**JOB LOCATION IN USA (AUBURN HILLS, MI) - MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR TN VISA (CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP)**

SEGULA Technologies Canada is part of an international engineering group recognized for its expertise and innovation in the automotive, aerospace, energy, rail, marine, telecommunications, and life sciences sectors. With a presence in over 30 countries and 15,000 employees, we apply our expertise to large-scale projects, from design through to industrialization.

In Canada, our teams in Quebec and Ontario collaborate with major clients and operate in a technical, rigorous, and stimulating environment where every employee can contribute, learn, and grow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design quality activities from concept through launch, ensuring achievement of quality targets and customer expectations.

• Drive quality target convergence through risk assessments, gap analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and TECH teams.

• Establish and govern design quality processes, including design assessments, risk management, and lessons learned reviews.

• Prepare and present project quality updates to leadership and participate in program management and readiness reviews.

• Coordinate APQP/PPAP activities with engineering, suppliers, and quality teams; monitor progress and drive issue resolution.

• Conduct APQP audits, provide status reporting, and escalate critical risks impacting program readiness.

• Lead cross-functional escalation meetings to remove roadblocks and support timely project execution.

• Deliver APQP/PPAP, AUROS, and PLMS training to engineering, supplier, and quality teams to strengthen process compliance and capability.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field.

• Strong working knowledge of APQP and PPAP processes, deliverables, and timing.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional meetings involving Engineering, SQE, Purchasing, Program Management, and Suppliers.

• Proven capability to present complex quality topics clearly and confidently to both technical teams and senior leadership.

• Experience driving alignment across departments and ensuring follow‑through on action plans.

• Ability to analyze quality data, identify gaps, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

• Skilled in preparing and delivering structured updates, risk summaries, and readiness assessments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience serving as a quality lead, APQP champion, or design quality representative in a product development environment.

• Prior responsibility for facilitating technical reviews, escalation meetings, or leadership‑level presentations.

• Strong understanding of interdepartmental workflows across Engineering, SQE, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Program teams.

• Experience coaching or training teams on APQP/PPAP, PLM systems, or quality processes.

• Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across global or distributed teams.

• Proficiency with PLM systems, APQP dashboards, and quality reporting tools.

• Experience preparing and presenting content for senior leadership or executive‑level reviews.