QUALITY SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Dana Incorporated; Santiago de Querétaro; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana Incorporated in Querétaro, Mexico seeks a Quality Assurance professional to oversee activities ensuring inspection, testing, and compliance across production areas. You will lead root cause investigations and drive CAPA and continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards.

Responsibilities include monitoring quality metrics, supporting audits, and guiding technicians to sustain product quality improvements in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of applicable experience.
• 7+ years of experience in quality/production environments.
• Experience implementing and maintaining QMS frameworks (ISO 9001, IATF 16949).
• Demonstrated ability to lead root cause investigations and CAPA programs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing quality teams to ensure inspection, testing, and compliance in production areas.
• Lead or support investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 and customer requirements.
• Support audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Skills

QMS frameworks ISO 9001/IATF 16949

Audit & regulatory compliance

Data analysis & root cause

CAPA & continuous improvement (8D/FMEA

Education

Bachelor’s degree

4+ years applicable experience

Job description

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Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the activities of quality teams to ensure consistent execution of inspection, testing, and compliance procedures across production areas.
• Lead or support investigations into quality issues, facilitate root cause analysis, and ensure timely implementation and documentation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Help ensure adherence to industry standards such as IATF 16949 and ISO 9001, as well as customer-specific requirements.
• Support internal and external audit readiness.
• Monitor key quality metrics, identify trends, and prepare reports for management.
• Recommend actions to improve product quality and reduce defects.
• Provide guidance and support to quality technicians and inspectors.
• Assist in developing training materials and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of applicable experience
• 7+ years of experience

Skills

• Proficient in implementing and maintaining QMS frameworks such as ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.
• Skilled in conducting audits, managing documentation, and ensuring regulatory compliance across production processes.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze quality data, identify trends, and lead root cause investigations.
• Experienced in applying corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and driving continuous improvement initiatives using tools like 8D, FMEA, and SPC.

Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity.