Quality Engineer

HARTING stands for strong connections – across the globe. As one of the leading international suppliers of industrial connectivity, we are connecting customers to their digital future. And as an employer? We connect around 6,000 people at our headquarters in Espelkamp and at locations worldwide. Here you’ll find great colleagues, as well as ever new opportunities and innovations revolving around IoT and artificial intelligence.

In everything we do, we remain true to our roots: as a regionally connected family business that always stays firmly grounded in spite of our stellar high‑tech. Here’s to your unique future with us:
Yours!

We are seeking a detail-oriented Quality Engineer to support high-volume manufacturing. This role is critical in ensuring compliance with industry standards and delivering high-quality products to our customers.

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality systems in compliance with requirements.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for quality processes and ensure compliance with control plans, work instructions, inspection procedures, P‑FMEA and other quality standards.
• Perform process audits, layered process audits (LPA), and product inspections.
• Lead and support PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) submissions for new and existing products.
• Apply GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) principles to ensure accurate interpretation of engineering drawings.
• Perform SPC (Statistical Process Control) analysis to monitor and improve manufacturing processes.
• Manage and maintain gauge calibration programs to ensure measurement accuracy.
• Conduct internal audits and support external audits for ISO
  9001 compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Analyze customer complaints and implement corrective actions using root cause analysis tools.
• Analyze quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial) with five years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent knowledge of the Windows 10 OS environment.
• Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office product family.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, PPAP, GD&T, SPC, and gauge calibration systems.
• Proficiency in quality tools such as FMEA, Control Plans, and 8D problem‑solving.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

• Competitive compensation (US)
• Continuing Education Tuition Reimbursement (US)
• Give back (US)
• Have fun (US)
• Lead a healthy life (US)
• Onsite café (US)
• Take time off (US)

Elgin, Illinois, United States