Quality Engineer - Measurement Systems

Ford • Lima, OH

1d • $72,480 - $162,120 • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer – Measurement Systems interfaces with production departments to address quality issues, internal QOS adherence, root cause analysis, gauging strategy, and data collection and analysis. The role develops and maintains gauge strategies, defines requirements for electronic gauges, verifies their operation and fitness for use, and ensures reliable communication between gauges and servers. It monitors measurement data for completeness, accuracy, and traceability, and analyzes that data to identify trends, anomalies, and potential quality issues.

The position also troubleshoots gauge, connectivity, and data-transfer problems; supports calibration, verification, maintenance, and lifecycle planning; and collaborates with manufacturing, IT, and quality teams to implement and improve gauge systems. It documents requirements, procedures, issues, and performance results, and reports risks and performance metrics with recommendations to improve measurement-system effectiveness.

The posted salary ranges are $72,480–$121,440 for salary grade 6, $84,480–$141,360 for grade 7, and $96,720–$162,120 for grade 8. Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and employment eligibility will be verified at hire.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field; equivalent hands-on experience may also be suitable.
• Experience in quality, manufacturing, metrology, test systems, or process engineering; ideally in automotive or another regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting electronic measurement equipment, gauges, sensors, or shop-floor data systems.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, understand datums and tolerances, and translate requirements into a functional inspection method.

Nice To Haves

• Previous automotive and/or quality analysis experience.
• Proficiency with problem-solving tools such as Six Sigma, DOE, 8D, and 5 Why.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Self-starter who can work independently in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain gauge strategies to meet quality and measurement requirements.
• Define requirements for electronic gauges, including functionality, accuracy, and data needs.
• Verify that gauges operate correctly and remain fit for their intended use.
• Ensure reliable communication between gauges and the server.
• Monitor data collection to confirm measurements are complete, accurate, and traceable.
• Analyze gauge data to identify trends, anomalies, and potential quality issues.
• Troubleshoot gauge, connectivity, and data-transfer problems and coordinate corrective actions.
• Support gauge calibration, verification, maintenance, and lifecycle planning.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, IT, and quality teams to implement and improve gauge systems.
• Document gauge requirements, procedures, issues, and performance results.
• Report risks and performance metrics and recommend actions to improve measurement-system effectiveness.
• Interface with production departments on quality issues, internal QOS adherence, root cause analysis, gauging strategy, and data collection and analysis.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time