Quality Engineer
- Location
- Newton, NC
- Listed
- Yesterday
About the role
Job Posting Title
Job Description Summary
Dauch is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team in Newton, North Carolina. This fully onsite role ensures that products and processes meet established quality standards and customer expectations. This role requires direct communication with OEM customers and involves developing quality control systems, monitoring production performance, identifying defects, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate has 2+ years of progressive experience in process optimization, manufacturing engineering, or industrial engineering within a production environment. Preferred qualifications include excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong problem solving and analytical skills, and Shainin certification.
About the role
- Develops, implements, and maintains quality assurance and control processes.
- Monitors production operations to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications.
- Performs root cause analysis of defects and implements corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Conducts internal audits and support external audits (customer, regulatory, IATF, etc.).
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams (engineering, manufacturing, supply chain) to resolve quality issues.
- Analyzes quality data and drives improvement activities to achieve established KPIs (scrap cost, NRFT, FTT).
- Leads continuous improvement and value saving initiatives using tools such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen.
- Reviews engineering designs, specifications, and changes to identify potential quality risks.
- Ensures compliance with regulatory and industry standards (IATF-16949, ISO-9001, and ISO-14001).
- Trains staff on quality standards, procedures, and best practices.
- All other duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- 2+ years of experience in quality engineering or quality assurance, preferably within an automotive environment.
- Strong GD&T skills and ability to read blueprints.
- Strong knowledge of quality tools and methodologies (e.g., FMEA, SPC, Control Plans, PPAP).
- Experience with root cause analysis techniques (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram).
- Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, Minitab, or similar).
About Dauch
Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law.
Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law.
For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
From AAM Power's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 8, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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