Quality & Process Engineer – EV / Automotive Sector -
Lafayette, IN | Manufacturing | 🌎 ~50% Travel | 🧑 🔧 ***Customer-Facing Role***
Join a forward-thinking manufacturing leader driving innovation in electric vehicle (EV) and automotive systems. We're hiring a Customer Quality & Process Engineer to champion quality performance, lead root cause investigations, and support continuous improvement—internally and directly with our customers.
You'll play a vital technical liaison role, supporting product and process excellence from plant to customer floor. This is a problem-solving, data-driven opportunity ideal for engineers passionate about quality, process reliability, and making an impact in a highly collaborative, customer-focused environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Partner with customers to troubleshoot product/process issues and implement corrective actions
- Lead root cause analysis & apply quality tools (8D, 5-Why, FMEA, etc.)
- Analyze trends using quality data to reduce defects & drive consistency
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Manufacturing, QA, Customer Reps)
- Improve and document quality procedures & support IATF 16949 compliance
- Travel up to 50% to customer sites for audits, process reviews, and support initiatives
- Champion continuous improvement & ensure product meets EV/automotive quality standards
What We’re Looking For:
✅ Bachelor’s in Engineering or related field
✅ 5+ years in a customer-facing engineering or quality role
✅ Hands-on experience with quality systems (PPAP, APQP, IATF 16949 preferred)
✅ Strong communicator with technical curiosity and problem-solving drive
✅ Comfortable working in fast-paced, hands-on environments with diverse teams
✅ Proficient in MS Office; MiniTab or statistical software a plus
✅ Automotive and/or EV experience highly desirable
Why Join Us?
✔ Be the voice of quality at the customer level
✔ Work with cutting-edge EV applications
✔ Travel, collaborate, and grow in a high-impact role
✔ Competitive compensation + full benefits
