Customer Quality and CAPA Engineer (Automotive)

Is this you?

• Do you excel at turning NCRs into lasting corrective and preventive actions?
• Are you fluent in APQP and the Core Tools—and confident building complete PPAPs?
• Can you translate customer-specific requirements into shop-floor reality?
• Do audits energize you because they validate a high-performing QMS?

Your impact

• Guard the Quality Management System so it remains compliant with IATF 16949:2016 and relevant regulations.
• Lead investigations of production issues with QC Technicians; confirm containment, root cause, and effective CAPA.
• Drive nonconformance (NCR) and CAPA activities to verified closure and sustained effectiveness.
• Act as the primary Quality liaison to customers, ensuring their specific requirements are understood and met.
• Participate in internal and external audits; prepare, present, and respond to findings.
• Train quality and production personnel on product requirements and standards.
• Support APQP for launches, including PPAP development, submission, and safe launch execution.

What you’ll need to succeed

• 4+ years of product quality experience with direct QMS compliance responsibility.
• Demonstrated expertise in APQP, Core Tools, and PPAP creation.
• Strong command of inspection methods and measurement tools.
• Exposure to blow molding, injection molding, and assembly processes (a plus).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Analytical and computational strength; adept with problem-solving methodologies.
• Clear and persuasive communicator, written and verbal.
• Innovative thinker with sound decision-making.

Your toolbox

• GD&T
• Continuous Improvement, Kaizen
• Troubleshooting
• MSA
• SPC
• PFMEA
• 5 Why
• APQP
• SOPs
• Quality Control and Field Measurements
• PPAP process experience

What success looks like in 6–12 months

• Zero late PPAPs and robust safe launch plans for new programs.
• Closed-loop CAPAs with measurable risk reduction.
• Positive customer feedback as the trusted Quality point of contact.
• Audit readiness demonstrated through clean findings and sustained compliance.