Harbinger Motors
Supplier Quality Engineer, Cabin
$120K–$180K
Garden Grove, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- Garden Grove, CA
Garden Grove, California, United States - Experience
- 3–7 years in manufacturing quality or supplier quality engineering; proven experience in a quality engineering role within an automotive or commercial vehicle interior environment is also stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or a similar technical field required.
About the job
Leads supplier quality for cabin and interior components, ensuring they meet functional, safety, dimensional, and appearance standards through supplier audits, quality processes, and corrective actions.
What you'll do
- Develop supplier quality standards and processes; inspect and test cabin components against specifications.
- Lead supplier audits, APQP, PPAP, Gauge R&R, validation, and safe launch activities; monitor supplier performance.
- Investigate defects and drive root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement with suppliers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a specified technical field or similar technical field.
- 3–7 years of manufacturing quality or supplier quality engineering experience in automotive, commercial vehicle, aerospace interior, or mass transit industries.
- Hands-on experience or familiarity with vehicle cabin systems.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% to 50%.
Nice to have
- ASQ certifications such as CQE, CQA, CQM, or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
- Strong knowledge of ISO 9001:2018 or IATF 16949 standards.
Pay
$120,000 — $180,000 USD (base salary; California Pay Range)
Tools
ISO 9001:2018, IATF 16949, APQP, SPC, PPAP, FMEA (DFMEA/PFMEA), MSA, Gauge R&R
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