Quality Engineer - Automotive Manufacturer | Streamwood, IL

Streamwood, Illinois Permanent USD85,000 - USD100,000 per year View Job Description
Our client, a leading supplier of fasteners and precision metal components to major automotive OEMs, is seeking a Quality Engineer to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with customers, ensuring products meet the highest standards of quality and performance.
  • Work for a long-established and stable company
  • Highly competitive salary and benefits package

About Our Client

Our client, a Fortune 250 manufacturer, is a proven industry leader in the production of fasteners, screws, pins, and related components. With a long track record of financial stability, the company is committed to delivering exceptional quality to its customers while fostering a collaborative and supportive workplace culture.

Job Description

  • Handle customer complaints and corrective actions for major automotive OEMs
  • Work on non-conformance reporting and preventative actions
  • Collaborate with site-level leaders to understand quality issues, work through containment and validation
  • Report out to leadership groups on site and at different sites to ensure alignment on customer quality
  • Involvement in ISO9001 audits
  • Work through root cause analysis and general problem solving with methods like 8D, 5Why, Ishikawa, and more



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • 3+ years of quality engineering experience in a metals or automotive environment
  • Proficiency with ISO9001
  • Strong ability to communicate with customers and handle corrective actions
  • Experience with problem solving - 8D, 5Why, Fishbone, Ishkawa, etc
  • Experience with control plans and PFMEA
  • Knowledge of IATF 16949 a plus
  • Six Sigma/SPC knowledge a plus
  • APQP/PPAP experience a plus
  • Sponsorship not provided



What's on Offer

  • Salary up to 100,000
  • 2-3 weeks of PTO
  • 6% 401k match
  • Very competitive health care/insurance offerings
  • Gym membership reimbursement
  • Life and Disability Insurance



Contact
Ben Aldrich
Quote job ref
JN-102025-6848919

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Quality, Technical
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Streamwood
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Ben Aldrich
Job Reference
JN-102025-6848919