NPD Quality Engineer at e-ppl Ltd

Shirley, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jun, 26

Salary

35.0

Posted On

16 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

NPD Quality, Quality Assurance, Inspection Services, DFMEA, PFMEA, Design Reviews, Control Plans, DFMs, PPAP, Problem Resolution, Continuous Improvement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Management, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Influencing Others, Organizational Skills

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Description

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. 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. 🤝 Stay Connected: Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated on the latest news and job openings at Autoscan UK Ltd. 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 £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

Responsibilities

The role involves supporting the Quality Manager in defining and executing Quality deliverables throughout the New Product Development (NPD) process, ensuring inspection processes are ready for production handover. Key tasks include cross-functional support for NPD processes like DFMEA/PFMEA, managing build/test phase problems, and liaising with Supplier and Vehicle Quality teams.