Quality Development Engineer: Drive Continuous Improvement

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

Job description

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.