Quality Assurance Project Engineer required for a leading automotive company based in Kariega
Applications from suitably qualified & experienced persons are invited to fill the above vacancy in Production – Quality Assurance Department
Education & Experience
- BSc degree /National Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
- Have a minimum of 5 years Engineering experience.
- Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience with Automotive Industry brands
Skills, Attributes & Other requirements
- German language (speak, read and write)
- Project Management
- International interaction
- Thorough working knowledge of Technical, Quality and Design functions.
- Knowledge of Conformity of Series Production and associated legal requirements of worldwide export markets
- Working experience of statistical techniques and quality tools
- Working knowledge of ISO 9000 / VDA-6 elements / OHS and philosophy
Job Description and Responsibilities
- Ensuring that the new vehicle evaluation/validation (Model change and New Projects) is carried out to the laid down Konzern guidelines. Make recommendations regarding PVS (Pre-Series Build) and O-Series vehicle build status, for the pending SOP (Start of Series Production) release of the new product at the required timing.
- Communicating with VW/Audi AG on all new project related topics.
- Representing QA Division in Project meetings, assess decision requirement, prepare and submit requirements to Project Team.
- Assessing and co-ordinating all proposed changes (PP, ECR, Deviations, and Localization) for their impact on the business
- Planning the introduction of changes according to Group guidelines to minimize risk to Production.
- Generating project investment requirements on behalf of Quality.
- Determining manpower requirements for SKD, MKD and CKD operations.
- Analysing the cause of non-conformances reported through validation drives and co-ordinating the problem resolution process with the responsible departments.
Should you wish to apply please email your CV through to Emily Lessing at
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.