Quality Engineer – DOT Compliance & Certification Lead

Synerfac Technical Staffing; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Synerfac Technical Staffing in Canton, Ohio is seeking a Quality/Regulatory Engineer to own the DOT approval process from initial requirements through testing and ongoing compliance. You will interpret DOT, federal, state, and industry standards, develop a regulatory roadmap with milestones, coordinate with DOT agencies and labs, and ensure manufacturability while maintaining rigorous documentation.

The role demands strong writing, project management, and cross-functional collaboration to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quality Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related discipline.
• 3-5+ years of experience in quality engineering, regulatory compliance, product certification, manufacturing quality, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing DOT/Federal/state regulatory approval or certification processes.
• Experience working with government agencies, third-party testing laboratories, certification organizations, or regulatory bodies.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, root-cause analysis, CAPA, FMEA, control plans, process validation, and statistical/process controls.
• Experience translating engineering and regulatory requirements into manufacturing processes and quality controls.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, test standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong project-management skills and the ability to drive multiple stakeholders toward a regulatory deadline.
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills.
• Experience with infrastructure, transportation, construction products, engineered materials, or other regulated manufactured products is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and ERP (Epicor preferred) systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the DOT approval process from initial requirements through testing, submission, agency review, approval, and ongoing compliance.
• Interpret applicable DOT, federal, state, and industry standards/specifications and translate them into product and manufacturing requirements.
• Develop and manage the overall regulatory approval and certification roadmap, including schedules, milestones, testing requirements, documentation, and deliverables.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact with DOT agencies, certification bodies, testing laboratories, and other regulatory stakeholders.
• Coordinate qualification, validation, performance, durability, environmental, and other required product testing.
• Prepare and/or oversee technical documentation, compliance reports, test plans, engineering reports, specifications, and approval submissions.
• Partner with product and manufacturing engineering to ensure the design is manufacturable and consistently meets approved specifications.
• Develop and implement quality plans, inspection criteria, control plans, process validation, and acceptance criteria for production.
• Lead root-cause analysis, corrective actions, nonconformance investigations, and continuous improvement related to product quality and regulatory compliance.
• Establish systems for change control and configuration management so that manufacturing or design changes do not inadvertently invalidate regulatory approvals.
• Develop supplier quality requirements and work with suppliers to ensure incoming materials and components meet applicable specifications.
• Support audits, regulatory inspections, customer quality reviews, and product certification renewals.
• Maintain the technical records and evidence necessary to demonstrate ongoing compliance.
• Identify regulatory and quality risks early and develop mitigation plans.
• Establish KPIs for quality, compliance, approval cycle time, defects, corrective actions, and manufacturing process capability.
• Drive cross-functional teams toward approval and production-readiness milestones.

Skills

DOT regulatory knowledge

Quality engineering

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Root-cause analysis

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Epicor ERP

Job description

Synerfac Technical Staffing in Canton, Ohio is seeking a Quality/Regulatory Engineer to own the DOT approval process from initial requirements through testing and ongoing compliance. You will interpret DOT, federal, state, and industry standards, develop a regulatory roadmap with milestones, coordinate with DOT agencies and labs, and ensure manufacturability while maintaining rigorous documentation.

The role demands strong writing, project management, and cross-functional collaboration to drive