Quality Engineer I

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide quality assurance system support and leadership to achieve optimal safety, quality, productivity, and delivery to assure internal and external customer satisfaction.

JOB TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The following job/task functions have been identified as the core functions of this position. However, the Quality Manager may assign additional duties associated with this position.

• Schedules and conducts meetings with customers, suppliers, and in-plant personnel.
• Serve as main contact for external customer concerns. Monitor, respond, initiate corrective actions, follow up, close and track customer complaints.
• Works with customers to obtain all necessary APQP documents including Process Flow, PFMEA, and Control Plans.
• Supports internal as well as third party ISO: 9001:2015 Quality Management System audits and ISO: 17025:2017 (A2LA).
• Performs basic research and design for quality processes and controls.
• Helps evaluate designs, drawings, project plans, specifications, and other documents.
• Initiate and facilitate cross-functional teams in pursuit of problem solving and mistake proofing quality problems.
• Drive implementation of a progressive quality system to prevent defects and meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Drive implementation of all quality policies and required operating procedures and work instructions.
• Assist in developing and maintaining Company performance metric data, prepare charts and summaries for applicable measurables as required.
• Travel to customers, vendors, and suppliers as necessary. Generate and distribute visitation reports along with any other customer communications.
• Audits and assists with quality procedures and buy off criteria for tools, parts, and assembly processes at Axis and Autokiniton plants.
• Prepares and updates: set-up instructions, check fixture instructions, operator inspection instructions, and should it become necessary; repair instructions and sort logs.
• Coordinates the activities of the certification lab.
• Prepares, submits, and follows through with deviation request forms (if necessary).
• Ensures all corrective actions are submitted in a timely manner and all preventative counter measures are verified.
• Understands, supports, and implements the company safety and quality policies into daily work habits.
• Understands, supports, and implements the company housekeeping initiatives and continuous improvement activities into daily work habits.

Required Skills

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Responsible for reading and understanding the ISO-9001:2015, ISO-17025:2017, and ISO-14001 procedures.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
• Effective email and electronic communication skills are required.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and/or associates.
• Ability to work effectively with numerous departments.
• Ability to work independently.
• Knowledge of GD&T.
• Knowledge of measurement equipment such as CMM and Laser Scanning.
• Knowledge of quality control procedures.
• Ability to follow tasks through to completion.
• Adaptive to a fast-paced environment.

PREFERRED ADDITIONAL SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Microsoft Office at an advanced level
• Microsoft Project at an intermediate level
• MQ1 & QAD database at an intermediate level

Required Experience

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field or equivalent industrial design experience.
• A.S.Q.C. certified quality engineer preferred.
• Zero (0) to three (3) years in quality engineering or supplier development preferred.

Posted Date

6/2/2026