Quality Engineer | Senai

Company Background:

Our client is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of automotive seat motors, dedicated to enhancing vehicle comfort. To strengthen its global presence, the company is establishing a new plant in Senai, Malaysia. With continuous investment in R&D, our client delivers high-quality, efficient, and innovative products while striving for industry leadership and excellence in service.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality control processes and inspection standards for incoming materials, in-process production, and finished goods.
• Support the establishment of the plants quality management system (QMS) aligned with automotive industry standards (e.g., IATF 16949).
• Lead problem-solving activities using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, PDCA, or similar tools to address internal and customer-related quality issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to improve product quality and reduce defects.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and supplier teams to ensure quality requirements are understood and executed effectively.
• Participate in new product introduction (NPI), including process validation, capability studies (CP/CPK), and PPAP documentation.
• Perform internal quality audits and support external customer or certification audits.
• Monitor and analyse quality KPIs such as defect rates, scrap, customer complaints, and supplier performance to drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate quality-related communication with global customers and suppliers when required.
• Support calibration management, inspection equipment maintenance, and measurement system analysis (MSA).

Quality Engineer Job Requirements (JR)

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Manufacturing, or related fields).
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in quality engineering, preferably in automotive or electronics manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of automotive quality standards such as IATF 16949, ISO 9001, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, and SPC.

• Hands-on experience in problem-solving tools (8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, DMAIC, etc.).

• Familiar with quality inspection methods, gauges, metrology tools, and measurement techniques.

Salary up to RM7K