Quality Engineer I

Regal Rexnord Corp; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Spending accounts (HSA, FSA)

Paid time off and holidays

401k retirement with matching

Life and AD&D insurance

Paid leaves

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure product, material, and process conformance to engineering, customer, and QMS requirements at the McAllen facility.

You will apply quality methods to prevent defects, investigate nonconformances, strengthen process controls, and support timely production decisions. You will collaborate across Quality, Operations, Engineering, Purchasing, and suppliers to drive continuous improvement in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent).
• Three+ years of quality/manufacturing-quality experience.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, dimensional requirements, tolerances, and ASME Y14.5 GD&T.
• Experience with nonconformance investigation, root-cause analysis, corrective action, inspection planning, or process controls.
• Working knowledge of dimensional measurement and inspection methods; ability to analyze data and communicate conclusions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; ability to work on a manufacturing floor.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate parts, materials, and finished products against drawings and customer requirements; interpret drawings and GD&T.
• Lead nonconformance investigations, containment, corrective action, and verification.
• Develop and maintain quality plans, inspection requirements, and quality records; support APQP and PFMEA.
• Investigate supplier concerns and review returned products for evaluation and disposition.
• Support internal, customer, and third-party audits and maintain QMS records.
• Train production and quality personnel; lead lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving projects.

Skills

Quality engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Supplier quality

Root cause analysis

GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Data analysis

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

CMM equipment

APQP

PFMEA

SPC

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

Position Overview

In this role, you will ensure that products, materials, and manufacturing processes meet applicable engineering, customer, and quality management system requirements.

You will apply quality engineering methods to prevent defects, investigate nonconformances, strengthen process controls, and support timely production decisions.

Working across Quality, Operations, Engineering, Purchasing, and suppliers, you will improve product quality, reduce operational risk, and advance continuous improvement at the manufacturing facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Product and Material Conformance (20%): Evaluate parts, materials, and finished products against drawings, specifications, control plans, inspection criteria, and customer requirements; interpret dimensions, tolerances, and GD&T; and elevate significant risk.
• Nonconformance, Root Cause, and Corrective Action (20%): Initiate quality notifications and nonconformance records; lead structured root-cause analysis; and coordinate containment, correction, corrective action, effectiveness verification, and closure.
• Process Quality Planning and Control (20%): Develop and maintain control plans, inspection requirements, and quality records; support APQP and PFMEA; analyze quality data; and update controls when products or processes change.
• Supplier and Returned-Product Quality (15%): Investigate supplier concerns, communicate containment and corrective-action expectations, monitor actions through closure, and review returned products for documented evaluation and disposition.
• Quality Management System and Audit Support (10%): Support internal, customer, and third-party audits; maintain QMS records; support audit actions; and promote adherence to approved requirements.
• Training, Collaboration, and Continuous Improvement (15%): Train production and Quality personnel, serve as technical liaison across functions, and lead or participate in lean, Six Sigma, Zero Defect Roadmap, and structured problem-solving projects.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant technical education and directly related experience may be considered under company policy.
• Three or more years of quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, inspection, or closely related manufacturing-quality experience.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, dimensional requirements, tolerances, and ASME Y14.5 GD&T.
• Experience with nonconformance investigation, root-cause analysis, corrective action, inspection planning, or process controls.
• Working knowledge of dimensional measurement and inspection methods, with the ability to analyze data and communicate conclusions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and ability to work regularly on a manufacturing floor.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Five or more years of quality or manufacturing experience in stamping, die casting, precision machining, aerospace, or another controlled manufacturing environment.
• CMM equipment and advanced measurement techniques.
• APQP, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, capability analysis, MSA, or PPAP.
• ISO 9001:2015 audit support, supplier corrective actions, and returned-product investigations.
• Lean, Six Sigma, Zero Defect Roadmap, ASQ CQE, auditor credentials, technical training, or project leadership.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affimative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [e-mail] you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [e-mail].

Notification to Agencies

Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries (\"Regal Rexnord\") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.

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