Quality​/Reliability Eng General

Quality/Reliability Eng General

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances. At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere.

We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.

Quality / Manufacturing Engineer
* STA Site Interior
* As a STA Engineer at
*** Motor Company, you will play a critical role in ensuring supplier manufacturing readiness and sustained performance. You will be responsible for implementing commodity-specific business plans, ensuring supplier compliance with ***'s quality, delivery, capacity, and warranty standards. This position serves as the primary technical interface between
*** and its suppliers and is essential in supporting product launches, driving issue resolution, and ensuring zero disruption to vehicle production.

Skills Required:

APQP, PPAP

• Implement commodity-specific business plans to ensure suppliers exceed ***'s expectations for launch readiness, quality, capacity, warranty, and on-time delivery.

• Lead cross-functional collaboration with internal
*** teams and supplier leadership to resolve open issues and drive continuous improvement.

• Serve as the principal on-site technical lead for troubleshooting, emergency containment, and corrective action implementation during critical supplier events.

• Ensure zero vehicle losses or production disruptions due to supplier-related issues.

• Monitor and enforce compliance with ***'s quality and operational standards, including Q1 requirements.

• Drive early manufacturing feasibility assessments at supplier sites to ensure launch and production readiness.

• Lead and support execution of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) deliverables in alignment with program timelines.

• Analyze supplier performance using data-driven metrics to support strategic sourcing decisions and future quality improvements.

• Participate in supplier development initiatives, helping build long-term capability and alignment with ***'s operational excellence goals.

Skills Preferred: N/A

Experience

Required:

• 3-5+ years of experience in advanced manufacturing, advanced quality, process planning, implementation or launch of Interior Commodity manufacturing systems (Seats, IP's, consoles, headliners, door panels, restraints, seat structures)
• 3-5+ years of experience in one or more but not limited to the following Interior manufacturing processes:
  Stamping, Welding, Plastic Welding, Plastic/Rubber Molding, Blow Molding, Automated/Manual Assembly Process, Controls Automation programing, Paint, Chroming.
• Preferred experience within automotive Interior Commodities or experience with similar manufacturing processes.
• Proven experience in PPAP, APQP, and quality systems.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to travel frequently to supplier sites up to 70%.

Experience Preferred:

• Automotive industry experience.
• Working knowledge of
  *** systems and standards (e.g., Q1).
• Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing certification.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.

Education Required:

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.

Additional Information:
This is a new order to replace the 3 last positions on 323829 - please do not submit anyone that you previously submitted that was declined. Thank you in advance!

Location:

(Dearborn, MI)

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