Assembly Quality Engineer (Exterior)
Date: Apr 10, 2024
Location: Westpoint, GA, US, 31833
Company: Kia Georgia, Inc.
General Summary:
Responsible for reviewing current internal and external quality indicators and ensuring quality of parts provided by suppliers.
Essential Primary Duties and Responsbilities
- Gather data from multiple sources, decipher complex data looking for root cause and improvement points that can be implemented to improve the complete customer experience.
- Review production processes and vehicle quality output. Conduct PFEMA and Control Plan Audits on vaious production processes.
- Work on quick investigation items when requested to assist production groups in coming up with short term counter measures.
- Work on Complex Problems as assigned. Activities will include hands-on work looking for root cause and temporary/permanent counter measures, may also lead cross-functional work teams in doing so.
- Lead new car Quality Engineering activities including:
- Vehicle audits, reporting of findings, tracking counter measures and verifying their effectiveness, , drawing and lessons learned reviews, Create Inspection Standards, Conduct Real World Driving evaluations, may manage vehicle testing fleet, may work with outside testing companies.
Qualifications and Job Requirements
- B.S. degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field, two (2) to five (5) years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably automotive, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong self-responsibility, planning, and organizational skills, able to perform multi-tasks within set time frames.
- Flexible schedule to work overtime, holidays and weekends as required.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
- Analytical problem solving and effective decision-making skills.
- Hands on skills and ability to work directly on vehicles while investigating concerns.
- Broad understanding vehicle systems and how the interrelated to the complete car and customer experience
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion in both exercising company decisions and carrying out essential job duties that affect efficient business operations and its objectives, policies, practices, and conditions.
- Ability to lead cross functional teams from multiple departments
Specialized Skills and Knowledge Required
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- Some level of experience in multiple of the following vehicle systems including: Chassis systems (ie: braking, suspension, vehicle alignments), Powertrain (ie: full EV systems, Hybrid, and internal combustion engines), Drivetrain (ie: transmissions, transfer case, differentials), Dynamic testing (ie: driving drift/pull, wind noise, vibration, NVH, use of testing equipment and ability to interpret data).
- Possess technical skills and knowledge of quality control systems in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
- Understand Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
- Experience using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Access.
- Experience with SAP system preferred.
Competencies Required
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Compliance
- Conscientiousness
- Customer Focus
- Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Quality
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