Quality PTM

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Troy, MI, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Automotive
The Role
Manage project quality activities for automotive programs, including APQP deliverables, quality costs, customer milestones, risk prevention, FMEA and control-plan updates, supplier quality support, initial sample submissions, and QRQC problem solving. Ensure customer-specific requirements, design and process changes, critical characteristics, and validation activities meet Valeo and OEM quality standards through project launch.
Summary Generated by Built In

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join Valeo and revolutionize the comfort and well-being of all passengers!


What you will win:

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share.

You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.


About the Role:

As the Quality PTM (Project Quality Engineer), you will be responsible for managing the quality in projects, and setting and monitoring the Quality APQP derivables for the project to reach the Quality (Customer and VALEO) and cost targets. You will define the quality cost of their project and follow up the customer milestones.

Manage the quality in project

  • Set and Monitor the Quality APQP derivables for the project to reach the Quality (Customer and VALEO) and cost targets - Define the quality cost of his project – Follow up the customer milestones
  • Detect risks and Prevent problems from Cradle to Grave . 
  • React when a risk is identified, Escalate roadblocks to Organization management 

Ensure Customer Project Milestones are respected ​

  • Respect of build In Quality Standards: Critical Important Characteristics tracking (since definition to validation prior SOP, including sub-suppliers and Valeo assembly line
  • Challenge other PTM on their activities related to the Customer Specific Requirements
     

Focus on Design & Change

  • Ensure that novelty on product and process are taken into account in DFMEA, PFMEA, DV&PV
  • Verify Lesson Learns/Red across Cards have been used in the D/P FMEA to reduce RPN and respected
  • After design freeze, ensure 4M matrix  respect with regards product or process changes and ensure customer awareness and approval of changes in accordance with the 4M matrix
  • Update the quality documents following a product / process related change
  • Participate to Design Reviews, including suppliers and tool makers design review
  • Perform the revision of the control plan after an issue and / or after test results

Support the supplier management activities

  • Support activities defined for Internal and External Supplier parts on Valeo sites, to support Purchasing and SQA team, as defined in the Quality RASIC.
  • Collect suppliers encountered issues and alternative proposals made by the suppliers to integrate Best Practice
  • Get the IS validated by the Customer on Time 
  • Define Prototype, pre-serial and serial control plans as owner of the milestones
  • Ensure consistency between the Critical/Important Characteristics in the FMEA and control plan
  • Participate to the pre-FDPR and FDPR (R@R)
  • Prepare Initial Samples Internal & Customer deliverables, internal Initial Sample file to be validated by the Site Quality Manager prior presenting the Initial Sample file to the Customer for sign off
  • QRQC rules are applied
  • Participate to the project QRQC (Project problem solving meeting) and ensure project team use of QRQC material / rules
  • Ensure that all the issues are in the single list of issues and manage in the QRQC
  • Along the Project QRQC ensure that rules are respected and Stop at first disagree and Stop at first no are applied
  • Initiate a VIM incident (Valeo Problem Solving Database) in the case of DV or PV test failures

What You Should Have:

  • You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field or experience in lieu of a formal degree.
  • You have a minimum of 3 years experience in the Quality field within the automotive industry.
  • Knowledge in Quality Controls (APQP, PPAP, PFEMA, MSA, SPC)
  • Customer interface and experience with OEM
  • Experience with problem solving (QRQC, 8Ds, 5 Phases, 5 Why’s, Ishikawa, etc)

Join us!

Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility.  

The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicule of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!


Diversity by nature
At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talents. You are looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about valeo : https://www.valeo.com


Job:

Quality - Development - Project Operational

Organization:

Program

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2026-09-18

Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development
More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience in lieu of a formal degree
  • At least 3 years of experience in quality within the automotive industry
  • Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, and SPC quality controls
  • Customer interface experience with OEMs
  • Problem-solving experience using QRQC, 8D, 5 Phases, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, or similar methods

Valeo US Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Valeo US and has not been reviewed or approved by Valeo US.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is positioned roughly in line with large automotive manufacturers’ ranges, with competitive bases described for engineers, technicians, and select salaried roles.
  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Medical coverage uses major carriers such as Blue Cross/Anthem, and premiums are described as reasonable for many roles, alongside core offerings like life insurance and an employee assistance program.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement Support: A 401(k) with employer match around 5% is referenced, with structures that have included automatic contributions plus match depending on location and time, and current postings list 401(k) matching as a core benefit.

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The Company
HQ: Paris
32,700 Employees
Year Founded: 1923

What We Do

Valeo is an automotive supplier and partner to all automakers worldwide. As a technology company, Valeo proposes innovative products and systems that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive driving. In 2020, the Group generated sales of 16.4 billion euros and invested 12% of its original equipment sales in Research and Development. At December 31, 2020, Valeo had 187 plants, 20 research centers, 43 development centers and 15 distribution platforms, and employed 110,300 people in 33 countries worldwide. Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

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