Quality Engineer

Roush works alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn't believe. At Roush, you're part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading.

We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense, and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage. 

The Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, controlling, and assuring quality processes and product requirements are executed for a given customer program, including applicable site-specific requirements. The role will develop, control, and apply inspection procedures and controls that allow for the determination and evaluation of risk. The Quality Engineer will employ tools and techniques to resolve deficient quality processes and resulting output. This is an on-site position located in Livonia, MI.

As a Quality Engineer, you will:

• Develop comprehensive quality plans to assure program quality objectives and customer requirements are satisfied and train affected personnel on quality plan elements
• Support International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 compliance within assigned sites
• Participate in the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process with the objective of developing and maintaining program specific control plans and related documentation
• Assist in the assessment and selection process of suppliers, including resolving supplier quality issues when necessary
• Support as necessary incoming, in-process, and End of Line (EOL) inspection and testing, including equipment calibration or verification
• Track and resolve quality issues with customers and suppliers, including managing Material Review Board (MRB) and Return to Vendor (RTV) process and product disposition
• Approve and submit first article Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) in support of program requirements for suppliers and customers
• Perform problem solving and continual improvement activities where process or product quality is deficient
• Perform written and verbal reporting and communication, present quality presentations as required and participate in internal and external meetings.
• Support reporting Quality of Service (QOS) metrics for assigned operating group and programs

To be considered a Quality Engineer, you will need:

• Associate’s degree in a relevant manufacturing or technical field
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident allowing for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance.
• 3 years of related quality experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in APQP process preparation of PPAP documentation including submission to customer and a thorough understanding of problem-solving and quality improvement tools and techniques
• Able to interpret engineering drawings, related specifications and requirements and communicate them to the cross-function team
• Working knowledge of a quality management system its implementation and associated documentation requirements with the ability to plan, control and assure quality processes and product in accordance with quality plan and customer requirement
• Understanding of the audit process including planning, preparation, execution, reporting results and follow-up
• Ability to interact professionally on a technical level with all company functional groups, suppliers, customers, and demonstration of strong PC skills

A successful candidate may also have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in technically related field
• American Society of Quality (ASQ) certification
• Knowledge of second stage vehicle conversion and upfit of vehicles
• Knowledge of manufacturing engineering skills