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Job Specifications

Job Title: NPD Quality Engineer

Location: Solihull, B90

Company: Autoscan UK Ltd

Pay Rate: £32-£35 per hour Ltd

Duration: 3 Months FTC

About Us

Autoscan UK Limited is a leading provider of quality assurance and inspection services to the automotive industry. With years of experience and a commitment to excellence, we partner with top automotive manufacturers to ensure the highest standards of quality and safety.

The Role

We're seeking a driven and hands-on NPD Quality Engineer to support our client who is a globally recognised automotive manufacturer at a pivotal moment of product innovation and growth. As the business expands its portfolio of next-generation products, this role offers the opportunity to influence quality from the earliest stages of development through to production readiness, ensuring new products are delivered to the exceptional standards expected of a world-class manufacturer.

Working within a dynamic and fast-moving engineering environment, you'll play a key role in championing a Quality First mindset across the New Product Development lifecycle. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys working cross-functionally, thrives on problem solving, and is motivated by the challenge of shaping robust quality processes that support the successful launch of new, high-profile automotive products.

All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic DBS criminal record check.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Support the Quality Manager - NPD in defining, developing and executing the Quality deliverables as part of the NPD process
Ensuring that product inspection processes are developed throughout pre-production builds and ready for handover to the current vehicle Quality team
Working cross-functionally to support the business with DFMEA, PFMEA, design reviews, control plans, DFMs and other key NPD processes
Ensuring that product inspection standards are delivered in line with timings set out in the NPD process
Prepare evidence based gateway content to support project Quality deliverables
Provide weekly updates to the wider project teams via project steering meetings
Liaise with the Supplier Quality team for the delivery of supplier PPAP
Steer and manage problems identified during build & test phases to drive resolution within the internal problem resolution system
Liaise with the Supplier Quality team on any development part related issues identified during pre-production builds
Encourage lean thinking, continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making
Liaise with the Vehicle Quality team to collate and interpret End of Line and CQPA data and feed this information back into the New Models to improve each next iteration of the product, lessons learned
Experience working in a rapidly evolving environment with the resilience to overcome challenging situations is desirable
Support the high performance framework and wider business objectives, by ensuring adherence to individual objectives, set out by the Quality Manager - NPD
Where applicable, international travel will be required on occasion to support project activities

Skills And Experience

Experience working within new product setup within a manufacturing environment
Automotive experience is preferable
A strong knowledge of new product development within manufacturing products
Being able to deal with multiple projects (Project management skills would be advantageous)
Comfortable working in a cross-functional team with the ability to influence others
Self-sufficient and good organisational skills
Confident communicator to both internal and external stakeholders
MS Office proficient, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc

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Autoscan UK Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

For More Information:

Visit our careers site at or contact our Recruitment team at a.munro@autoscan.co.uk

Join Autoscan UK Ltd and be a part of a team dedicated to driving excellence in the automotive industry!

We are a Forces friendly employer, and welcome applications from the Armed Forces community

Benefits

£32-£35 Hourly Pay Rate (Ltd)
State-of -the-art Facilities
Global iconic Automotive Brand
Exciting Projects
Free on-site car parking
Collaborative team based environment

About the Company

AUTOSCAN (UK) LIMITED Provides Quality Inspection, Containment & Quality Engineering Services to the Automotive, Off Highway, and all types of manufacturing industries and their supply chain. Know more