Quality Engineer

Timken; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cone Drive Operations, a Timken company, located in Traverse City, Michigan, seeks a Quality Engineer to establish and sustain process controls and inspections for aerospace, defense, and inline-motion programs. You will coordinate with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to drive problem-solving and prevent scrap and warranty issues.

Ideal candidates have a BS in engineering, 1–5 years in quality engineering, strong analytical abilities, and excellent verbal/written communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering, or other engineering disciplines.
• 1–5 years' experience in a Quality Engineering or related role (internships, co-ops, or senior capstone projects are highly valued).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain compliance with standards, process controls and inspections for aerospace, defense, and in-line motion projects.
• Work with customers and suppliers to ensure product and process controls are established and vetted to support project requirements.
• Facilitate problem solving, coordinate containment and corrective actions associated with scrap and warranty returns to prevent future occurrences in cooperation with Operational, Engineering and Customer Service functions.
• Maintain a good rapport and productive communications with customers, field representatives, team members and other departments.
• Coordinates actions to support customers, facilitate continuous improvement initiatives and help in maintaining business growth.
• Support and lead internal and customer audits.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related

Tools

Prolink

Minitab

Job description

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Your career begins at Cone Drive Operations, a Timken company! Cone Drive is located in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan and boasts over 100 years of success in the gearing industry. If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Cone Drive. Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

The Quality Engineer is responsible for establishing and sustaining process controls and inspections for aerospace, defense, and in-line motion projects. The Quality Engineer ensures that compliance with customer and project requirements are achieved. They coordinate with customers, suppliers, and collaborate internally with cross-functional teams (Operations, Engineering, Customer Service), to lead problem-solving and corrective action efforts to eliminate scrap, warranty issues, and to prevent recurrences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain compliance with standards, process controls and inspections for aerospace, defense, and in-line motion projects.
• Work with customers and suppliers to ensure product and process controls are established and vetted to support project requirements.
• Facilitate problem solving, coordinate containment and corrective actions associated with scrap and warranty returns to prevent future occurrences in cooperation with Operational, Engineering and Customer Service functions.
• Maintain a good rapport and productive communications with customers, field representatives, team members and other departments.
• Coordinates actions to support customers, facilitate continuous improvement initiatives and help in maintaining business growth.
• Support and lead internal and customer audits.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering, or other engineering disciplines.
• 1 to 5 years' experience in a Quality Engineering or related role (relevant internships, co-ops, or senior capstone projects are highly valued).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must possess excellent verbal and writing skills.
• Must meet US ITAR/EAR compliance requirements (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident) due to defense and aerospace contracts.
• Gear box and metal fabrication manufacturing process flow knowledge preferred.
• Experience with Prolink/Minitab software (QC Calc, Gage Station, Office Buddy, etc.) preferred

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