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Project Quality Lead

ALTEN Technology USA221 open roles

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Troy, Michigan, United States
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13.8% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. ALTEN Technology USA postings stay open a median of 32 days.

Share of postings closed within
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  5. 37.8%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
This job: posted 11 hours ago

ALTEN Technology USA median: 32 days open

The posting

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Position Summary

ALTEN USA is seeking a Project Quality Lead – Automotive to support quality assurance activities across automotive engineering projects. This role will ensure projects meet ALTEN Delivery Framework (ADF), client, contractual, and applicable quality requirements.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of project quality experience within an engineering services environment, supporting automotive customers and engineering project teams. This individual will work closely with Project Managers, engineering teams, clients, and Quality leadership to monitor project performance, resolve quality issues, and drive continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure automotive engineering projects comply with ADF, client, and contractual quality requirements.
  • Develop, maintain, and monitor Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs).
  • Support project teams throughout the project lifecycle to ensure quality requirements and deliverables are achieved.
  • Monitor project quality KPIs, including Right First Time (RFT), On-Time Delivery (OTD), and customer satisfaction.
  • Identify quality risks, nonconformities, and process gaps and coordinate corrective actions.
  • Lead root-cause analysis using tools such as 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa/Fishbone, FMEA, and 5M.
  • Support APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and other automotive quality processes, as applicable.
  • Participate in client quality meetings and serve as a quality point of contact for assigned projects.
  • Support internal, client, and certification audits, including ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 requirements.
  • Maintain quality dashboards, project documentation, audit records, and corrective action plans.
  • Coach Project Managers and engineering teams on quality processes and requirements.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and share quality best practices across projects.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field preferred.
  • 3+ years of project quality or quality assurance experience within engineering services.
  • Experience supporting automotive engineering projects, OEMs, or Tier 1 customers.
  • Knowledge of automotive quality processes and tools, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and 8D.
  • Understanding of ISO 9001 and quality management systems.
  • Experience with project quality KPIs, root-cause analysis, nonconformities, and corrective actions.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with engineering teams, Project Managers, and customers.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of IATF 16949 and automotive customer-specific requirements.
  • Experience supporting client or certification audits.
  • Familiarity with SPC, MSA, Control Plans, Lean, or Six Sigma.
  • Experience with Office 365, SharePoint, JIRA, or similar project/quality tools.
  • Previous experience working with an engineering consulting or engineering services organization.

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on automotive quality professional with engineering-services experience who understands how quality is managed throughout an engineering project lifecycle. This individual should be comfortable working directly with technical teams and automotive customers while monitoring project performance, resolving quality issues, and driving continuous improvement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

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