Project Details
Location: Ingolstadt area, Germany
Start: ASAP
Duration: Until the end of 2026
Extension: Possible
Capacity: Full-time, 5 days per week
Working Model: 100% onsite
For candidates based outside the region, accommodation can potentially be arranged, with the associated costs handled separately.
Project Overview
The assignment focuses on operational quality support within an automotive manufacturing environment. The consultant is expected to work independently, communicate directly with the customer and internal teams, stabilize quality issues in serial production, and drive corrective and preventive actions through to closure.
This is a highly hands-on assignment requiring full-time onsite presence. The consultant must be operationally present within the manufacturing environment and able to address quality issues, rework activities and customer requirements directly on the shop floor.
Main Responsibilities
- Implement and support World Class Quality Systems and continuously improve Production MEQ quality deliverables for assigned manufacturing plants, including JIT, OHS, IP-DP and seat-component operations.
- Drive improvement of quality KPIs and deliverables such as RPPM, CPPM, IPPM, SPPM, quality costs, customer product audits and warranty-related topics.
- Communicate directly with customers and internal stakeholders regarding quality issues, complaints, escalations and corrective actions.
- Resolve internal and external quality issues using structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, PSD, PCAD, Kepner-Tregoe, 5 Why and Root Cause Analysis.
- Prepare, implement, follow up, verify and release corrective and preventive actions.
- Manage scrap, non-conforming (NOK) parts, containment, rework activities, sorting and final inspection topics.
- Support optimization of material flow and production-quality processes and drive continuous improvement on the shop floor.
- Ensure quality activities comply with BQS, IATF / TS 16949, ISO 9000 requirements and applicable customer-specific requirements.
- Represent the plant in the Program SDT Team and ensure execution of plant-related PRRP tasks.
- Manage Customer Part Submission activities, customer acceptance, submission documentation and approved submission samples.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the automotive industry and at least 3 years in a quality-related role.
- Strong hands-on experience in customer, production or plant quality within an automotive manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Practical knowledge of IATF 16949, VDA and automotive quality tools including:
- 8D / Root Cause Analysis / 5 Why
- FMEA
- Control Plan
- PPAP
- APQP
- SPC
- Knowledge of MSA, DOE and TQM is an advantage.
- Experience with customer complaints and escalations, scrap reduction, NOK-part evaluation, rework, containment, sorting and final inspection activities.
- Experience communicating directly with automotive OEM customers; previous experience working directly with a major German automotive OEM is highly advantageous.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of quality topics and communicate effectively across production, quality, engineering and customer interfaces.
- Solution-oriented, structured and conscientious working style with strong assertiveness and teamwork.
- Very good English is required due to the international plant environment.
- German at approximately B2 level or above is strongly preferred due to direct communication with the German automotive customer. Technically strong candidates with a lower level of German may still be considered.
- Proficiency in MS Office and standard quality reporting/documentation tools.
Benefits
What the Project Offers
- Full-time, long-term automotive project through the end of 2026
- Possibility of project extension
- Direct exposure to a major German automotive OEM environment
- High level of independence and ownership of quality topics
- Hands-on involvement in complex production and customer quality issues
- Accommodation support available for consultants from outside the region
- Opportunity for EU-based consultants willing to work onsite in Germany
Interim Senior Quality Engineer in Germany – Automotive Arbeitgeber: Prodensa Group s.r.o.
Die Prodensa Group s.r.o. ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern in Niederösterreich eine dynamische Arbeitsumgebung bietet, in der Innovation und Teamarbeit gefördert werden. Mit flexiblen hybriden Arbeitsmodellen und einem klaren Fokus auf berufliche Weiterentwicklung profitieren die Mitarbeiter von zahlreichen Vorteilen, die ihre Karriere vorantreiben. Hier haben Sie die Möglichkeit, an spannenden Projekten in der Industrie zu arbeiten und Ihre Fähigkeiten in einem unterstützenden Umfeld weiter auszubauen.
