MUST be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

MUST be available to start working within 3 weeks of offer acceptance date.

SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is hiring a Design Quality Specialist to join our growing team in Greensboro, NC or Remote.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits plan, and great opportunities for career growth!

With a global presence in 28 countries with 140 offices worldwide, SEGULA GROUP fosters a close relationship with its customers thanks to the expertise of its 11,000 employees.

SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is an Engineering and Design Services company with a proven ability to boost innovation and competitiveness within the major industrial sectors, including Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Rail, Naval, Pharmaceutical, and Oil and Gas.

Secure the Product Design quality for all visual surfaces and parts, including on and off- board HMI, so that the Product Message and the Design Intent meet the project prerequisites targets.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Product Design quality for all visual surfaces and parts, independent from its development or technology and including on and off- board HMI.
• Perform Appearance Approval assessment on individual component and component systems such as seats, grills, HMI, Instrument Panel, Mirrors etc.
• Perform ocular inspections of the un-grained “first out of tool” parts from the supplier and inspect tools if needed.
• Sign and approve “Go ahead to grain”.
• Secure that all visual parts fulfill the color, grain, gloss, light intensity and haptic
• From the holistic/complete vehicle perspective, secure a consistent and coherent perceived quality of adjoining parts.
• Including build and tolerance quality to assess the overall quality perception.
• Assess whether defects affecting visual quality are related to the manufacturing process, e.g., Sink-marks, flow lines, flash, gate positions, gloss differentiation etc. for plastic parts and agree how these defects can be rectified before sign-off.
• Assess for visual quality processes including fabric joining for seats e.g. stitch positioning, stitch quality/integrity, folds, wrinkles etc.
• Assess the influence on light quality, color, intensity and continuity to surrounding components e.g. instrument cluster, displays, tell-tales and illumination.
• Perform Appearance Approval Reporting for HMI and UX (User Experience) with respect to mobile and on-board applications and web-based interaction applications.
• Participate in graining development from the early phases of design process up to master sample creation and its application onto production parts.
• Secure the correct visual quality of the output from the Product Design Process to support project time plan and to secure surface classification from early phases to engineering release sequences.
• Participate in the development and implementation of coloring and painting of Exterior and other components to secure Product Design requirements for quality impression.
• Participate in defining the A, B and C surface classifications and secure that Product Design requirements are consistent with the Brand and Product message strategies.
• Work Cross-functionally with the Manufacturing processes and owners for a consistent approach.
• Secure a consistent dialogue with the Geometrical Assurance group to maintain Product Design requirements according to Brand and Product Message needs.

• Bachelor of Industrial Design, CMF design, Engineering, quality, or equivalent proven professional experience +5 years
• High level of understanding of Materials and their properties including Plastic, Textile, Vinyl, Paint, Décor finishes. glass and metal (stamped parts, molded parts).
• Advanced comprehension of Production methods and Production Processes for the Materials to be assessed In the AAR process including Plastics, illumination and other materials mentioned previously.
• High level abilities in illumination and color assessment towards requirements.
• Fully proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Minimum 5 years of documented experience in quality from automotive industry.
• Learning on the fly.
• Proven aesthetic, visual understanding of visual surfaces.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Strong Organizational skills.

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.