Quality Engineer - Solutions Team

Hydramechanica Miba; Kentucky; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Miba Sinter USA LLC in Ohio is seeking a Quality Engineer to join the Solutions Team and drive quality planning, risk management and robust project execution from feasibility to handover to production.

You will collaborate with Product Engineering, customers, suppliers and internal teams to ensure customer quality requirements are understood and implemented, with emphasis on APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA and SPC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience in an automotive supplier environment is advantageous.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, tolerances, and inspection requirements.
• Familiarity with CAQ systems or quality documentation systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish and strengthen relationships with customer quality representatives.
• Act as a key contact for customer quality topics during development and project phases.
• Understand and implement customer quality systems and specific requirements, such as ZF QR 83 or similar customer standards.
• Manage and attend customer quality audits.
• Support the resolution of customer quality issues for PSD projects until handover to production.
• Prepare quality documentation according to customer requirements.
• Support Product Engineers with feasibility studies.
• Define and implement continuous improvement activities.
• Prepare control plans for slug and prototype manufacturing.
• Prepare and update control plans and inspection sheets.
• Define quality requirements for suppliers.
• Support APQP and PPAP activities for customer projects.
• Review drawings with focus on measurement requirements, techniques, and equipment.
• Define and design measuring equipment and CAQ inspection sketches.
• Support measuring equipment procurement and approval.
• Measure and package prototypes and off-tool parts.
• Ensure inspection methods and equipment meet requirements.
• Support measurement system analysis and capability evaluations.
• Perform internal process audits, including supplier audits.
• Identify and mitigate process and product risks, perform FMEA.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.

Tools

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

MSA

SPC

Job description

Miba: Where team spirit meets innovative spirit. Our mission “Technologies for a cleaner planet” is more than just a motto – it is something we live and breathe. With our team spirit and innovative spirit, together with our customers we develop technologies for the more efficient and more sustainable generation, transmission, storage and use of energy. This requires one thing above all: people with the motivation to contribute and the passion to make a difference. Together we are creating a cleaner future. Together we are brilliant.

Quality Engineer - Solutions Team

1 to 4 years professional experience

About the Role

We are looking for a Quality Engineer to join our Solutions Team and support new product development and project implementation from feasibility study through prototype, validation, customer approval, and handover to production. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that customer quality requirements are understood, implemented, and maintained throughout the project lifecycle. You will work closely with Product Engineering, customers, suppliers, production, and other business units to ensure robust quality planning, effective risk management, and successful project execution.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Quality & Relationship Management

• Establish and strengthen relationships with customer quality representatives.
• Act as a key contact for customer quality topics during development and project phases.
• Understand and implement customer quality systems and specific requirements, such as ZF QR 83 or similar customer standards.
• Manage and attend customer quality audits.
• Support the resolution of customer quality issues for PSD projects until at least handover to production.
• Prepare quality documentation according to customer requirements.

Project & Cross-Functional Support

• Support Product Engineers with feasibility studies.
• Actively exchange information with other Business Units within the Sinter Group network.
• Support quality planning activities during new product development and prototype phases.
• Work closely with Engineering, Production, Purchasing, Supplier Quality, and other internal teams.
• Support product cost optimization from a quality and process perspective.
• Define and implement continuous improvement activities.

Quality Planning & Documentation

• Prepare control plans for slug and prototype manufacturing.
• Prepare and update control plans and inspection sheets.
• Prepare quality documentation such as:
  • Process flow charts
  • Capability studies
  • Inspection reports
  • Measurement reports
  • Customer‑specific quality documents
• Define quality requirements for suppliers.
• Support APQP and PPAP activities for customer projects.

Measurement, Inspection & Testing

• Review drawings with focus on measurement requirements, techniques, and equipment.
• Define and design measuring equipment and CAQ inspection sketches.
• Support procurement and approval of measuring equipment.
• Measure and package prototypes, off‑tool parts, and off‑process parts.
• Ensure inspection methods and measurement equipment are suitable for customer and internal requirements.
• Support measurement system analysis and capability evaluations.
• Perform internal process audits, including supplier audits where required.
• Identify process and product risks and define appropriate preventive actions.
• Perform and support FMEA activities.
• Carry out risk identification and define resulting safety instructions.
• Support employees in the implementation of safety‑related requirements.

Audits, Risk Management & Supplier Quality

• Perform internal process audits, including supplier audits where required.
• Identify process and product risks and define appropriate preventive actions.
• Perform and support FMEA activities.
• Carry out risk identification and define resulting safety instructions.
• Support employees in the implementation of safety‑related requirements.

Automotive Core Tools

• APQP – Advanced Product Quality Planning
• PPAP – Production Part Approval Process
• PFMEA – Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• MSA – Measurement System Analysis
• SPC – Statistical Process Control

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience in an automotive supplier environment is an advantage.
• Knowledge of customer quality requirements and automotive standards.
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, and SPC.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, tolerances, and inspection requirements.
• Understanding of measurement techniques, inspection methods, and measuring equipment.
• Experience with audits, control plans, process flow charts, inspection reports, and capability studies.
• Knowledge of CAQ systems or quality documentation systems is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with customers, suppliers, and cross‑functional internal teams.

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Miba Sinter USA LLC

5045 North State Route 60
McConnelsville, Ohio 43756
USA

Miba develops and produces functionally critical components along the entire energy value chain. Our products make an important contribution to the efficient and sustainable generation, transmission, storage and use of energy. Miba powder metal parts, bearings, friction materials, power electronics components, coatings and components for e‑mobility are used around the world in applications such as vehicles, ships, aircraft, agricultural and construction machinery, wind power turbines or power grids.