Quality Engineer (QE)

Weastec; Hillsboro (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Weastec is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive containment, root cause analysis, and permanent countermeasures for rejects across the company and overseas TEC plants. You will act as a key quality liaison among customers, suppliers, and global partners, supporting warranty issues, new model launches, and continuous quality improvements.

You will own reject-resolution processes, present data-driven quality reports, and lead audits to ensure adherence to policies and standards while traveling as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality or related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality software.
• Knowledge of quality tools and methodologies (root cause analysis, PDCA, PFMEA, control plans).
• Strong problem solving, communication, and time management abilities.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Own reject-resolution process for parts issues across customers, in-house, and overseas plants.
• Serve as primary quality contact with customers, communicating containment actions and timelines.
• Develop and present technical quality reports to overseas plants and leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to implement process changes.
• Lead facility walkthroughs and layered process audits to ensure quality standards.
• Support new model start-up and warranty investigations with cross-functional teams.
• Analyze quality data (defects, PPM, cost of quality) to identify trends.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Multitasking

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Quality software tools

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.