Automotive Quality and Reliability Engineer

Job Description For Vacancy No: 203858J

Consultant: Joe Wadman

Company Profile: Our client is a major automotive manufacturer.

Job Location: Essex

Job Position: Automotive Quality and Reliability Engineer

Department: Powertrain (Gasoline and Diesel)

Job Status: Contract – long term

Experience:

Forward Model Quality Engineering.

Powertrain Engineering or Vehicle Engineering background is preferred.

Candidates will be considered from other industries such as Rail, Aerospace etc.

Experience also preferred would be from an Engineering, Manufacturing or quality environment, being able to demonstrate skills using data analysis and applying quality methods in engineering situations.

Responsibilities:

Supporting the Power-train Attribute Forward Model Engineering team activities in Europe in the development and deployment of high quality, right first time, engineering projects with appropriate Engineering/Quality/ Reliability methods.

Support, by participation with the Vehicle Line Engineering/Quality Offices, programme teams to deliver the program requirements in accordance with program gateway timing.

Encourage and assist engineering teams to incorporate lessons learnt into future designs and ensure all corporate Quality documentation is updated with the latest level specification information.

Work with the Engineering teams to further the application and use of the Quality tools.

Successful candidate must have the ability to demonstrate application within Quality tools and processes in FMEA, APQP, Six Sigma or similar quality process.

They must demonstrate a proven track record in the Product Development or Manufacturing Quality Arena’s.

Must be fully conversant with the key Quality tools such as FMEA, APQP, Six Sigma or similar and be able to facilitate or lead teams in the application of these tools within a Product Development quality environment.

Should also be capable of leading problem solving teams, applying key tools such as 8D or six sigma techniques to drive for resolution.

In order to accomplish these requirements the candidate will ideally have a strong personality with good communication skills to drive teams forward.

Must be capable of multi-tasking within the quality environment to plan project delivery over extended timescales while addressing one-off special projects and must also be IT literate to interrogate internal and external quality indicator data tools to identify concerns and plan for resolution before escalating to senior management.

Rate: £24 – £36 per hour Ltd Co