Quality Engineer

Littelfuse (NASDAQ: LFUS) is a diversified industrial technology manufacturing company shaping solutions for the safe and efficient transfer of electrical energy. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, we serve customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics markets worldwide. With approximately 16,000 employees we design and manufacture innovative technologies that support electrification, energy efficiency, and advanced automation. Our global reach is matched by a culture that empowers innovation and long-term growth. Guided by our principles We Care, We Succeed With Our Customers, and We Own the Outcome, we work collaboratively, think boldly, and deliver solutions that move industries forward. Reporting to QA Supervisor, you as a Quality Engineer will be responsible for driving product and process quality across new product introduction and mass production. This role ensures effective customer issue resolution, internal and supplier quality improvement, and robust quality system execution. You will work closely with cross functional teams to identify quality risks, implement corrective and preventive actions, and continuously improve product reliability, process capability, and customer satisfaction. About the job: • Ensure product and process quality throughout new product introduction and mass production. • Lead customer quality activities including customer complaint handling, customer meetings, sample analysis, and structured root cause analysis using methodologies such as 8D. • Ensure timely customer feedback, on time closure of corrective actions, and verification of corrective action effectiveness. • Drive internal manufacturing process improvement and raw material quality issue resolution through QRQC and MRB activities. • Coordinate cross functional teams to implement, track, and validate corrective and preventive actions. • Support new product development projects by tracking quality issues at each project milestone and leading improvement actions. • Identify critical characteristics and define appropriate inspection standards and quality documentation, including Control Plans. • Capture and apply lessons learned to prevent recurrence and improve future project execution. • Lead quality validation for new process changes and new equipment introduction, including PPAP submission and approval activities. • Develop and execute MSA plans, analyze measurement system capability, and ensure compliance with quality requirements. • Prepare and support internal and external audits, accompany auditors on site, address audit findings, and lead internal process pre audits. • Perform other quality related tasks as assigned to support business objectives. About you: • Bachelor’s degree or above in Engineering or other STEM related disciplines (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent). • At least 5 years of experience in Quality Engineering roles, such as PQE, CQE, and/or AQE. • Solid working experience in automotive, electronics, or electromechanical industries is strongly preferred. • Hands on experience supporting process quality improvement, customer quality management, and new project quality activities. • Strong knowledge and practical application of core quality tools including APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, and SPC. • Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively in cross functional teams. • Able to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal. • Results driven, detail oriented, and capable of working under pressure in a dynamic manufacturing environment. • Proficient in standard office software and quality documentation systems. Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values – Customer Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Results Driven – supports us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers’ products and systems. At Littelfuse, we support employee growth and development. Guided by our culture principles, our teams work together to deliver value for customers and make a positive impact in the communities where we operate. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to grow and contribute. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, performance-based incentives, flexible work arrangements, and development opportunities. Our humble roots date back to 1927, where, in the back of a garage on Chicago’s northside, our founder, Edward Sundt, developed a small, fast-acting, protective fuse for use in sensitive test meters. Sundt wanted to call his new company producing these small fuses, “Little Fuse,” but wasn’t allowed to trademark two such common words. So, instead he went with the one-word, misspelled “Littelfuse.” For more than 95 years, Littelfuse has pioneered innovative products that help empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. With the ever-evolving electrification and electronification of customer applications, our product technologies are closely linked to sustainable applications such as electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure, renewable energy and energy storage, factory automation, power management and more. Throughout our history, our people have been the foundation of our success — and that remains true today. Now more than ever, our bright and talented people are a strategic advantage for the company. From the production line to the engineering lab, the office or distribution center, Littelfuse people are an important part of a diverse, talented team of the best and brightest in the industry. While Littelfuse has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, we still maintain a small-company, entrepreneurial approach where your efforts will drive our culture, our business, and the overall success of the organization. No matter where you work or what you do, your contributions will make a difference at Littelfuse — everywhere, every day. Littelfuse is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, and/or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.