Sr. Quality Engineer

ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Co; Danville (IL); On-site; USD 79,206 - 96,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

401K match

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Company, LLC in Danville, Illinois, seeks a Sr. Quality Engineer to lead line quality, drive corrective actions, and ensure IATF compliance.

The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, PPAP documentation, SPC and MSA deployment, and ongoing training across teams. The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and at least 3 years in quality or materials engineering within crankshaft/steel automotive parts manufacturing, including APQP and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 3 years in quality/materials/product engineering in crankshaft/steel automotive parts manufacturing.
• Experience applying APQP per IATF standards and using metallography and material characterization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality of parts produced on the line and implement corrective actions.
• Perform walk-throughs, review operations and parts disposition on lines, and troubleshoot quality issues.
• Act as IATF internal auditor and maintain certification; lead root-cause investigations for internal and customer issues.
• Prepare PPAP documentation for customers and track scrap in SAP; develop daily scrap reports and scrap KPIs.
• Train employees on PFMEA, MSA, SPC, and PPAP; develop controls for heat-treat operations.

Skills

APQP methodology

NDT techniques

metallography

Heat treating

Root cause analysis

IATF standards

SPC & MSA

Education

Bachelor Degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Materials/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Responsibilities

Sr. Quality Engineer for thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Company, LLC in Danville, Illinois.

Duties include: oversee quality of parts produced on the line, devise corrective actions to address quality issues, and convey information to larger team; perform walk through and review operations and parts disposition on lines, and address and troubleshoot quality issues; act as IATF internal auditor and ensure maintenance of IATF internal auditor certification; oversee corrective actions and conduct multidisciplinary team root cause investigation for internal problems and customer complaints; conduct MSA studies and SPC analysis, and disseminate the MSA practice and SPC concept and practices to other employees; prepare PPAP documentation to be submitted to the customers; track scrapped parts and enter in SAP, devise daily scrap report, maintain scrap PPM, and develop innovative solutions and improvements; train other thyssenkrupp employees on PFMEA, MSA, SPC and PPAP; develop controls for Heat Treat operations at the plants; and perform Customer Special Process audits, and ensure adherence to Heat Treat Processes and CQI-9 requirements.

Profile

Requirements: Bachelor Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials, or Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or equivalent foreign degree.

3 years of experience in a quality, materials, or product engineering role in crankshaft and steel automotive parts manufacturing industry.

Must have 3 years of work experience with each of the following: apply APQP methodology to develop automotive parts according to IATF standards; use materials characterization methods, macrography, metallography, and grain size distribution in metals; apply non-destructive testing techniques in forged/machined products, magnetic particle inspection and hardness/microhardness measurements, and techniques for inspection of forged/machined products; write analysis and interpretation of technical standards, to evaluate and conform metallurgical requests for crankshafts, and other steel automotive parts; apply heat treating techniques, processes, and procedures for induction hardening and tempering of crankshafts; and perform defect analysis to identify whether a defect is caused by process or by non-conformities in raw materials.

Salary Range: $79,206 - $96,300 per year.

Benefits

• Company Tuition Reimbursement Package. Quarterly Bonus Program.
• 401K Match
• 120 hours of Paid Time Off after completion of Probation Period.
• Competitive wage with a Skill Pay Program that includes a work service credit on relative education and experience.
• Comprehensive medical plans with flexible cost options ranging from $4.62 to $57.62 a week. We also have a Preventative Healthcare and Medical Program with additional premium discount on medical insurance premiums.
• Dental plans ranging from $0.48 to $4.15 a week.
• Vision Plans ranging from $0.35 to $3.69 a week.
• Company Paid Life, AD&D, Short Term Disability, & Long Term Disability.
• 11 paid Holidays.
• Exclusive free medical services through our partnership with Everside Healthcare for employees and their dependents 3+ years of age.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement.

EOE.