Quality Engineer: CAPA & Continuous Improvement Lead

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company; East Chicago (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Relocation assistance

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Progress Rail is seeking a Quality Engineer to partner with manufacturing, engineering, and program teams to drive quality system improvements and robust process controls across production environments in East Chicago, IN.

You will apply AIAG Core Tools, lead CAPAs, and support audits to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements while advancing continuous improvement initiatives in a rail manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality engineering, quality assurance, quality management, or manufacturing quality within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and production processes.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with quality management systems and process control methodologies.
• Working knowledge of AIAG Core Tools, including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA/FMEA, MSA, SPC.

Responsibilities

• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, operations, and program teams to resolve quality and production issues.
• Develop, implement, and improve quality systems, procedures, work instructions, and standard work.
• Lead and support root cause investigations and CAPA activities using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Develop and maintain process flow diagrams, PFMEAs, control plans, inspection methods, and testing protocols.
• Collect, interpret, analyze, and report quality and process performance data using quality control and statistical tools.
• Utilize quality tools such as control charts, Pareto analysis, process flowcharts, matrix diagrams, and statistical analysis to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct inspections, audits, and process evaluations to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Perform internal process and systems audits and support audits including AAR M-1003 and AAR MID.

Skills

Quality engineering

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

MSA

SPC

Ishikawa

5 Whys

DMAIC

Pareto analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or related field

Tools

Excel

MS Office

AAR standards

Job description

Progress Rail is seeking a Quality Engineer to partner with manufacturing, engineering, and program teams to drive quality system improvements and robust process controls across production environments in East Chicago, IN.

You will apply AIAG Core Tools, lead CAPAs, and support audits to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements while advancing continuous improvement initiatives in a rail manufacturing setting.