Quality Steering Co-op (Spring 2026)

A good student experience is never hands-off. We are dedicated to fostering a dynamic learning environment where students actively engage in practical experiences throughout their time with us. From the beginning, students are entrusted with specific responsibilities, ensuring they play a significant role in their learning journey. As valued team members, students are also encouraged to share and implement their own ideas, enhancing both their personal growth and the collective success of the team.

 

I.   Assignment Purpose/Scope: What are the key objectives of the position?The Quality Management department is responsible for ensuring that our cars meet all customer expectations and BMW internal requirements.  We are the voice of the customer within the plant and are responsible for steering new topics as they occur and actively managing the problem-solving process. We do this in both daily production and new product launches.  The co-op will have a mix of regular reporting tasks and project-based work in office and hands-on settings.  The co-op will be responsible for regularly reporting on our problem-solving landscape and supporting the quality steering team with their current topics.  They will be involved in root cause analysis, gathering data, establishing containments, process improvements, analyzing data and testing and validation of solutions and poke-yokes. This position will allow the student to see how we monitor and control quality from a high-level perspective as well as be part of problem-solving teams developing and implementing solutions. This position is also responsible for our quality management systems.  The co-op will be involved in managing the daily operation of our quality management tools and developing new features and systems as needed.  The applications involved range from Oracle/SQL, to APEX, VBA/MS Office-based tools and other BMW-specific systems. II. Assignment Qualifications: List the preferred degrees/skills for this position.·         Pursuing Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial / Systems Engineering, Computer Science or similar·         Basic programming knowledge preferred (Matlab, Python, VBA, SQL)

 

III.  Assignment Duties: List the major duties/accountabilities of this position.·         Analyze new problems in daily production and launches.·         Test solutions to problems, ensuring they are robust enough for production.·         Support launch and series problem solving teams as needed.·         Regularly create reports on our current quality landscape.·         Support team in developing, maintaining, and streamlining quality management systems

 

IV. Assignment Projects: List possible projects to be completed this assignment·         Launch of completely new and facelifted BMW X Models·         Roll-out of a new problem management system and reporting tools V.  Assignment Training Plan (Technical and Process Skill Development): List any training the student will receive on BMW specific systems and processes (such as PQM, TAIS, CAMS, CATIA, Nuclos, etc.)-  PQM Problem Management System-  Impact Analytics System-   APEX Dashboard-   SARTO Analysis Request System-   Audit Dashboard

 

VI.  Assignment Development Plan: List any understanding, skills, and abilities the student will gain in this assignment.-   ItO Quality Steering-   OtD Quality Steering-   Vehicle Development process-   Plant 10 Quality Indicators-   PFMEA process-   PQM Process-   Audit and Q-Index Process

 

Qualifications:

• Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (not just in major)
• Have enrolled student status at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States.
• Completed at least 30 credit hours at time of application.
• Ability to work full-time on-site (40 hours / week).
• Transfer students must have a GPA from current university.
• MUST ATTACH A COPY OF UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
• Complete and pass a substance abuse test before the work term.
• THE WORK TERM DATES ARE January 12th – May 15th, 2026.
• Must be an enrolled student during all three rotations. 

 

BMW Manufacturing Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of BMW MC to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.