Quality Engineer II - DFMEA & Risk Leader (Hybrid)

Demand Detroit; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k company match up to 8%

4 weeks paid vacation

12+ holidays

Job summary

Daimler Truck North America in Portland is seeking a Quality Engineer II to safeguard safety, reliability, and regulatory integrity of the Daimler Truck vehicles portfolio by leading early phase design risk and DFMEA processes. This role focuses on chassis structure systems and requires collaboration with design, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure quality and regulatory compliance.

You will guide risk assessments, specify mitigations, and ensure traceability across DFMEA actions, with a

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead DFMEA, Component Specification, and Designation Safety-Relevant processes to drive early risk visibility.
• Act as a risk authority guiding teams to identify and reduce design risks prior to release.
• Translate DFMEA findings into clear actions, requirements, and traceable mitigations.
• Represent Engineering Quality in project governance forums and core team meetings.
• Track and communicate engineering quality KPIs, open risks, and systemic issues.

Skills

Risk analysis

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Design review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic, or Systems Engineering

Tools

IQ-FMEA RM Pro

XFMEA

Pro FMEA

DOORS NG

ELM

JAMA

Job description

Daimler Truck North America in Portland is seeking a Quality Engineer II to safeguard safety, reliability, and regulatory integrity of the Daimler Truck vehicles portfolio by leading early phase design risk and DFMEA processes. This role focuses on chassis structure systems and requires collaboration with design, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure quality and regulatory compliance.

You will guide risk assessments, specify mitigations, and ensure traceability across DFMEA actions, with a