Quality Development Engineer

Timken; Wadsworth (OH); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) retirement savings with company

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Education expense reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Quality Development Engineer in Wadsworth, OH to drive operational excellence. You will lead root cause investigations for non-conforming materials and customer returns, supporting production troubleshooting and continuous improvement initiatives across teams, with a focus on quality assurance and PPAP/FAIR/CoC processes.

Responsibilities include audits, inspections, gage calibration, and collaboration with CI Engineering to improve assembly processes.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a STEM field or ASQ CQE certification.
• Experience with basic metrology tools (calipers, micrometers) and advanced metrology tools (CMMs) including GDT standards.
• Experience with internal auditing and working in database systems (QIM, Windchill, SAP).
• Proficiency with MS Office; strong mathematical and statistical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead root cause problem solving for non-conforming material and returned product.
• Drive corrective actions and dispositions ensuring ISO 9001:2015 compliance.
• Perform final and incoming inspections; support Rover Arm/CMM inspections.
• Support gage calibration software and calibration processes.
• Execute internal audits to ISO standards.
• Manage PPAP/FAIR/CoC events for new product deployment.
• Collaborate with CI Engineering to improve assembly processes.
• Review warranty data; write damage analyses and liaise with service managers.
• Contribute to reliability studies of failed components and design impact.

Skills

Metrology skills

Root cause analysis

Quality systems

Statistical methods

Excellent communication

Education

Associate’s degree in STEM or ASQ CQE

Bachelor’s degree in STEM (preferred)

Tools

QIM

Windchill

SAP

PC-DMIS/Calypso (CMM software)

MS Office Suite

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What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Job Title:Quality Development Engineer

Location: Wadsworth, OH (on-site)

Pay: Starting pay based on experience and education level; range starts at $65,000

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision coverage
• Benefits start on first day of employment 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match
• Paid parental leave at one year of service
• Employee discounts on products and services
• Education expense reimbursement, eligible to apply at first day of employment
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth

Position Summary:

This position exists to drive operational excellence and systematic improvement throughout the organization by leading root cause problem solving initiatives of customer returned product, non-conforming material evaluation and disposition, production troubleshooting, and working with collaborative teams to drive organizational continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Manage non-conforming material procedure and internally generated QIM (Quality Issue Management) events resulting from non-conforming material
• Support root cause investigation of assembly production issues resulting from customer, supplier or internal QIM events
• Perform final and incoming inspection as required and work with inspectors to support inventory containment issues resulting from quality events; cover Rover Arm/CMM inspections as needed
• Support gage calibration software
• Perform internal audits to ISO 9001:2015 standard
• Complete PPAP/FAIR/CoC events in QIM as required by new product deployment/Safe Launch process
• Work with manufacturing and CI Engineering group to drive continuous improvement in assembly production processes
• Manage and monitor reliability engineering by receiving warranty return data and writing a damage analysis report, be a liaison between the service manager and engineering, and providing input to the service manager relative to field service calls
• Participate in reliability initiatives by initiating studies of product returned on service orders documenting service life, failure modes, and measurements of failed components to study impact of design specifications on product performance; and studying non-warranty failures as an input into root cause investigations of warranty concerns

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in an applicable STEM field or ASQ CQE certification
• Experience with basic metrology tools (calipers, micrometers, etc.) and advanced metrology tools (Bridge, Arm CMM’s) including GDT standards
• Experience with the Internal Auditing process Ability to work in database systems (e.g. QIM, Windchill, and SAP)
• Proficient with MS Office software applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) Strong math skills in geometry and statistics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable STEM field
• Mechanical Engineering degree or similar ABET accredited program
• Formal training in CMM software (PC DMIS, Polywork, Calypso)
• Understanding of industrial standard Production Machinery and Processing techniques (casting, machining, forging, heat treat, and assembly)

This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR). Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025.

We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
• A culture of top performance
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• A conviction to improve communities around us
• Competitive salary and benefits

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