Supplier Quality Engineer

Mazda North American Operations

. Ensure quality assurance of parts supplied to Mazda and the MTMUS plant .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeMadison • Alabama • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $77,700 - $112,650 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Quality Assurance and Quality Engineering, with a strong focus on supplier compliance, process audits, and continuous improvement methodologies. Proficient in utilizing tools such as APQP, PPAP, and SPC to enhance manufacturing quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Quality AssuranceAdvanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)Statistical Process Control (SPC)IATF 16949 Quality System Requirements

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Hard Skills

Quality EngineeringManufacturing Process Audit8D Team Problem Solving6 Sigma Problem SolvingGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA)Process Flow Diagram (PFD)Control Plan (CP) DocumentationDatabase Skills

Soft Skills

Effective Written CommunicationEffective Verbal CommunicationAnalytical ThinkingNegotiation SkillsPresentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft OfficeMinitabAccessBusiness Objects

Industry Keywords

Automotive ExperienceQuality Operating System (QOS)Supplier Quality SystemsContinuous ImprovementMonthly Domestic Travel

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure quality assurance of parts supplied to Mazda and the MTMUS plant
Oversee manufacturing and engineering processes, ensuring proper use of tools, materials, and procedures
Create and maintain standards for MNAO products
Create and present quality reports analyzing internal and external quality standards
Evaluate customer feedback to identify product flaws and implement necessary changes
Work with suppliers to ensure components and raw materials meet MNAO quality standards
Resolve quality concerns through investigations, manufacturing process reviews, and audits
Improve supplier quality systems through system audits
Administer and enforce Quality Operating System (QOS) processes within MNAO and Mazda manufacturing affiliates
Promote and apply Mazda Quality Requirements for Suppliers (QRS) procedures
Execute QRS training and support supplier compliance from pre-production through mass production
Perform Mazda System Assessment (MSA) audits for potential and current suppliers
Report audit results and provide supplier-selection recommendations
Track new-part launch and change-control schedules, objectives, and targets through APQP and PPAP
Collaborate with suppliers and Mazda engineers in design reviews to ensure manufacturability and assembly suitability
Review drawings, engineering standards, and critical/significant characteristics
Perform PPAP reviews and production-readiness audits at supplier facilities
Conduct on-site manufacturing trial-run process reviews and report corrective actions
Promote Statistical Process Control (SPC) with safety margins
Train and support supplier corrective actions and continuous-improvement activities
Initiate and track corrective actions using 8D reports and identify root and systemic root causes
Support Mazda production plants with rejection notices, defect information, corrective actions, warranty concerns, and continuous improvement
Use Lean Quality and PDCA tools to improve process efficiency and effectiveness
Identify focus suppliers and conduct continuous-improvement activities
Negotiate with suppliers and support warranty-issue investigations and corrective actions

Requirements

What you’ll need

2–4+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality assurance, quality engineering, quality control, or another related field
Microsoft Office proficiency
Production process audit experience
Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
Project management experience
Technical training and presentation skills
Effective written and verbal communication
Experience reading and writing technical reports
Analytical and conceptual thinking using logic, reason, creative and strategic thinking
Strong negotiation skills
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Quality Assurance, or another related field is preferred
Equivalent work experience may be substituted in lieu of degree (Bachelor’s Degree working equivalent = 4 years)
Bilingual English/Japanese or English/Spanish preferred
Automotive experience highly desired, preferably from another OEM
Manufacturing process and quality system audit experience
IATF 16949 quality system requirements
8D Team Problem Solving
6 Sigma Problem Solving
Database skills such as Access, Minitab and/or Business Objects
Quality Operating System (QOS)
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
Evaluating and writing Control Plan (CP) documents
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Monthly domestic travel required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Hybrid work arrangement
Monthly domestic travel