Get in the driver's seat 

As a Early Phase Quality Engineer, reporting directly to the Quality Projects Manager, you will act as a reference for customer point of view, within the high-performance and luxury vehicle development process. Operating at the intersection of Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, you will ensure that every vehicle fulfills the highest standards of craftsmanship, fit & finish, and premium material integration, from early digital concept phases through to Start of Production. 

Where You’ll Make an Impact 

• Gap & Flush Planning: define whole-vehicle gap and flush plans, establishing vehicle shut and split lines to optimize visual harmony and technical feasibility. 

• Virtual & Section Validation: utilize CAD platforms to validate 2D typical sections and 3D digital models from early phases to production, guaranteeing robust packaging and flawless visual quality. 

• Class-A Surface Integrity: conduct geometric and aesthetic audits on Class-A surfaces to ensure continuity, zero reflection distortion, and visual refinement. 

• Luxury Materials & Finishes Selection: collaborate with Design and Materials Engineering to evaluate, select, and validate high-end automotive materials—such as structural and visual carbon fiber (autoclave/forged), machined/anodized aluminum, fine leathers and composite trims. 

• High-Precision Process Optimization: collaborate closely with Design, Engineering and Purchasing  to ensure assembly and manufacturing processes (e.g., carbon weave alignment, leather stitching/wrapping tolerances) reliably deliver luxury craftsmanship in production. 

• Perceived Quality Benchmarking and target setting: perform competitive benchmarking on luxury and high-performance vehicles to set aggressive perceived quality targets for upcoming programs. 

• Vehicle Auditing: execute static and dynamic audits on pre-series and SOP vehicles, identifying and resolving perceived quality discrepancies across assemblies. 

What Are Your Core Competencies 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role within the automotive industry. 

• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) Analysis: advanced Proficiency — Deep expertise in defining whole-vehicle gap & flush plans and optimizing split lines. 

• Virtual CAD & Typical Section Validation: strong ability to analyze CAD data and typical sections to secure visual quality and component packaging. 

• Product Vehicle Auditing & PQ Assessment: hands-on experience conducting static and dynamic audits on prototype and pre-series luxury vehicles. 

• High-End Material & Process Expertise: in-depth knowledge of luxury automotive materials and their manufacturing/craftsmanship processes. 

• Perceived Quality Benchmarking & Target Setting: skilled in evaluating competitor luxury/hypercar vehicles to define quantitative and qualitative perceived quality targets. 

• Fluent in English; additional languages are considered an advantage. 

• Proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented, with the ability to influence without direct authority.