Lead Quality Control Engineer – Rail Systems

Hitachi Rail

Hagerstown (MD)

On-site

USD 98,000 - 147,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Retirement Savings Plan

Job summary

Hitachi Rail USA is seeking a Lead - Quality Control Engineer to lead all quality control and assurance activities across Rolling Stock operations, ensuring compliance with customer, contractual, regulatory, and company requirements.

This role provides technical and people leadership, driving continuous improvement and enforcing quality standards to deliver high-quality products and services. Travel to supplier facilities and customer sites is required.

Qualifications

  • 6-10+ years in quality control/quality engineering in manufacturing or similar setting.
  • Experience leading quality teams and cross-functional projects.
  • Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 standards and quality processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate the Quality Control team across manufacturing, incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities.
  • Develop and implement quality inspection and test plans for new products and legacy parts.
  • Manage supplier quality documentation and coordinate with suppliers on corrective actions.
  • Participate in internal and external quality audits to drive improvements.
  • Interface with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain and Management to ensure quality objectives are met.

Skills

Quality Leadership
Quality Assurance
Process Improvement
Manufacturing Quality
Audits

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Quality Engineering
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)

Tools

SAP
MS Office
ERP systems

Job description

Hitachi Rail USA is seeking a Lead - Quality Control Engineer to lead all quality control and assurance activities across Rolling Stock operations, ensuring compliance with customer, contractual, regulatory, and company requirements.

This role provides technical and people leadership, driving continuous improvement and enforcing quality standards to deliver high-quality products and services. Travel to supplier facilities and customer sites is required.

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