Supplier Quality Engineer

Company Description

Since its spin-off in September 2025 AUMOVIO continues the business of the former Continental group sector Automotive as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024 the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has about 87.000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.

Job Description

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Quality:

- Support Quality strategies to achieve the targets aligned with Company goals and objectives

- Review past performances, perform risk assessment versus company goals and objectives.

- Define key focus areas, measurables, targets and identify projects that will impact the achievement of SQM KPI's.

- Deploy agreed SQM Quality strategy to all interested parties

- Implement robust process controls in managing Suppliers to prevent defects from entering the shopfloor (scrap, NCC, blocked

   stocks) to achieve the profit target.

- Use and support the data system to collect and evaluate supplier quality related key performance indicators (KPI's) and issue periodical quality performance reports and ensure that appropriate improvement actions are initiated

- Contribute to the supplier quality related report in the plant (KPI driven)

- Continuous tracking of the target setting and plan fulfillment (monitoring, analysis control) in the context of Supplier Quality Management System

- Perform process audits (maintenance and nonconformance) for the plant as planned and scheduled

- Secure implementation and compliance to IATF and VDA standards

- Lessons learned & read across

Communication:

- Maintain and expand the business partnership with customers, suppliers and other interested parties.

- Understand customer requirements and deliver accordingly

- Ensures Continental Quality requirements  are clearly understood by Supplier and complied during series production

- Collaborate with Business Area / SQM Category / Central Function management during Supplier escalation if necessary (i.e. Red Alert, Early Warning, CSL) 

- Works w/ SQM CI for successful handover of projects from New product introduction to Series Production

- Actively participate in Continental / supplier workshop / trainings to gain understanding of New industry technologies

- Supports supplier audit for New business/product/technology when necessary

- Drives and coordinates  with Suppliers to analyze material issues and implement preventive actions to reduce / eliminate SCB / cost deductions

- Supports  in the consolidation / coordination of the supplier related Non conformance Cost (NCC) thru SCB process or  cost deduction thru RMA

Problem-Solving:

- Execute the consequent supplier management activities to track any quality deviations (zero tolerance for defects)

-  Drive root cause analysis and enforce the definition and implementation of appropriate counter measures at the supplier to ensure that the parts and services meet the defined quality requirements

- Advance use of statistical tools to analyze data and identify root cause of defects

- Drives scrap performance improvement and management

- Utilizes advanced problem-solving tools and processes to reduce manufacturing defects

- Supports new product launches and model rolls

- Drives basic TPM, Kaizen and Lean initiatives in the manufacturing environment

The expected annual salary range for this role is $75,000 - $97,000 a year depending on experience. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Qualifications

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

• BS Degree in Engineering  
• 2 years experience in manufacturing quality 
• Travel as needed to support operations
• Knowledge IATF 16949 quality standards 
• Excellent problem-solving skills and experience with root cause analysis techniques
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and manufacturing-related software applications
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and lead cross-functional projects
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Willingness to work in a dynamic,