GBR-Senior Quality Engineer for automotive industry - Djeddah (Saudi Arabia) F/H

Join our team as a Senior Quality Engineer in Djeddah, Saudi Arabia. In this role, you will be the primary representative at the customer manufacturing plant, ensuring customer satisfaction during launch and serial production. You will manage customer quality, issue resolution, launch support, and proactive communication to prevent disruptions at the customer assembly plant. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 years of experience in automotive quality, strong knowledge of quality management methodologies, and fluency in Arabic and English.

• Act as the primary representative at the customer manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia, ensuring customer satisfaction during launch and serial production.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the customer, participating in daily production and quality meetings.
• Provide regular quality performance reports and escalation updates to management, ensuring efficient communication between Lucid and the supplying plants.

Qualifications

Minimum 7 years of experience in Automotive Quality.
Previous experience as Resident Engineer, Customer Quality Engineer, Supplier Quality Engineer, or Plant Quality Engineer.
Proven experience managing OEM customer relationships.
Experience supporting new product launches and serial production.
Experience in the automotive glazing industry is highly preferred.
Technical Skills
Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and 8D methodology.
Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
Knowledge of IATF 16949 requirements.
Understanding of automotive glass manufacturing processes (bending, lamination, coating, encapsulation, assembly) is a strong advantage.
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and customer specifications.
Languages
Fluent Arabic (mandatory).
Fluent English (mandatory).
Additional language skills are considered an advantage.
Personal Competencies
Strong customer focus and relationship-building capabilities.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
High level of autonomy and accountability.
Strong sense of urgency and responsiveness.
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and international environment.
Strong coordination, escalation management, and decision-making skills.