Quality Engineer II

Daimler Truck North America; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match up to 8%

4 weeks vacation

13+ holidays

8 weeks parental leave

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Onsite fitness

Tuition assistance

Volunteer time off

Disability plans

Job summary

Daimler Truck North America is seeking a skilled engineer to lead design risk management activities, including DFMEA, with cross‑functional teams. You will guide risk assessment as part of advanced vehicle programs and ensure actions are closed with clear requirements and mitigations.

Applicants should possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2–4 years of relevant automotive experience, with strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills across large, matrixed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic, or Systems Engineering (or equivalent) with 2–4 years of relevant experience.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with design risk management experience.
• Ability to influence without authority and challenge design decisions constructively.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead DFMEA initiatives and design risk assessments with cross‑functional teams.
• Ensure DFMEA findings translate into actionable requirements and mitigations.
• Maintain and drive risk reduction actions to closure across programs.

Skills

DFMEA leadership

Design risk management

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

IQ‑FMEA RM Pro

XFMEA

Pro FMEA

DOORS NG

ELM

JAMA

Job description

Inside the Role

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) is the undisputed market leader and thrives as the innovator in the commercial vehicle industry. We are compelled to persistently push the envelope as we sharpen our focus on driver assistance, autonomous technology, and alternative fuel vehicles including electric and hydrogen. DTNA has created a strong engineering team to bring our vision to reality. This team exudes creativity, energy, innovation, and passion. Our commitment to innovation results in products that our customers, drivers, and operators crave. We are relentless in the pursuit of breakthrough processes and tools to accelerate the ultimate customer focused solutions to the market.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

Position offers a starting salary range of 86,000 to $110,000 USD

Pay Offered Dependent On Knowledge, Skills, Andexperience

• 401kcompany contribution with company match up to8% as well as non-elective company contribution of3 - 7% depending on age
• starting at 4 weeks paidvacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paidparental leave
• employee assistance program
• comprehensive healthcare plans and wellnessprograms
• onsite fitness (at some locations)
• tuitionassistance and volunteer paid time off
• short-termand long-term disability plans

What You Drive At DTNA

Safety & Design Risk Leadership

• Lead DFMEA, Component Specification, and Designation Safety‑Relevant (DS) processes to drive early risk visibility, strengthen requirements clarity, and reduce downstream design changes while preventing safety‑critical failures.
• Act as a risk authority and facilitator, guiding engineering teams to identify, assess, and reduce design risks prior to release.
• Ensure DFMEA findings are translated into clear actions, requirements, and traceable mitigations.

Risk Analysis & Specifications Excellence

• Moderate DFMEAs with system owners, component engineers, and test engineers, ensuring high technical rigor and constructive challenge.
• Assign, track, and verify closure of DFMEA actions before final design release.
• Lead DFMEA audits of supplier components, as required.
• Author and review quality‑related specification content for systems and components.
• Lead Designation Safety-Relevant (DS) analysis in collaboration with design engineering, operations quality, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure assembly single-point failures with potential safety risk to road users are identified and mitigated through design improvements or manufacturing controls using safety-critical Special Characteristics.
• Ensure Special Characteristics are properly specified on installation diagrams and support flow-down of Special Characteristics to PFMEAs, control plans, and supplier documentation.

Program & Stakeholder Leadership

• Represent Engineering Quality in project governance forums and core team visual management meetings.
• Ensure all EQ deliverables are completed on time, at high quality, and escalated appropriately when risks emerge.
• Track and communicate engineering quality KPIs, open risks, and systemic issues—acting as a quality voice within Engineering.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic, or Systems Engineering (or equivalent) and 2-4 years of relevant experience in product development, engineering quality, systems engineering, or design assurance within automotive, aerospace, or similar regulated industries, is required.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with demonstrated experience in design risk management for complex mechanical or mechatronic systems.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority and challenge design decisions constructively.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills across functions and levels.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple development activities in parallel.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and change within large, matrixed organizations.
• Ability to work on-site at DTNA Portland.
• An attached resume is required.

Exceptional Candidates Might Have

• Practical experience leading or moderating DFMEAs and driving risk reduction actions to closure.
• Experience with safety‑critical systems, hazard analysis, or single‑point failure prevention.
• Experience working with component or system specifications (CRS / CIS or equivalent).
• Experience applying DFMEA software tools (e.g., IQ‑FMEA RM Pro, XFMEA, Pro FMEA, etc.) to structure risk analysis, manage actions, and support design decisions.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS NG, ELM, JAMA, etc.)
• Experience with global or distributed engineering teams.
• ASQ certification or similar quality credentials.
• Experience with Problem Solving tools (e.g., Shainin, Six Sigma, etc.)
• Exposure to change management concepts (e.g., ADKAR).
• Familiarity with low level automation tools (e.g. Regrello, Power Automate, EWM, etc.)
• Interest or experience applying data analytics or AI to quality, risk, or process improvement.

Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)- Portland, OR US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building to solve with cutting‑edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. These solutions, backed by years of innovative success and achievement, continue DTNA’s legacy as the undisputed industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future – building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all.

That is what we are working toward - for all who keep the world moving.

Additional Information

• This position is not open for Visa sponsorship or to existing Visa holders
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application
• Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check
• Final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen
• Contractors, professional services, or other contingent workers should confirm with their local agency if they are eligible to apply for FTE positions
• EEO - Disabled/Veterans

Daimler Truck North America is committed to workforce inclusion and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.

For an accommodation or special assistance with applying for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at 503-745-8982 or toll free 800-206-3369. For TTY/TDD enabled call 503-745-2137 or toll free 866-355-6935.