Quality Assurance Engineer — Build Reliable Compact Equipment

Yanmar Compact Equipment North America, Inc.; Grand Rapids (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Yanmar Compact Equipment North America is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure product quality and reliability across production and engineering operations. You will implement quality systems, analyze data, and support MRB while collaborating with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams.

The role requires strong root-cause analysis, practical problem solving, and a passion for continuous improvement to deliver world-class equipment for North American customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years’ QA engineering in an industrial/manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

• Implement quality systems across production and engineering operations.
• Support MRB activities and drive resolution of quality concerns.
• Collect, analyze, and evaluate quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with production teams to investigate process failures and develop corrective action plans.
• Review supplier manufacturing processes and collaborate on quality/ value improvement initiatives.
• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Supply Chain to enhance quality and productivity.
• Develop, track, and report quality performance metrics and KPIs.
• Participate in Engineering Change meetings to ensure compliance and successful implementation.

Skills

Mechanical, hydraulic, electrical理解

8D

SPC

PFMEA

DFMEA

Root cause analysis

Structured problem solving

Quality data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Time management

Independent with team

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Quality tools

Job description

Yanmar Compact Equipment North America is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure product quality and reliability across production and engineering operations. You will implement quality systems, analyze data, and support MRB while collaborating with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams.

The role requires strong root-cause analysis, practical problem solving, and a passion for continuous improvement to deliver world-class equipment for North American customers.