Quality Engineer (QE)

Weastec, Inc.; Hillsboro (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Weastec, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer in Ohio to own reject-resolution processes and lead root-cause analyses with permanent countermeasures. You will serve as the primary quality liaison for customers and collaborate with engineering, production, and suppliers to improve processes.

Expect travel and involvement in new model launches and warranty investigations. You will develop data-driven quality reports, drive containment actions, and ensure compliance with quality systems and standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field.
• Proficiency with root-cause analysis methods and quality tools.
• Experience with quality data and documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Own reject-resolution process for parts issues across customer, in-house, and overseas plants with root-cause validation and permanent countermeasures.
• Serve as primary quality contact for customers, communicating containment actions and timelines.
• Develop and present technical quality reports to overseas plants and leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to implement CPCS changes in production.
• Lead facility walkthroughs and layered process audits to enforce quality standards.
• Support new model start-up and warranty investigations with cross-functional teams.
• Analyze defect data, trends, and cost of quality to prioritize improvements.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed to engage with stakeholders.
• Expand responsibilities through cross-functional initiatives and advancement opportunities.

Skills

Root cause analysis

PFMEA

Control plans

5-Why analysis

Quality reporting

MS Office

Reading drawings

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field

Tools

PFMEA

Control plans

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

The Quality Engineer is responsible for controlling and resolving quality rejects identified in-house and across overseas TEC plants, driving containment, root cause analysis and ensuring permanent countermeasures. This role serves as a key quality liaison between customers, suppliers, and global manufacturing partners, supporting warranty issue resolution, new model launches, and continuous improvement of quality systems and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Own reject-resolution process for parts issues found at the customer, in-house, and from overseas TEC plants, leading root cause analysis (5-Why, fishbone, etc.) and validating effective, permanent countermeasures.
• Serve as a primary quality contact for customers, maintaining proactive communication on part issues, containment actions, and resolution timelines.
• Develop and present technical quality reports (PowerPoint and data-driven formats) to communicate issues, trends, and corrective actions to overseas plants and internal leadership.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing to adapt, implement, and control change points within the manufacturing process (CPCS).
• Lead facility walkthroughs and layered process audits to ensure quality policies, procedures, and standards are followed and continuously improved.
• Support new model start-up and warranty investigations, partnering with design, production, and supplier teams to prevent recurrence.
• Analyze quality data and metrics (defect rates, PPM, cost of quality) to identify trends and prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed to meet with customers, suppliers, vendors, and overseas TEC plants.
• As knowledge and experience expand the associate may assume additional responsibilities, participate in cross-functional improvement initiatives, and pursue advancement opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field (equivalent experience considered).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and company-specific database/quality software.
• Working knowledge of quality tools and methodologies (root cause analysis, PDCA, PFMEA, control plans).
• Strong problem-solving, communication, time-management, and multitasking skills, with the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and the ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.

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