Sr Principal Quality Engineer

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

Sr Principal Quality Engineer R33168

The Senior Principal Engineer – Quality performs high level definition, analysis, and resolution of complex product or process concerns for heavy duty vehicles. Integrates with cross functional teams to develop product and process quality standards. Provides quality planning, control, and improvement to assure product quality meets customer expectations. Collaborates with organizational level quality leadership. Provides specialty research and development in strategic quality technology and system areas.
 

YOUR IMPACT:  

• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to ensure quality standards are in place or developed when necessary.

• May work with high-risk investigations to document quality concerns and resolutions involving internal or customer concerns and external regulatory bodies through CAPA, SCAR, and CARB.

• May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development.

• Demonstrate competency in determining the adequacy/comprehensiveness of technical data, deviations, etc. related to quality requirements.

• Provide technical assistance for production support and lead quality spill, containment, and corrective actions when needed.

• Provide quality system support by improving processes and systems and by updating and creating site procedures.

• Audit quality systems identifying risk and opportunity and implementing corrective action that is effective, verifiable, and documented.

• Drive activities to reinforce Quality Culture through Quality initiatives, systems, or processes.

• Provide a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers. Provide guidance, mentorship, and training to on topics such as Validation process, Root Cause Analysis, Statistical techniques, SPC, CAPA, APQP, PPAP, etc.

• Will be responsible for overall project schedule and budget.

• Will be responsible for managing multiple priorities.

• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations.

• Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.

• May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations.

• May supervise exempt and non-exempt personnel as required.

• Research, create, and update Quality Engineering methodology, technology, procedures, system, best practices, etc.

• Participate in the budgeting process to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data as required.

• Communicate objectives to team members.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor's degree in Quality, Operations, Business, Engineering or related field

• 10 plus years of related work experience

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Experience with applying Quality Engineering Principles during new product development. 

• Expert mechanical knowledge of automotive or heavy-vehicle equipment and related systems

• Previous manufacturing with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or Tier 1 supplier in the transportation industry

• Six Sigma, ASQ, or related certification

• Strong ability to interpret basic technical drawings including characteristics such as views, title blocks, dimensioning, GD&T symbols, etc., and interpret specification requirements in relation to product and process characteristics

• Strong experience with and be able to exhibit the use of structured problem-solving techniques     

• Advanced training/experience in the use of statistical techniques and process improvement methods     

• MS Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Visio, Statistical software

• Experience with JDE ERP

WHY PIERCE? 

Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities. Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies™ by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years, everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the 15k+ team members around the world who embody them.  

We put people first. We do the right thing. We persevere. We are better together. 

We offer our employees an outstanding range of benefits, including:

• Eligibility on Day 1 for medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance
• Up to $10,000 each year for tuition reimbursement to allow you to further your education in a degreed program (Associates, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programs)
• 401k plan with company match, $.50 for every dollar up to 6%
• Competitive paid-time off plans
• Company bonus plan, free life, short and long-term disability plans
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with company contribution up to $1K per year
• Many, many more!

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Pay Range:

$91,800.00 - $153,200.00

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.

Oshkosh Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This company will provide equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Information collected regarding categories as provided by law will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

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