Advanced Quality Engineer

As an Advanced Quality Engineer focused on customer service for Mercedes, you are responsible for ensuring quality requirements are met throughout product and process development, as well as during program launch. You serve as a key interface between internal teams, suppliers, and the customer Mercedes.

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com

At Adient, we are proud to offer hybrid working to our employees, which involves being able to work remotely for up to 2 days per week based on the agreement within specific department.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Evaluate product and process changes from a quality perspective

• Manage part history in the Mercedes Supplier Portal

• Support seat sampling process according to VDA 2 in collaboration with Mercedes

• Deliver quality-related tasks in line with the Adient Management System (e.g. audits, DFMEA/PFMEA, control plan creation)

• Participate in internal and external meetings (SDT, Jour Fix) as quality representative

• Support program launch regarding quality concerns

• Contribute to problem-solving during program execution

• Prepare Emphasis Builds and Parts Tables and track related issues

• Manage suppliers according to APQP and VDA RGA standards

• Solid knowledge of VDA 6.3, VDA 2, VDA RGA and APQP

• Experience with problem-solving methods (e.g. 8D, Kepner-Tregoe)

• Familiarity with SCIO DFMEA/PFMEA

• Technical education

• Knowledge of PPAP and VDA 2 sampling processes

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Good command of English (minimum B2) and basic German (minimum A2)

• Minimum 1 year of experience in the automotive industry (Mercedes systems experience is a plus)

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Miroslav Luhovy on +421 32/741 30 58 .