Quality Engineer 1

Job Summary: 

DENSO is looking for a Quality Engineer 1 in their Athens, TN location. The Quality Engineering Specialist will support processes in Quality Engineering and customer interactions. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Customer and Internal Related Quality Engineering
• Responsible for maintaining quality of product produced for our customer per DENSO quality standards
• Monitoring, development, and systems management for internal quality products
• Support problem investigation both internally and at our customers
• Provide engineering support to inspection departments
• Support customer and internal cross functional groups for overall quality improvement activities
• Develop detailed test plans to evaluate change-points in our processes
• Understand, document, and improve internal processes
• Assist in judging parts against established visual/functional standards
• Learn internal processes to troubleshoot defects
• Must be able to recognize quality trends and act accordingly
• Obtain and maintain open communication with customers and internally within DENSO worldwide to accurately/promptly communicate quality issues for quick resolution

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related degree. 
• 0-3 years engineering experience, or co-op equivalent, in a manufacturing, quality, or related field
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications
• Willing/able to travel domestically (less than 1 time per month) and internationally (less than 1 time per year)
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, and comfortable in a fast paced work environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering 
• Direct work with customers and internal departments
• Experience leading peer-team projects
• Experience in a multi-cultural environment
• Familiar with automotive industry quality systems and requirements: Toyota, Ford, GM, Honda and IATF 16949

Salary:

• $66,400 - $82,800

Benefits Summary:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug plans
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K with 4% company match
• Bonus Program
• Wellness Program
• Onsite Fitness Center (vary by location)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Development and Ongoing Training
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Cafeteria and food markets (vary by location)
• Volunteer opportunities
• Employee recognition (employee and milestone events)

At DENSO:

DENSO is an advanced mobility supplier and global Fortune 500 company. Here, we innovate, create and make things to change how the world moves. We develop technology and components for major automakers worldwide, which you can find on nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today.

At our core, DENSO wants to make the world a better place. And, we have the ability to do so using our broad product portfolio, which spans mobility electronics, thermal systems, electrification systems, powertrain systems, sensors & semiconductors, and non-automotive businesses.

We’re far reaching: Globally headquartered in Japan, we have 170K+ employees across 221 facilities in 35countries across the globe. Here in North America, our headquarters is in Southfield, Michigan. Last year, we had$47.6 billion in global consolidated revenue with North America contributing $10.9 billion.

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