R&D Quality Engineer – HV Substations

Hitachi; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Mount Pleasant, PA is seeking an R&D Quality Engineer to drive quality across NPI projects and the active product portfolio in a fast-paced, international R&D setting.

You will partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and certification teams to ensure designs are validated and released in compliance with internal and external standards, supporting continuous improvement across the program lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Quality Engineering.
• Experience in the electro-mechanical industry, preferably with medium- or high-voltage electrical equipment for substations.
• Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems and structured NPI frameworks (e.g., Stage-Gate, APQP).
• Practical experience with FMEA, DFM/DFA, PPAP, RCA, and other core quality tools.
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt preferred.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and international teams.
• Proactive, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality execution across NPI projects, from concept and feasibility through product qualification, certification, and release, ensuring milestones, deliverables, verification, and validation requirements are met.
• Integrate quality requirements into project planning, ensuring quality objectives are clearly defined, understood, and embedded throughout all development phases for new and existing products.
• Drive proactive quality risk management, facilitating DFMEA, PFMEA, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and reliability assessments; define critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics and support development of Quality Control Plans.
• Support and coordinate internal and external audits, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, ensuring audit readiness, tracking findings, and driving timely closure of corrective actions.
• Lead Root Cause Analyses (RCA) related to NPI issues, problem reports, and design changes, implementing effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Monitor project quality performance, identify gaps in quality planning or execution, capture lessons learned, and proactively recommend improvements to strengthen future projects and processes.

Skills

Quality engineering

NPI

ISO 9001

FMEA

DFMEA

DFA/DFM

PPAP

RCA

APQP

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Quality Engineering

Tools

Job description

Hitachi Energy in Mount Pleasant, PA is seeking an R&D Quality Engineer to drive quality across NPI projects and the active product portfolio in a fast-paced, international R&D setting.

You will partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and certification teams to ensure designs are validated and released in compliance with internal and external standards, supporting continuous improvement across the program lifecycle.