
Senior Quality Engineer
Portland, TNFull-timeSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The Quality Engineer supports a fast-paced manufacturing environment as the primary liaison between production teams and external customers on quality issues. The role monitors customer portals, investigates concerns against engineering drawings and specifications, supports audits, and reports issue status. It also provides hands-on lab and production-floor support with inspections, SPC, and gage usage while maintaining quality documentation and driving timely resolution.
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Job Description
We are seeking a Quality Engineer to support a fast-paced manufacturing environment, acting as the primary liaison between internal production teams and external customers to drive resolution of quality issues. This role involves daily monitoring of customer portals to identify concerns, investigating issues by reviewing engineering drawings and specifications to confirm compliance, and communicating findings across all levels of the organization. The Quality Engineer will support customer audits and visits, lead discussions in daily quality meetings, and report out on issue status and escalations. This position is split between the quality lab and production floor, providing hands-on support with inspections, SPC activities, and gage usage, while also maintaining key quality documentation such as control plans, PFMEAs, and process flows. Success in this role requires strong collaboration, clear communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while driving timely resolution of customer and production quality concerns.
Skills and Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent years of experience in automotive manufacturing 3–5+ years of Quality Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment (automotive preferred) Experience with core quality tools: APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans Experience with MSA (measurement system analysis, including Gage R&R) Experience with SPC and process capability Experience reviewing and maintaining PFMEAs aligned to control plans Strong problem-solving experience (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, FTA) Experience working under IATF 16949 standards Knowledge of GD&T Ability to read and interpret 2D engineering drawings/blueprints Experience working with OEM customer portals and reviewing scorecards/notifications Strong customer skills and direct engagement Comfortable being onsite working Monday-Friday 7 AM-4 PM, working 1 Satuday per month automotive metal stamping or welding assembly Experience working under IATF 16949 standards
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
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