Project Quality Engineer

Main Tasks

Project Quality Leadership

• Act as the main quality contact for customers throughout the APQP process.
• Provide clear visibility of project quality status to the project team, Steering Committee, and Quality Organization.
• Lead escalation processes when quality targets are not met.
• Ensure customer-specific and internal quality requirements are fully integrated into all APQP activities.
• Serve as the APQP tools expert and coach for the project team.
• Hold authority to stop production or deliveries in cases of serious non‑conformance.

APQP & Validation

• Support development of Design and Process FMEAs with quality-related input.
• Review and align customer and internal drawings with Engineering and Metrology to confirm dimensions, specifications, and control methods.
• Support development and execution of design and production validation plans.
• Participate in root cause analysis when validation results deviate from expectations.
• Define and implement gauges, fixtures, and measurement methods for prototype through serial production.
• Ensure proper execution and documentation of all dimensional measurements across all project phases.
• Validate conformity of parts (A/B/C samples) and manage sample documentation, shipment approvals, and deviation permits when needed.

Customer & Supplier Interface

• Work with R&D and customers to define functional requalification testing requirements.
• Define requalification in the control plan based on customer, internal, and cost requirements.
• Act as the internal quality link to Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) regarding customer requirements and supplier PPAP expectations.

Qualification

• University degree (bachelor or master) in engineering
• Technician with job experience in quality engineering
• English language skills (fluent), Local standard language at site

Skills

• Quality engineering (APQP procedures, 8D systematic, control plan, capability analysis, MSA, SPC, FMEA, Poka Yoke, ...).
• IATF 16949 requirements, VDA or AIAG
• Understanding of specifications on technical drawings
• Problem solving techniques (for example PDCA, Six Sigma, RPS, ...)
• Software skills (MS office, Q-DAS, IQ-FMEA, SAP, ...)
• Knowledge of customer PPAP procedures and customer requirements

Experience preferred

• Automotive Industry
• Practical mass production experience
• Relevant process experience (plastic injection, plastic welding, assembly, end of line test)

Competencies

• Self motivated and dynamic
• Ability to motivate and drive others
• Attention to detail
• Ready for courageous conversations with the customer and at internal escalations.

Skills