Job Title: Senior Quality & Reliability Engineer

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Job Description:

Job Overview
The Senior Quality & Reliability Engineer is responsible for ensuring product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction within the Final Assembly area. This position drives root cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, process improvement initiatives, new product validations, and customer quality activities. The role serves as a key liaison between manufacturing, engineering, suppliers, and customers to ensure compliance with quality requirements, industry standards, and business objectives.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical problem-solving skills with effective communication abilities, demonstrating leadership in resolving quality issues, improving processes, and supporting a culture of operational excellence, safety, and continuous improvement.

Job Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Quality Management & Problem Resolution

Lead root cause investigations for manufacturing defects, customer complaints, process deviations, and reliability concerns.

Utilize structured problem-solving methodologies including 8D, 5 Why Analysis, Fishbone (Ishikawa), and other quality tools.

Develop, implement, and verify corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to eliminate recurring issues.

Support containment activities and drive timely resolution of quality concerns.

Analyze quality data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement.

Customer & Supplier Quality Support

Serve as a quality representative for customer-related issues within the Final Assembly area.

Participate in customer calls, meetings, reviews, and quality investigations.

Interface with suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve quality problems and minimize business impact.

Prepare and communicate quality reports, presentations, and corrective action responses.

New Product Introduction & Product Validation

Support qualification, validation, and approval activities for new products and processes.





Participate in product launch activities and manufacturing readiness assessments.

Coordinate and support PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) submissions as required.

Ensure product and process changes meet customer and regulatory requirements.

Process Improvement & Operational Excellence

Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, productivity, cost reduction, and process efficiency.

Collaborate with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to improve process capability and reduce defects.

Utilize data-driven methodologies to improve process performance.

Support Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence initiatives.

Compliance & Documentation

Maintain quality documentation, investigation records, action plans, and supporting reports.

Ensure compliance with customer requirements, internal procedures, and applicable quality management systems.

Participate in audits, assessments, and compliance reviews as required.

Present quality performance updates during operational reviews and cross-functional meetings.

Safety & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Actively participate in plant safety initiatives and promote a strong safety culture.

Identify risks and support implementation of preventive actions.

Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to achieve business objectives.

Support plant-wide initiatives requiring quality and reliability expertise.

What your background should look like
Required Qualifications
Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline required.

Experience

Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, or related technical roles within a manufacturing environment.





Experience working in regulated and quality-driven manufacturing industries.

Industry Background
Candidates must possess experience in at least one of the following industries:

Automotive

Medical Device

Aerospace

Experience in multiple industries is highly desirable.

Technical Skills & Knowledge
Required:

Root Cause Analysis methodologies

8D Problem Solving

5 Why Analysis

Fishbone (Ishikawa) Methodology

Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)

Manufacturing Process Improvement

Statistical Analysis and Data Interpretation

Customer Quality Management

Quality Systems and Documentation Control

Cross-Functional Project Coordination

Preferred:

PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)

APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)

FMEA

Control Plans

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma methodologies

AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, IATF 16949, or similar quality systems

Language Requirements
English - Advanced (Required)
The candidate must be comfortable:

Leading and participating in customer calls.

Communicating with integral teams and sister plants.

Supporting customer visits and quality reviews.

Preparing written technical reports and 8D responses.

Participating in training and business discussions conducted in English.

Travel Requirements

Ability to travel greater than 10% of the time.

Travel may include visits to other manufacturing sites, customer facilities, supplier locations, and training activities.

U.S. Visa is highly desirable.

Competencies
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Professional maturity and accountability.

Sense of urgency and ownership.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to work effectively under pressure.

Strong organizational and follow-up skills.

Effective conflict management and collaboration.

Customer-focused mindset.

Adaptability and resilience.

Results-oriented approach.

Job Locations:

Posting City: TECATE BC

Job Country: Mexico

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Requisition ID: 160819

Workplace Type: Onsite

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