Supplier Quality Engineer – Global Propulsion Systems

General Motors

Supplier Quality Engineer at GM working with suppliers to resolve quality issues. Involves collaboration across teams and performing onsite visits for quality assurance.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the technical liaison between GM purchasing, product engineering, manufacturing, and our supply base.
Work with the suppliers to resolve supplier manufacturing and quality issues.
Implement and monitor advanced product quality planning systems.
Assure supplier understanding and compliance with APQP processes and product PPAP submission and approval requirements.
Review and approve supplier quality plans (Control Plans, PFMEA) for new components and assemblies for new GPS (ICE and EV) components.
Onsite reviews of supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems.
Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions of supplier quality issues.
Perform on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of correction actions of supplier quality issues.
Implement and monitor supplier part qualification and certification processes (PPAP, Run-at-Rate).
Improve quality performance of suppliers by conducting onsite workshops at supplier locations.
Provide technical assistance during supplier launch, change-over and ongoing production activities.
Up to 50% of domestic and international travel required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Engineering Management, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, related field of study
Two years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, Defect Engineer, or related role
Two years of experience with: Fundamental supplier quality processes including APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and PPAP (Production Part Approval Process); Print reading and interpretation, part measurement, gage design and function; Geometric design and tolerancing (GD&T); Probability, statistical quality control and design of experiments; Microsoft project with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; Constraint management- Critical Path Analysis; and Quality standard IATF 16949.
One year of experience with: Investigating quality problems and applying technical solutions through 5 why/8D methodology; and Data Analysis.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

APQPPPAPControl PlansPFMEAGD&Tstatistical quality controldesign of experimentsdata analysis5 why methodology8D methodology

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingtechnical assistanceroot cause analysisfacilitationproject managementorganizational skillscollaborationquality improvementanalytical thinking

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering ManagementBachelor's degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Automotive EngineeringBachelor's degree in Industrial EngineeringBachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringIATF 16949