Quality Engineer, GA
Harbinger Motors · Garden Grove, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Travel
- 25%
- Degree
- Required
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Harbinger Motors (automotive) in Garden Grove, CA. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids.
- They ask for
- degree required · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, Root cause, SPC, FMEA
- Day to day
- about 25% travel
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About the role
responsibilities
include defining quality standards, inspecting materials, equipment, processes, and products, developing quality control systems, leading APQP and determining corrective actions. A successful Quality Engineer should have excellent troubleshooting skills and be able to ensure that processes and products consistently meet established quality standards.
Who You Are
- ✓Bachelor’s in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing) or similar technical degree required
- ✓Three to eight years of experience in work related to manufacturing quality or supplier quality
- ✓engineering in an automotive or aerospace industry or equivalent manufacturing environment
- ✓ASQ Certifications as Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Manager, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred
- ✓Knowledge of ISO-9001:2018 or IATF 16949 standard strongly desired
- ✓Understanding of basic quality core tools such as Quality Management Systems, Supplier and Internal Audits, APQP, SPC, PPAP, FMEA, and MSA
- ✓Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, verbal, writing and interpersonal skills are required
- ✓ASQ Certifications as Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Manager, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred
- ✓Excellent project management skills with ability to manage multiple projects is required
- ✓Must be able to travel up to 25%
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About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
Job Overview
We are looking for a Quality Engineer with broad responsibilities, working cross-functionally with Engineering, Suppliers, Purchasing, and Manufacturing teams to define and implement quality engineering processes and drive continuous improvement activities throughout the organization. The Quality Engineer will play a key role in implementing and maintaining Harbinger’s quality management system (QMS) and will establish and improve the quality of our operational processes and outputs.
The Quality Engineer's
What You’ll Do
- •Developing and implementing quality standards, quality control systems, and manufacturing quality processes
- •Inspecting and testing materials, equipment, processes, and products to ensure quality specifications are met
- •Collaborating with production leadership to develop and implement controls and improvements
- •Make technical and statistical investigations on quality problems, methods, and equipment, and make recommendations
- •Developing corrective actions, solutions, and improvements for supplier, production, and product issues
- •Participate in design reviews with the design engineering and manufacturing team to mitigate risk for manufacturing and assembly
- •Develop forms and instructions to be used for collecting, analyzing and reporting quality data on the manufacturing line
- •Lead and teach the multidisciplinary effort to perform Root Cause analysis on the internal and external product with timely responses and ensure all corrective actions are validated to prevent the recurrence of non-conformances
- •Lead MRB meetings and act as a quality representative for the engineering change control board
- •Lead implementation of quality processes and KPI’s with internal manufacturing team, contract manufacturers and suppliers
Key Benefits & Perks
Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
Early-stage Stock Options
Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
Annual Vacation Bonus
Wellness & Fertility Benefits
Cell Phone Stipend
Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
California Pay Range
$110,000 — $170,000 USD
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