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Automotive quality engineer

The quality system and the core tools a car parts supplier is asked for: ISO 9001, SPC and MSA, AIAG-VDA FMEA, APQP with the Control Plan and PPAP, and IATF 16949 internal auditing.

You start with the first course. The next one is added when you are halfway through the one you are on.

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5 courses · 63 modules · 39h 53m of video · free, no card

The roadmap

5 courses, in this order

  1. Step 1: ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management and Internal Auditing

    Adds: Free course for QA and QC engineers: ISO 9001:2026 clause by clause, and internal auditing to ISO 19011:2026. The certificate is optional and paid.

    • Beginner
    • 15 modules
    • 9h 12m of video

  2. Step 2: SPC and MSA: Control Charts, Capability and Gauge R&R

    Adds: Statistical process control and measurement system analysis worked with real arithmetic: variation and rational subgroups, X-bar and R, X-bar and S, individuals and attribute charts, run rules and reaction plans, Cp, Cpk, Pp and Ppk with confidence, and gauge R&R by average and range and by ANOVA, with attribute agreement, finishing with how SPC and MSA sit in APQP, PPAP and IATF 16949.

    • Beginner
    • 15 modules
    • 9h 42m of video

  3. Step 3: Automotive Core Tools: FMEA (AIAG-VDA 1st Edition)

    Adds: The core tool an automotive customer audits hardest, taught to the 2019 AIAG-VDA handbook: the seven-step method, the five T's, the three-level structure tree, functions written so the failures fall out of them, effect against mode against cause, prevention against detection controls, the severity, occurrence and detection tables, the Action Priority table that replaced RPN, optimisation with owners and dates, results documentation, a reverse check on the shop floor and the supplemental FMEA-MSR.

    • Intermediate
    • 8 modules
    • 3h 24m of video

  4. Step 4: APQP, Control Plan and PPAP

    Adds: The automotive launch discipline in plain steps: the five APQP phases and gate reviews, special characteristics, the process flow, PFMEA and Control Plan chain, Safe Launch and reaction plans, the 18 PPAP elements and five submission levels, the part submission warrant, run at rate with a capacity calculation, and what to do when a submission is rejected or a change is made.

    • Beginner
    • 12 modules
    • 8h 50m of video

  5. Step 5: IATF 16949 Automotive QMS and Internal Auditing

    Adds: What IATF 16949 adds to ISO 9001 for car parts suppliers, customer specific requirements, the automotive process approach, product safety, supplier and production controls, change control, SPC and problem solving, then internal auditing practice: a risk-based audit programme, shop-floor interviews, audit trails through the core tools and graded nonconformity statements.

    • Beginner
    • 13 modules
    • 8h 45m of video

5

courses

63

modules

39h 53m

of video in total

Example: at 5 hours a week, the video alone takes about 8 weeks. Practice tasks and the finals come on top, and you set the pace.

What you get

What joining gives you

  • Every course is free, with lifetime access and no card.
  • Video lessons by credited independent creators, with our written notes and worked examples.
  • A practice task per module, and one final assessment per course.
  • Ask-an-engineer support.
  • Optional verifiable certificate for each course you pass, US$23.99 for a beginner course. There is no single certificate for the whole path.
  • One course at a time: you start with the first, and the next is added when you are halfway through it.
  • Each course keeps its own progress. You can open any course on its own at any time.

Questions

Questions about this path

Is the Automotive quality engineer free?

Yes. Every course in the path is free in full: lessons, notes, practice tasks and the final assessment. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion for each course.

What happens when I join the path?

You are enrolled on the first course straight away. The next course is added to your account when you are about halfway through the one you are on, so you never face a pile of unstarted courses. Each course keeps its own progress, notes and final.

In what order should I take the courses?

In the order listed: each course is placed after the ones it builds on. Every course also stands alone, so you can open any of them from the list.

Do I get one certificate for the whole path?

No. Certificates are per course, issued when you pass that course's final assessment, and you only buy one if you want it. Finishing every course gives you one optional, verifiable certificate for each.

How long will it take?

The video alone is about 39h 53m. Notes, practice tasks and the finals take extra time, and you go at your own pace.

Ready to start Automotive quality engineer?

You start with the first course. The next one is added when you are halfway through the one you are on.

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