Quality Engineer III

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Full Time Professional Rockford, MI, US

2 days ago Requisition

This position is scheduled to begin in January 2027, creating an opportunity for GRC to strengthen its quality engineering capabilities and support continued improvement across the organization.

The Quality Engineer III plays a critical role in protecting product quality, supporting customer satisfaction, and driving continuous improvement s senior-level position leads complex quality engineering activities, investigates significant quality issues, and ensures products and processes meet customer requirements and applicable quality standards.

The role serves as a senior technical resource for manufacturing, customers, suppliers, and the Quality team. Through advanced problem-solving, data analysis, corrective action, and quality system expertise, the Quality Engineer III helps reduce defects, scrap, rework, customer complaints, and quality costs. This position also provides technical guidance and mentoring to Quality personnel, with the opportunity to take on broader Quality leadership responsibilities as the business needs evolve.

Lead complex quality engineering activities involving products, manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, and process changes.

Apply structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis to investigate significant internal, customer, and supplier quality issues.

Develop, implement, and verify corrective actions that address root causes and prevent recurring problems.

Analyze quality and process data to identify trends, variation, recurring issues, and opportunities for improvement.

Lead initiatives to reduce defects, scrap, rework, customer complaints, and overall quality costs.

Conduct advanced process capability studies and measurement system evaluations for critical product and process characteristics.

Provide technical direction during product launches, production transitions, and significant process or equipment changes.

Lead complex Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities.

Develop and review PFMEAs/FMEAs, Control Plans, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), and other quality planning documentation.

Support validation, risk assessments, and process capability requirements for new and changed products, processes, tooling, and equipment.

Ensure quality requirements are addressed throughout product development, launch, and ongoing production.

Partner with cross-functional teams to identify potential quality risks and implement appropriate controls before issues impact production or customers.

Support customer-specific quality requirements and ensure appropriate documentation and approvals are completed.

Lead or support complex customer and supplier quality concerns, including containment, investigations, corrective actions, PPAPs, and technical discussions.

Communicate professionally with customers and suppliers regarding quality issues, corrective actions, risks, and resolution plans.

Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to resolve quality concerns and prevent repeat issues.

Evaluate supplier performance and help drive corrective actions and improvement initiatives.

Escalate significant quality risks and communicate the potential impact, recommended actions, and resolution status.

Support customer audits, quality reviews, and other activities requiring technical quality expertise.

Support and help maintain GRC's Quality Management System, including IATF 16949, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, procedures, and records.

Participate in and lead assigned internal, customer, certification, and Quality Management System audits.

Coordinate corrective actions for audit findings and verify effective closure.

Analyze and report quality performance indicators, including customer complaints, PPM, scrap, corrective actions, supplier performance, and audit findings.

Support Management Review and communicate quality performance, significant risks, and improvement opportunities to leadership.

Ensure quality documentation and processes support applicable standards and customer expectations.

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