Specialist, Quality Engineering (Automotive Manufacturing)

Location: Huntsville, United States; onsite manufacturing role

Salary: $101,276.70–$129,642.74 annual salary, plus a yearly discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance.

Company

hirify.global produces vehicles in a large-scale, high-volume automotive manufacturing operation in North Alabama.

What you will do

• Lead Quality Engineering activities across manufacturing processes, supplier quality, completed vehicle quality, mass production, and new model launches.
• Develop and maintain the hirify.global USA Quality Business Management System, inspection standards, document controls, and floor management systems.
• Identify manufacturing and customer-quality problems, lead root cause analysis, and establish corrective actions, containment, and recurrence prevention.
• Manage supplier development, parts assurance troubleshooting, non-conformance investigations, changepoint communication, and parts inspection standards.
• Develop quality improvement strategies, milestone plans, countermeasures, and KPI initiatives covering safety, quality, productivity, cost, and development.
• Collaborate with Mazda, Toyota, suppliers, customers, and international team members; conduct vehicle quality testing and travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience with supplier development, project management, project part launches, or manufacturing engineering in a production environment.
• Experience reading part and component drawings and communicating technical information.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work outside typical business hours and travel as needed.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical STEM field.
• Two or more years of relevant manufacturing, production, or engineering experience.
• Automotive manufacturing experience, including parts development, testing, commercialization, and launch.
• Experience with PFMEA, manufacturing control plans, strategic planning, consensus building, and project management.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 or QS-9000 quality management systems and Japanese language skills or experience with a Japanese or internationally owned company.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, collaborative environment focused on teamwork, diversity, development, coaching, and mentoring.
• Comprehensive healthcare and wellness plans.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Paid holidays, paid time off, vehicle discount program, and child care assistance.
• Relocation assistance, if applicable.