Engineer II - Quality Assurance Engineering

Toyota • Jackson, TN

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About The Position

Toyota Manufacturing is seeking a passionate, highly motivated Engineer to support safe, stable, and efficient manufacturing operations. The role focuses on improving safety, quality, productivity, and cost across high-pressure die casting and production processes. The Engineer will support daily operations, strengthen customer relationships, and lead improvements that increase process stability and enable successful project launches. The work involves reviewing process performance, leading improvement activities, supporting equipment changes, and working with customers and cross-functional partners to resolve issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 1 year of relevant professional experience, or at least 5 years of relevant manufacturing or process engineering experience in place of a degree.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, process improvement, or production engineering activities.
• Demonstrated experience identifying root causes, implementing countermeasures, and evaluating results.
• Experience collaborating across engineering, production, maintenance, and other manufacturing teams.
• Flexibility to support overtime, weekend work, and production shutdown periods as needed.
• Willingness to travel approximately 10% as needed.
• Must have the right to work in the United States without requiring Toyota immigration-related employment support or sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying Toyota Production System, lean manufacturing, or standardized work principles.
• Experience building customer relationships and collaborating with customers to troubleshoot and resolve problems.
• High-pressure die casting experience.
• Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLCs), robotics, or numerical control programming.
• Six Sigma training, completion of Toyota Business Practices, or advanced knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety, quality, productivity, and cost improvement initiatives across casting and production processes.
• Partner with engineering, production, maintenance, die maintenance, and external vendors on process improvements, equipment upgrades, and automation initiatives.
• Drive quality improvements with Production, Quality Engineering, and Quality Control teams.
• Lead or support task force teams and apply continuous improvement and change management practices to improve process stability.
• Analyze process performance, part quality, and equipment downtime to identify priorities and recommend countermeasures.
• Provide daily process support to production and maintenance teams to promote safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Use structured problem-solving methods to identify root causes, implement countermeasures, measure results, and sustain improvements.
• Build productive customer relationships through regular meetings, clear communication, and timely resolution of quality or production concerns.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount.
• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program, if applicable.
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for the employee's family.
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and an annual retirement contribution, if applicable.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more.
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts, including Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA.
• Relocation assistance, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level