Quality Engineer, Fabrications — Defect Prevention & BIQ

Caterpillar Brazil; Sanford, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the Fabrications Quality Management System in Sanford, NC. You'll provide quality engineering expertise across fabricated products, processes, and customer-impacting issues, focusing on defect prevention, RCCA, Gage R&R, and BIQ deployment.

Responsibilities include monitoring processes for compliance, leading investigations, and partnering with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain to sustain audit-ready quality systems.

Qualifications

• Quality Management System (QMS) knowledge and ability to implement and maintain QMS to meet requirements.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and systemic thinking.
• Decision making and critical thinking with data-driven approach.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Monitor fabrication processes and products for compliance with engineering requirements and quality specs.
• Lead investigations into quality concerns, drive RCCA and verify corrective actions.
• Define and maintain quality standards, acceptance criteria, control methods and inspection methodologies.
• Own BIQ deployment, quality gate strategy, defect detection methods and prevention systems.
• Support digital tools (Power Apps, PinPoint, digital inspection) for defect documentation and traceability.
• Develop metrology strategy for CMM, Romer, fixtures, gages, calibration and MSA/Gage R&R studies.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Welding, and Quality leadership to improve process capability and sustain audit-ready systems.

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the Fabrications Quality Management System in Sanford, NC. You'll provide quality engineering expertise across fabricated products, processes, and customer-impacting issues, focusing on defect prevention, RCCA, Gage R&R, and BIQ deployment.

Responsibilities include monitoring processes for compliance, leading investigations, and partnering with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain to sustain audit-ready quality systems.