Quality Engineering Intern

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, FORVIA anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you’re willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, FORVIA is the place to be.

FORVIA is looking for a year-round Quality Engineer Intern for its location in Fort Wayne, IN.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Our Clean Mobility Division is looking for a Quality Systems Engineering Intern for our Fort Wayne, IN location. The Quality Systems Engineering Intern supports the maintenance and continuous improvement of the plant’s Quality Management System (QMS). This role assists in ensuring compliance with IATF, ISO standards, customer requirements, and internal systems while gaining hands-on experience in automotive quality processes.

The role of a Quality Systems Engineering Intern is to support the Quality team in the day to day activities. The main missions of the role are to:

• Assist in internal audits to verify compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO standards; help document findings and track corrective actions
• Support the Annual Internal Audit Plan, including scheduling, preparation, and follow-up activities
• Participate in internal audit execution alongside certified auditors
• Help review production processes and documentation to ensure adherence to quality standards
• Support Corrective Action (QRCI) activities, including tracking open issues, updating status reports, and identifying improvement opportunities
• Assist in monitoring scrap and quality performance metrics, including Top 5 issues
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to support problem-solving and continuous improvement efforts
• Support document control activities, including updating, organizing, and maintaining quality documentation
• Help ensure compliance with plant quality procedures and standards
• Participate in team meetings, audits, and improvement initiatives as assigned
• Complete additional tasks and projects as assigned by the Quality Manager

Learning Opportunities

• Exposure to IATF and ISO quality systems
• Hands-on experience with internal audits and corrective actions
• Introduction to core automotive quality tools (PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, etc.)
• Cross-functional collaboration within a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of customer and OEM quality requirements

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field
• Interest in automotive manufacturing or quality systems
• Basic understanding of quality concepts (internship or coursework exposure preferred)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment
• High level of attention to detail and willingness to learn
• Minimum 2.8 GPA

This role is a Temporary opportunity with FORVIA and the term is estimated to for 6 months. This term may be extended by mutual agreement or reduced by the Company at any time and for any reason.

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.  
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development. 
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count. 
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility.  Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world) 
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans. 
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy. 

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.