Design Quality Engineer

Position Title: Design Quality Engineer

Duration: Contract

Location: Metro Detroit, MI

Essential Criteria:

• Design Quality Engineer is a key role within the Studio Craftsmanship team and is responsible for ensuring that the design execution of Class-A products meet commitment to customers for vehicle and accessories.
• They are also responsible for the harmony of the vehicle and the accessories created to enhance the Company''s vehicle.

Responsibilities

• The candidate will oversee program timelines, a material development database, participate in design reviews, and be an effective communicator.
• Review moulded parts pre-grain to ensure that the quality of the mold is acceptable to KO grain.
• Provide visual documentation of issues related to mold prior to grain approval and work with supplier / engineer to address issues found.
• Review and validate the Pre-Grain Approval Sheet from supplier and sign off document to start graining of tool.
• Assess all AAR parts (wrapped, painted, chrome, MIC, etc.) to ensure that parts are meeting visual targets and are dimensionally stable to support sign off for PPAP.
• Maintain a record of all parts that have been submitted for grain approval and AAR.
• Provide visual documentation of issues related to AAR parts and work with supplier / engineer to address issues found.
• Support on site at supplier to help root cause issues as needed working with SQE and supplier quality teams.
• Work closely with CMF Design and Mastering for clear "plaque-to-part" scaling.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor''s degree; or 6 years and a Master''s degree.
• Candidate must have injection moulded/tooling experience and/or a minimum of 6-8 years of direct AAR experience.
• This particular candidate needs to be able to add immediate value with the experience.
• 5 years minimum of automotive experience.
• Experience working effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve results.
• Hold high standards for quality, attention to detail, and build strong relationships with other team members.
• Self-motivated, flexible, adaptable to change, and able to work independently.
• Ability to manage multiple parallel-path projects.
• Experience with report writing and time management.
• Experience with MS Office.
• Comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Tooling experience is a plus

Other:

• The ideal candidate is self-motivated, technically proficient, can influence others, has excellent communication skills, ability to create strong relationships, is process driven, extremely well-organized, and inquisitive.