Quality Engineer: Lead Root Cause & New Launch Quality

Jtekt-North-America-; Vonore (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

JTEKT North America in Vonore, Tennessee is seeking a Quality Engineer to safeguard part quality and drive continuous improvement. You will act as the voice of the customer, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions across production, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

You will support new launches, conduct audits, analyze quality data, and help maintain quality, health, safety, and environmental systems. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Experience in quality within manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Support activities maintaining product quality in production processes.
• Act as voice of the customer to JTEKT departments.
• Analyze for root cause and verify effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Develop and conduct audits on systems or products.
• Support launches for new or revised products.
• Contribute to quality, health, safety, and environmental maintenance.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Gage usage

Travel flexibility

Quality systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, or related field

Job description

JTEKT North America in Vonore, Tennessee is seeking a Quality Engineer to safeguard part quality and drive continuous improvement. You will act as the voice of the customer, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions across production, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

You will support new launches, conduct audits, analyze quality data, and help maintain quality, health, safety, and environmental systems. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.