across civil, structural, mechanical, industrial, and R&D fields, offering turnkey engineering and supplemental labor. -Known for supporting OEMs and manufacturing industries, handling program launches, model changeovers, and lean/quality improvements. -Delivers CAD/CAM design, FEA, CFD, equipment support, and drafting for complex projects. -Embeds civil engineers in municipal and research projects, developing novel construction products with university partners. -Provides staff supplementation via direct placement, contract, or contract-to-hire solutions, matching technical talent to specialized needs. -Unprisingly, many employee-developed inventions become customer property under confidential programs.

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