What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Hitachi Energy?
The Opportunity
Join Hitachi Energy in Jefferson City, MO, as a Quality Assurance Engineer and be part of a team that powers a sustainable energy future. In this role, you’ll champion quality across manufacturing processes, ensuring our products meet the highest standards of performance, safety, and reliability. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that make a real impact.
This is more than a job—it’s a chance to grow your career in a global organization that values innovation, integrity, and inclusion. If you're passionate about quality and thrive in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, we want to hear from you.
How You’ll Make An Impact
With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.
Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.
Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy’s career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Resumes and applications will not be accepted through this method.
For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit this website.
Join Hitachi Energy in Jefferson City, MO, as a Quality Assurance Engineer and be part of a team that powers a sustainable energy future. In this role, you’ll champion quality across manufacturing processes, ensuring our products meet the highest standards of performance, safety, and reliability. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that make a real impact.
This is more than a job—it’s a chance to grow your career in a global organization that values innovation, integrity, and inclusion. If you're passionate about quality and thrive in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, we want to hear from you.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Define and implement quality assurance programs aligned with industry codes and regulations
- Conduct supplier audits and inspections to ensure product conformance
- Lead internal audits and support customer quality initiatives
- Recommend process improvements to enhance operational efficiency
- Review purchase orders and specifications for quality compliance
- Approve vendor and field quality plans, suggesting improvements where needed
- Provide expert advice on NDT, SPC, metrology, and quality codes
- Investigate technical issues and implement CAPA to prevent recurrence
- Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years in engineering, manufacturing, or quality roles
- Strong analytical skills with experience in FMEA, FMECA, and reliability testing
- Proficiency in SPC, Six Sigma, Cp/CpK, and Pp/PpK analysis
- Experience in continuous improvement methodologies (Kaizen, DMAIC, RCA, etc.)
- Familiarity with ISO-9001 or QS-9000 standards in a manufacturing setting
- At Hitachi Energy, we live our values of safety, integrity, and innovation every day
- We offer global career development opportunities and support continuous learning
- Be part of a diverse, inclusive team driving real change in the energy industry
With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.
Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.
Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy’s career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Resumes and applications will not be accepted through this method.
For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit this website.