Job Description

Supplier Quality plays a crucial role in ensuring high-quality products are delivered to customers. Supplier Quality is responsible for ensuring the quality of the products provided by the supplier is consistent with the agreed-upon requirements. This includes establishing quality standards for raw materials, conducting supplier audits, and monitoring supplier performance to ensure compliance. Also, within our Supplier Quality Department, we ask all our engineer's drive change within both plant manufacturing and component suppliers to resolve complex component issues.

The Welding Specialist Engineer employs all the expertise and knowledge in joining metal components to become accountable on the continuous evaluation of weld integrity, interpreting blueprints, and ensuring the welding standards are followed by suppliers. At launch, the WS Engineer is responsible to provide on-site launch support on high-risk suppliers at their facilities to ensure launch readiness as required. At mass production, the WS Engineer is responsible for managing post launch welding continuous improvement activities, such as AQR welding audits and welding action plans on all applicable suppliers, and to report out the results. The WS Engineer will also be responsible for working cross functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Purchasing to ensure proper designs, suppliers, and manufacturing processes are selected.

Overall, the WS engineer will support the SQE on all problem-solving activities relative to weld issues with internal and external organizations, ensuring welding best practices/ lessons learned are applied across the several different vehicle programs. 

Typical job responsibilities for a Chassis Welding Specialist Engineer may include (but not limited to) any of the following: 

• Understand and to interpret blueprints, drawings, and other technical welding specifications to determine welding requirements
• Ability to analyze Cut&etch results and to provide feedback to the process to improve weld condition.
• Ability to understand Macrographic analysis to examine the quality of the weld
• Capable to evaluate and to report out the progress of the weld quality with suppliers during launch phase
• Lead the implementation of the AQR welding checklist at all applicable suppliers in the group
• Ensure the welding best practices/lesson learned are applied across the different suppliers with similar welding applications
• Support SQE on troubleshooting weld quality issues with welding techniques or equipment
• Establish close relationships with assigned suppliers and actively drive welding continuous improvement activities 
• Initiate and follow-up on corrective action plans for welding and verify effectiveness on-site 
• Assist in educating suppliers on Stellantis systems and welding requirements 
• Work with Engineering and Supplier Organizations to alleviate discrepancies in product/welding specifications and evaluate cost reduction opportunities 

Our Benefits - Designed with You in Mind

Comprehensive Health & Well-being Coverage

From your very first day, you’ll have access to medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage - ensuring you and your family stay healthy and protected.

Generous Paid Time Off

We believe in work-life balance. That’s why we offer: 17+ paid holidays, including shut-down from December 24 th through New Years Day every year. Vacation, float & wellbeing days, sick time and fully paid parental leave when your family needs you most.

Competitive Retirement Savings Plans

We help you plan for the future with:

• An employer match on contributions to your 401k, Roth, and Catch-Up plans
• An employer contribution, even if you don’t contribute

Income Protection & Insurance Options

Benefit from included and optional disability, life, and other insurance programs - because your peace of mind matters.

Company Vehicle Lease Program

Eligible employees and their immediate families can enjoy company vehicle lease options with included insurance, maintenance, and unlimited mileage. Plus, take advantage of exclusive discounts on Stellantis products.

Family Building Benefit

We proudly support all paths to parenthood- including fertility and infertility treatments, adoption services, and gestational surrogacy.

Support for Your Growth and Giving Back

We believe in investing in your future and your passions:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan refinancing programs
• 18 paid volunteer hours each year to make a difference in your community

And so much more!

When you join us, you’re not just building a career - you’re joining a company that supports you, inside and outside of work.

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