Senior Quality Engineer

Position Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Quality Engineer to join our team at Tenneco. This position will play a key role in driving quality performance, resolving complex technical issues, and ensuring customer satisfaction within our automotive manufacturing operations.

The idóneo candidate will combine strong technical expertise, analytical problem-solving capabilities, and excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with manufacturing teams and automotive customers.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide technical quality support to manufacturing operations, ensuring compliance with customer requirements and automotive quality standards.
- Act as a key technical liaison between customers and manufacturing teams, addressing quality concerns and driving effective resolutions.
- Lead complex problem-solving activities, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and prevention of recurring quality issues.
- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, applicable VDA standards, and customer-specific requirements.
- Analyze quality performance indicators, identify trends, and implement data-driven improvement initiatives.
- Manage customer quality concerns and support timely resolution through structured methodologies such as 8D and other problem-solving tools.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing processes, product quality, and overall operational performance.




- Support customer audits, quality reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Present technical findings, quality metrics, and corrective action plans to internal stakeholders and customers.

Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- Proven quality engineering experience within the automotive manufacturing industry (required).
- Strong knowledge of IATF 16949 and automotive quality management requirements.
- Solid experience with VDA standards and customer-specific requirements.
- Demonstrated expertise in structured problem-solving, root cause analysis, and corrective action methodologies.
- Experience interacting directly with automotive OEM customers and managing customer quality concerns.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret quality metrics and demonstrate measurable improvements.
- Professional proficiency in English.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience supporting commercial vehicle, heavy-duty, or powertrain manufacturing operations.
- Six Sigma certification.
- Knowledge of advanced problem-solving methodologies, particularly Shainin Red X.
- Previous experience in a Quality Lead or Senior Quality Engineer role.

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