Senior Quality Engineer

Van Kaizen Limited; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Van Kaizen Limited seeks a Sr. Quality Engineer to lead complex customer complaints and drive systemic quality improvements at our San Fernando site.

The role requires deep expertise in quality systems, ISO 9001, and data-driven problem solving, with emphasis on customer-facing quality activities and NPI support. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in industrial manufacturing quality, automotive experience preferred, and strong leadership to mentor teams and guide cross-functional decisions in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; equivalent experience accepted.
• 8+ years in quality engineering in industrial manufacturing.
• Automotive experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, ERP/MES, and digital QMS.
• Proficiency in 8D, DMAIC, FMEA/PFMEA, DOE, SPC, MSA, and BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex customer complaints, containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and executive-ready updates.
• Drive systemic improvements using 8D, DMAIC, FMEA/PFMEA, DOE, SPC, MSA, analytics, and data-based problem solving.
• Support NPI from cradle to grave, including quality planning, launch support, and post-launch monitoring.
• Lead and support lean manufacturing, error proofing, process simplification, and lean-out efforts to reduce waste and prevent defects.
• Mentor quality engineers, coach cross-functional teams, and provide oversight on complex technical quality decisions.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Quality systems

ISO 9001

Statistical analysis

Six Sigma Green Belt

Lean manufacturing

Customer-facing quality

Quality planning

APQP/PPAP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Equivalent quality/manufacturing experience

Tools

ERP/MES

Digital QMS platforms

BI tools

Job description

Leading manufacturing and transit company is looking for a Sr. Quality Engineer to join their team in their San Fernando location.

To note: this is full-time, on-site, role in San Fernando and does require this candidate to be a US Persons (US Citizen or Permanent Resident).

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex customer complaints, containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and executive-ready updates.
• Drive systemic improvements using 8D, DMAIC, FMEA/PFMEA, DOE, SPC, MSA, analytics, and data-based problem solving.
• Support NPI from cradle to grave, including quality planning, process validation, launch support, and post-launch monitoring.
• Lead and support lean manufacturing, error proofing, process simplification, and process lean-out efforts to reduce waste and prevent defects.
• Mentor quality engineers, coach cross-functional teams, and provide oversight on complex technical quality decisions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related field preferred; equivalent quality/manufacturing experience accepted as outlined below.
• Minimum 8 years in Quality Engineering roles within industrial manufacturing environments, including customer-facing quality experience.
• Automotive experience preferred.
• Candidates without a degree may qualify with 10 years of relevant quality experience, including 4 years of customer-facing quality experience.
• Expert-level knowledge of quality engineering, quality systems, customer complaint management, ISO 9001, ERP/MES, and digital QMS platforms.
• Strong working knowledge of 8D, DMAIC, A3, FMEA/PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, DOE, APQP/PPAP, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma Green Belt, error proofing, statistical analysis, analytics, and available BI tools is required.