Michigan
Warranty Engineer (m/f/d) Brose Sitech
As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.Your Tasks
- Monitor and analyze field warranty data for seating systems, including frames, tracks, recliners, foam, trim covers, airbags (seat-mounted), heaters/ventilation, and electrical components.
- Identify high-frequency, high-cost, and emerging quality issues related to the seating commodity.
- Develop and maintain warranty reports and dashboards to support management reviews and escalation meetings.
- Lead root cause analysis using OEM-standard methodologies (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa, FMEA alignment).
- Support OEM vehicle teardowns, field inspections, and failure analysis to determine true root causes.
- Coordinate with design engineering, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers to define and implement corrective actions.
- Validate the effectiveness of countermeasures through data analysis, testing, or field observations.
- Support warranty cost recovery activities with suppliers when applicable.
- Support field investigations, part returns, and tear-down analysis related to seat warranty claims.
Your Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
- 3-7 years of experience in automotive warranty, quality, design, or manufacturing engineering.
- Demonstrated experience with automotive seating or interior components.
- Strong data analysis skills and experience working with warranty databases and large data sets.
- Proficiency in problem-solving methodologies (8D, FMEA, statistical analysis).
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Occasional domestic and international travel (approximate 10-20%), including supplier site and manufacturing plants, as required.
Jennifer Langguth
(+49) 9561215912