Quality Engineer

About EQI

EQI is fluent in doing business around the world, so our customers do not have to be. EQI sources metal castings, forgings, and fabrications from carefully selected suppliers around the globe. EQI manages every aspect of the product life-cycle -- from Product Development to Production Qualification to Logistics / Vendor Managed Inventory Services -- letting its customers choose specific services and locations to meet their specific needs. The metal components we specialize in are sourced from more than two dozen carefully selected manufacturers across China, India, Vietnam and the USA. By diversifying our supply base across several manufacturers and regions and offering redundant tooling locations, EQI mitigates risks and maximizes the flexibility to shift production from one location to another. EQI ships to and from multiple ports around the world, supporting our customers with full vendor-managed inventory services at the end location.

EQI is headquartered in Spring Lake, Michigan with offices in Beijing, Hanoi, Coimbatore, Craigavon, and Cambridge.

Position Summary

Are you passionate about ensuring world-class quality in products that reach customers worldwide? Join us as a Quality Engineer at EQI, where you will play a pivotal role in delivering fully conforming products to our global clientele. You will be at the forefront of quality assurance, utilizing cutting-edge tools like Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA), Root Cause Analysis, Engineering Change Notifications (ECN), Process Change Requests, and Supplier/Customer Quality Scorecard management.

As our ISO 9001:2015 management representative in the US, you will ensure our standards are met and exceeded. Reporting directly to the Quality Manager, you will be an integral part of EQI's Global Operations, driving excellence and innovation every step of the way.

Essential Functions

As a Quality Engineer at EQI, you will be the driving force behind our commitment to excellence. Your role as the ISO 9001 Management Representative will involve leading the management review process and overseeing all domestic EQI facilities. You will be the key communicator of customer quality requirements to our global supply chain, ensuring compliance during the APQP/PPAP process.

You'll provide leadership in document control, implementing and monitoring best practices in change management. As a mentor to the EQI Quality Team across the USA, China, India, and Vietnam, you will share your expertise and foster growth in core business competencies.

Be the first responder to customer quality issues, ensuring timely resolutions and effective communication of non-conformances to our global supply chain. You will facilitate the 8D process with our global engineering team, tracking corrective actions to closure.

Monitor and report EQI's quality performance at the customer level, track the cost of non-conformances, and communicate this information to account management and leadership. You will also report monthly quality metrics for both EQI US and Global Operations, implementing best practices and lessons learned across the supply chain.

Provide on-site support to customers and the supply chain regarding quality issues, and support specification review, approval, distribution, and training processes to ensure engagement with up-to-date requirements. Embrace the opportunity to take on other duties as assigned by the Quality Manager, making a significant impact on our global operations.

Position Requirements

We are looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Quality Engineer to join our team! If you have a Bachelor's Degree from a four-year accredited college or university and 2-5+ years of relevant work experience (preferably in the automotive industry), we want to hear from you.

Key qualifications include proficiency in print reading, interpretation, and part measurement, along with demonstrated expertise in ISO 9001:2015 requirements. Familiarity with AIAG standards (PFD, FMEA, Control Plans, APQP) and knowledge of geometric design, tolerance, and gage design and function are essential.

You will need to be well-versed in supplier quality standards, policies, and procedures, and have a proven ability to investigate quality problems and apply sound technical judgment to develop effective solutions. Strong oral and written communication skills are a must, as well as high-level interpersonal skills to lead, motivate, and facilitate others in group settings.

Analytical ability is crucial for assessing and identifying appropriate alternative courses of action for unique and diverse problems. You will need to exercise independent judgment, effectively organize and plan, and be willing to travel (US and International) an estimated 15%-20% as needed.