Quality Engineer

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Nuevo León; Presencial; MXN 600,000 - 800,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A global industrial leader is seeking a Quality Engineer for their facility in Nuevo León. This on-site role involves managing quality systems, supporting production lines, and ensuring compliance with standards. Candidates should have a background in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering and fluency in English. Responsibilities include performing audits, coordinating quality teams, and maintaining documentation. Experience with quality management software is essential. This position may require international travel. Competitive salary and benefits available.

Formación

• Advanced understanding of CQMS and ISO standards.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.
• Experience in conducting internal and external audits.

Responsabilidades

• Manage quality system documentation to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams during quality events.
• Perform inspections and audits to mitigate defects.

Conocimientos

Fluent English

Expertise in Quality Engineering

Knowledge of Machining Processes

Experience with QMS/PLM/ERP Systems

Lean/6 Sigma (Green Belt)

Educación

Industrial, Mechanical, Materials, Aeronautical Engineering

Herramientas

ETQ

SAP

Infinity

AQE

Descripción del empleo

Career Area: Manufacturing

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Summary

This position will serve as the primary point of contact for the Quality area, providing support to production lines within the facility. It will be responsible for designing and maintaining the Quality System in the value stream, which involves a proactive approach to prevent defects and quality-related disruptions, as wellնես accountable to react to defects to mitigate time and cost impacts. Performs advanced inspections and audits to track, analyze, and report on materials, processes, and products, ensuring compliance with the company’s quality standards.

What You Will Do

• Ensure CQMS is aligned and properly executed within the value stream.
• Maintain quality system documentation.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve non-conformances. Investigate issues in finished, semi-finished, purchased, and interplant materials.
• Coordinate the value stream cross‑functional team in the RCCA process, ensuring correct root cause identification for quality events and that appropriate interim and permanent corrective actions are determined, executed, and validated for effectiveness.
• Perform measurement systems analysis; collect, analyze, and communicate non-conformance data.
• Coordinate various quality training programs.
• Participate in and provide technical support for internal and external audits; follow up on corrective actions resulting from audits.

Required Profile

• Education: Industrial, Mechanical, Materials, Aeronautical Engineering (or related fields).
• Languages: Fluent English (oral and written communication).

• Required Knowledge: Expertise in roles such as Quality Engineer / Quality Supervisor in manufacturing (ideally metal‑mechanics, hasa variant machining, assembly).

Quality Management (QMS)

• Design, maintenance, and improvement of CQMS/ISO within the value stream.
• APQP: practical knowledge of PFMEA, Control Plan, SWES, MSA.
• Non-conforming product management and RCCA processes.
• Execution of Layered Process Audits (LPA).
• Use and interpretation of value stream quality metrics: PPM, FPY, Scrap, BIQ F/N/M.
• Measurement systems analysis (MSA) and communication of non-conformance data.
• Interpretation of CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) reports.

Manufacturing Standards

• Reading engineering drawings and interpreting specifications (1E).
• GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).
• Knowledge of machining processes (essential), assembly, and common defects in casting and forging.

Tools and Software

• Systems: ETQ, SAP, Infinity, AQE (any proven experience in QMS/PLM/ERP systems focused on quality).

Handling measurement equipment and calibration/acceptance criteria

Top Candidates

• Experience in new plant or ramp‑up (process implementation verão line stabilization).
• Certifications: Lean/6 Sigma (Green Belt), APQP/PPAP, ISO 9001 Internal Auditor, Advanced GD&T.
• Leadership\ of quality teams (inspectors, specialists, cell leaders); coordination of cross‑functional teams during quality events.
• Full execution of RCCA/A3: containment, root cause identification, ICA/PCA, effectiveness verification.
• Internal and external audits (ISO, customer, corporate) and corrective action follow‑up.
• Deployment and maintenance of quality system documentation (procedures, work instructions, records).
• Presentation of executive summaries and quality reports to leadership.

Additional Information

• Location: Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo León facility.
• Work Model: On‑site, five days per week. Candidate is expected to provide support during weekends or extended hours based onобар project challenges.
• International Travel: May be required up to 10% of the time, potentially on short notice.

Final details: Caterpillar's Code of Conduct states that we will select, and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests or HIV tests as requirements for entry, permanence, or promotion in employment.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

Posting Dates:

January 13, 2026 - January 24, 2026