Quality Engineer

Req ID 69215 | Newton, United States

Position Summary:  The quality engineer ensures product quality for internal and external customers and promotes & ensures quality culture on the shop floor.

What you can look forward to as a Quality Engineer:

• Maintain and improve product quality and ensure proper handling of all nonconforming product.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Perform activities in coordination with the Supplier Quality Engineer related to supplier development, supplier concern resolution, and supplier performance measurement.
• Perform product launch quality activities (when applicable) for customer in accordance with APQP/PPAP guidelines.  
• Lead corrective action teams to include 8D process when appropriate.  Correct and report non-conformances or variants from documented instructions and procedures.
• Coordinate and evaluate Gage R& R activities that result in < 10% R&R results.
• Create quality documents such as FMEAs, Control Plans, flow Diagrams and instructions.
• Control containment, disposition, and release of materials in Quality Hold area.

Your profile as a Quality Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of supplier quality or quality engineering experience. 
• Working knowledge of requirements from Core Tools - APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), MSA (Measurement System Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), FMEAs, Control Plans, Process Flows, Gage R&R, etc. 
• Understanding of gage design and function.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong organizational and task management skills.
• Good time management and prioritizing skills
• Capable of making sound decisions in a timely manner.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field. 
• Internal Auditor Certification.
• Six Sigma training.
• Measurement and test experience.
• General working knowledge of CMM equipment.
• Working knowledge of GD&T.
• Certified Quality Engineer.
• Automotive industry experience.
• German language skills.
• Auditing experience with IATF 16949.
• Materials exposure in aluminum castings and/or forgings; steel castings and/or forgings; rubber-metal bonding.

Why Choose ZF? What We Offer:

• A supportive, collaborative team environment
• Annual Incentive Plan
• Paid Vacation
• Personal Time
• 401k Plan
• Health Care Benefits
• Paid Holidays 
• A strong diversity culture
• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

Be part of our ZF team as Quality Engineer and apply now!

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT: 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice. 

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility. 

Our company is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please contact us. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran