Quality Engineer

Job Title: Quality EngineerJob Description

The Quality Engineer plays a key role in ensuring that automotive interior components, specifically center consoles made from plastics and metal, meet stringent customer and industry quality standards. This position serves as the primary quality liaison to customers, overseeing qualification of new parts, maintaining compliance with automotive quality standards, and driving continuous improvement through data-driven analysis and robust documentation.

Responsibilities

• Represent the manufacturing facility to designated automotive customers as the primary quality contact, building strong, professional relationships.

• Ensure all delivered parts meet customer specifications and are free from defects through rigorous quality control and validation processes.

• Lead and manage the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation to qualify new parts for customers, ensuring all required records are complete, accurate, and submitted on time.

• Apply Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) methodologies to support the launch of new products and changes to existing products.

• Implement and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods to monitor production processes, analyze trends, and take action to maintain process stability and capability.

• Conduct root cause analysis and root cause failure analysis for nonconformances, customer complaints, and internal quality issues, and develop effective corrective action plans.

• Drive corrective action activities, ensuring containment, root cause identification, implementation of long-term solutions, and verification of effectiveness.

• Prepare, maintain, and organize quality documentation, including control plans, inspection records, reports, and customer-required quality documents.

• Develop and deliver clear, data-driven reports and presentations to internal teams and customers, explaining quality performance, issues, and improvement plans.

• Collaborate with supplier quality and production teams to resolve supplier-related quality concerns and improve incoming material quality.

• Support ongoing compliance with ISO 9001 and TS 16949 (IATF 16949) automotive quality management system requirements.

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, process efficiency, and customer satisfaction within the automotive plastics and metal fabrication environment.

Essential Skills

• Quality engineering experience within the automotive industry.

• Strong knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and its application in a manufacturing environment.

• Hands-on experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).

• Demonstrated expertise with the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), including documentation and customer submission.

• Practical experience developing and executing corrective action plans.

• Proficiency in root cause analysis and root cause failure analysis methodologies.

• Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems.

• Familiarity with TS 16949 / IATF 16949 automotive quality standards.

• Ability to create, manage, and maintain detailed quality documentation.

• Strong skills in reporting and analyzing quality data, with the ability to present findings clearly to internal stakeholders and customers.

• Experience working in automotive manufacturing, preferably with plastics and metal fabrication processes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree is preferred but not required.

• Experience in supplier quality is beneficial.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in manufacturing and engineering.

• Strong communication and presentation skills for customer-facing interactions.

• Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on accuracy and compliance in documentation.

• Comfort working in a fast-paced, growing automotive manufacturing environment.

Work Environment

This role is based in an automotive plastics and metal manufacturing facility that produces center consoles for cars. The environment is typical of a modern manufacturing plant, with production equipment, fabrication processes, and quality inspection areas. The company operates as a strong, growing automotive manufacturer in the Tupelo area, offering opportunities to work with advanced manufacturing technologies and established automotive quality systems. Team members collaborate closely across production, engineering, and quality functions in a professional, safety-conscious setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Tupelo, MS.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $105000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Tupelo, MS.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Tupelo,MS.

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