HOW YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPACT

As a Quality Project Manager, you will serve as a critical bridge between customers, resident inspectors, internal engineering and production teams, and external suppliers. In this role, you will lead the implementation of project-specific quality assurance plans ensuring all customer specifications, regulatory standards, and internal quality metrics are met from manufacturing through the end of the warranty phase.

Key Responsibilities
• Project Quality Oversight: Develop, maintain, and execute project-specific Quality Assurance (QA) plans, quality reports, procedures, and wor instructions aligned with customer requirements, industry standards, and internal factory guidelines.
• Customer & Inspector Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for customer-resident inspectors, coordinating requests, managing expectations, and ensuring seamless compliance throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.
• Root Cause & Continuous Improvement: Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions using structured methodologies (8D, 5-Why). Implement daily QA/QC workflows, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and drive continuous improvement across project teams.
• First Article Inspections (FAI): Collaborate with the FAI Manager to establish FAI plans and provide hands-on quality support during the first article review phase.
• Audits & Compliance: Plan, schedule, and execute internal and external quality audits. Ensure full alignment with contractual obligations, configuration management design processes, and regulatory standards.
• Inspection & Documentation: Establish inspection plans across all project stages, define clear acceptance criteria for QC inspectors, and maintain the vehicle history books, inspection records, and quality documentation.
• Global Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional project management teams, production leads, and international counterparts (including Swiss-based engineering teams).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Quality Management, Project Management, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2–5 years of quality engineering, quality management, or technical project management experience in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS), quality frameworks, and regulatory/industry standards (e.g., ISO 9001, FRA/DOT rail standards).
Hands-on expertise with root-cause analysis tools (8D, 5-Why, CAPA, Fishbone).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to manage customer relationships, interface with inspectors, and collaborate with global engineering teams.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, Visio, and quality documentation/ERP software. Strong time-management and problem-solving abilities.