Senior Product Quality Engineer (Automotive)

TL;DR

Senior Product Quality Engineer (Automotive): Ownership of product reliability and quality for New Product Introduction (NPI) from development through early production, with an accent on qualification strategy, risk-based decision making, and zero-defect initiatives. Focus on leading cross-functional quality issue resolution (8D, FTA, 3x5 Whys), translating customer requirements into quality plans (APQP/checkpoints), and ensuring release readiness to production with world-class automotive quality.

Company

hirify.global builds semiconductor solutions and quality systems that ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective products.

What you will do

• Lead and coordinate quality and reliability activities during product development and qualification for automotive Driver and Energy Systems product lines.
• Define and drive qualification strategy, safe launch, and zero-defect initiatives, including risk assessments using statistical data and mitigation plans.
• Provide technical direction for defectivity screen development, Design for Reliability, Design for Manufacturability, and pre-qualification evaluations.
• Translate customer and market requirements into quality plans (APQP, checkpoints, extended mission profiles) and ensure release readiness for production.
• Drive structured problem solving for quality issues using methods such as 8D, FTA, and 3x5 Whys.
• Support change management quality by defining qualification requirements for manufacturing changes and interfacing with internal/external factories on reliability and quality topics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or equivalent.
• 5/7+ years of experience in semiconductor/automotive quality or engineering roles.
• Strong knowledge of quality and reliability methodologies (FMEA, 8D, DOE, statistical analysis) and semiconductor manufacturing/assembly processes.
• Experience with automotive qualification and NPI processes (AEC), plus design and/or application experience.
• Fluent English (verbal and written) and ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and drive structured, risk-based decision making.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration across design, test, product engineering, manufacturing, failure analysis, and customers.
• Ownership of quality strategy and execution from development through early production.
• Customer-focused work supporting technical reliability and quality consults for new and existing products.
• Autonomy and initiative in a dynamic, multi-functional environment.

Hiring process

• Interviews focused on quality/reliability expertise, NPI/qualification experience, and problem-solving approach.
• Discussion of cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management experience.

Location: Tianjin (Weiwu), China