Quality Assurance Engineer

Murata; Carrollton (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO & holidays

401(k) match

Hybrid schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Murata Electronics is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to develop, maintain, and improve the QMS to ensure products and processes meet requirements across manufacturing, logistics, and suppliers.

You will lead quality planning, inspections, audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to drive defect reduction and process excellence.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QA experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with IATF 16949 automotive or automotive-supply environments.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems and audits.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality procedures, work instructions, inspection methods, and quality documentation.
• Ensure compliance with QMS, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and customer-specific requirements.
• Monitor quality metrics and drive continuous improvement through corrective actions and audits.
• Lead internal, supplier, and customer corrective actions and report results.

Skills

Quality assurance

Root-cause analysis

IATF 16949

Six Sigma

Tools

8D

5 Why

Fishbone

PFMEA

Job description

For 80 years, Murata Electronics has been a tireless innovator, committed to developing technologies that profoundly change the world around us. Our solutions are inside more state-of-the-art products than you may imagine. Additionally, we enable other global companies to turn their visions into reality – from mobile communications to computers and networking, medical devices to power solutions, smart home technologies to automotive electronics. Our past innovations drive today's technology – and our present innovations are shaping tomorrow's.

Whatever the future holds, you can be sure that Murata will be a part of it.

Why Consider This Job Opportunity

The Quality Assurance Engineer develops, maintains, and improves the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure products and processes meet company, customer, and regulatory requirements. This role supports manufacturing, logistics, suppliers, warehouse operations, and customers through quality planning, inspections, audits, failure analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.

What To Expect (Essential Job Responsibilities)

• Develop and maintain quality procedures, work instructions, inspection methods, and quality documentation.
• Ensure compliance with the QMS, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and applicable internal procedures.
• Monitor quality metrics and key performance indicators; analyze trends as well as communicate results to support quality objectives, management review, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Lead internal, supplier, and customer corrective actions.
• Prepare and report customer corrective actions.
• Support warehouse and logistics quality improvements.
• Conduct internal process and system audits; support customer, supplier, surveillance, and recertification audits.
• Collaborate with company functional departments and suppliers to drive continuous improvement.

What Is Required (Qualifications)

• 3+ years of applicable work experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, inspection practices, quality systems, and corrective-action processes.
• Experience with root-cause analysis and quality tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and PFMEA.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with domestic and international teams.
• Experience in an IATF 16949-certified automotive or automotive-supply manufacturing environment.

How To Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• ASQ CQE, CQA, Six Sigma or comparable quality certification.
• IATF 16949 or ISO 9001 Internal Auditor certification or relevant audit experience.
• Knowledge of Quality Core Tools.

Travel - Occasional domestic travel.

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous Paid Time Off including paid holidays and floating holidays.
• 401(k) employer match on retirement planning.
• Hybrid working schedule for eligible positions.
• Tuition reimbursement on approved programs.
• Flexible and health spending accounts.

Imagine the possibilities as a member of Murata's innovative global team.

Be an innovator - Join Murata!

Murata offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/Disabilities/Veterans