Global Quality Engineer Lead

ITT Inc.; Barge; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deep plant immersion

Exposure to Motion Technologies

Job summary

ITT Inc. in Italy seeks a Global Quality Engineer Lead to drive plant immersion, learn Motion Technologies products, and advance quality knowledge across sites. You will be exposed to customer-facing activities and global projects, building expertise from hands-on plant work to broader quality leadership.

Role requires 4–5 years in quality roles, engineering degree, fluent English, and readiness to travel up to half time. Italian language is a plus; relocation may be considered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering required.
• 4–5 years in Quality Engineering or related roles.
• Automotive or highly regulated industries experience preferred.
• Solid knowledge of Quality Management Systems and KPIs.
• Fluent English, Italian knowledge advantageous. Willingness to travel up to ~50%.

Responsibilities

• Learn Motion Technologies product families, manufacturing flows, and quality routines.
• Support production validation, containment actions, and shop-floor discipline.
• Ensure compliance with ITT QMS and standards (IATF 16949, ISO 9001).
• Contribute to quality documentation, governance, and standard work.
• Analyze customer requirements, critical characteristics, and risks; define controls.
• Monitor quality indicators, report trends, and propose improvements to leadership.
• Support audits and lessons learned; travel to plants and sites as needed.
• Lead or support root cause analyses using 8D, 5Why, Fishbone methods.

Skills

Fluent English

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Strong technical diploma in Electrical/Electromechanical disciplines

Job description

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

Motion Technologies:A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands includeFriction Technologies, KONIandAxtone.

Connect and Control Technologies:A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands includeITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace ControlsandkSARIA.

Riepilogo posizione

Who are we?

“We solve it” is our purpose: we transform unique ideas into innovative and sustainable solutions, helping the world move forward. We are at the side of our customers in solving their challenges. We design and develop customized technology solutions for the energy,transportationand industrial markets. Founded in 1920, ITT is headquartered in the US, with employees in more than 35 countries and sales in a total of approximately 125 countries.We are about 10,000 employees, and we count more than 1,700 active patents & applications.For more information, visitwww.itt.com.

What is your role?

AsGlobalQuality Engineer Leadyou will build strong MotionTechnologiesplant and product knowledge, gain hands‑on customer and operations exposure.

This is not a standard local quality role. It is a structured for a globally Quality professional who is ready for a demanding experience involving plant immersion, frequenttravelandcustomer exposure.

During the assignment, you will combine hands‑on plant work, quality system experience, product/process learning, customer‑facing activities, and global projects. Over time, you will move from technical learning to practical ownership, building the confidence and capability needed for a broader international Quality role within ITT.

Responsabilità essenziali

• Learn MotionTechnologiesproduct families, manufacturing flows, process constraints, critical characteristics, customerrequirementsand plant quality routines.
• Support operational quality activities linked to production, validation of new products/processes/equipment, containment actions,problem‑solvingand shop‑floor quality discipline.
• Support compliance with ITT Quality Management System requirements and applicable standards‑especially IATF 16949 and ISO 9001.
• Contribute to quality documentation and governance: procedures, control plans, audit readiness, correctiveactionsand standard work.
• Analyze customer requirements, critical characteristics, manufacturingflowsand quality risks; define or improve controls and escalation routines.
• Monitor and report quality performance indicators, trends, non‑conformities, customer issues, and improvement actions; translate data into practical recommendations for plant and functional leaders.
• Support internal and external audits (preparation, execution support, evidence collection, follow‑up actions, and lessons learned).
• Spend 60–70% of the assignment in plants or plant‑related activities, includingtravel (possible up to 50% of the time)
• Lead or support root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions using structured methods (e.g., 8D,5Why,shikawa/Fishbone) and lessons‑learned reviews.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Program Management and Operations on:
  • quality improvement initiatives
  • validation of products/processes/equipment
  • traceability projects
  • launch readiness and process stabilization
• Support customer visits, customer communications, issuereviewsand follow‑up actions under guidance of MotionTechnologiesQuality leadership.
• Contribute to product/process knowledge sharing across plants and Value Centers to standardize best practices and critical quality controls.
• Participatein project‑management activities tied to quality improvement, customer requirements, production readiness and cross‑plant standardization.

Requisiti di posizione

• Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Engineering(preferably Mechanical,Electrical, ProcessIndustrial, or related); alternatively, a strong technical diploma in Electrical/Electromechanical disciplines with relevant quality experience.
• 4–5 years in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, Customer Quality, ProcessQualityor related technical quality roles
• Experience in structured industrial environmentswith a preference for Automotiveindustry (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA); also considered: pharma, aerospace, industrialmanufacturingor other regulated and process‑driven sectors,where documentation discipline, deviation management,validationand process control are critical.
• Solid understanding of Quality Management Systems, non‑conformity management, root cause analysis, corrective actions, process control, and quality KPIs.
• Experience incustomer‑specific requirements, audits, and launch quality.
• Experience in cross‑functional projects involving Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Program Management or Customer Quality.
• Full willingness and practical ability to travel extensively, spend extended periods in our plants,working across multiple sites, cultures, customers, or functions.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).Knowledge of Italian is strongly recommended and will be considered a significant advantage.Additionallanguages are a plus.Additional languages are a plus.
• Full willingness with practical ability to travel extensively (up to ~50% when required) and potential relocation globally.
• Note: Early‑career candidatesmaybe considered only if they have already gained at least two years of real workplace exposure through internships, apprenticeships, or structured dual‑study programs.

What do we offer?

• Deep plant immersion with real operational accountability
• Strong exposure to Motion Technologies products, processes, customerexpectationsand ITT quality governance

ITT Diversity Equity and Inclusion Principles - In ITT our culture leads us to ensure same opportunity for all, leveraging diversities and building an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of the gender, race and ethnic, religion, sexual orientation, disability, parental status or social origin. #LI-MB1 #MT1