Quality Engineer Technician III: Failure Analysis & CI Lead

NIDEC Defense Group; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NIDEC Defense Group is seeking a Quality Engineer Technician III to lead product failure analysis, support customer issue resolution, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across Corporate Quality, Engineering, Operations, Plant Quality, and Sales.

This role provides technical expertise, data analysis, and advanced troubleshooting support while collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues and improve product reliability.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a technical field or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality, engineering technician, or related environment.
• Experience conducting product failure analysis, quality investigations, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead motor teardown failure analysis on field and production returns to identify root causes.
• Document and communicate findings to Corporate and Plant Quality teams and support corrective actions.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance for quality-related issues.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret quality and reliability data to support improvement initiatives.
• Support reliability testing and validation activities for new and existing products.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Measurement systems

Electrical schematics

Education

Associate degree in a technical field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

NIDEC Defense Group is seeking a Quality Engineer Technician III to lead product failure analysis, support customer issue resolution, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across Corporate Quality, Engineering, Operations, Plant Quality, and Sales.

This role provides technical expertise, data analysis, and advanced troubleshooting support while collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues and improve product reliability.