Co-op/Intern: Global Quality Engineering (Spring 2026)

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference?  If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career. 

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do.  We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world.  We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day. 

Are you in?  Read on for more details about this particular role.

• Work alongside the Global Quality Group Engineers to improve processes using Lean activities such as time studies, value stream mapping, and Kaizen events
• Manage multiple tasks, solve technical problems, and work efficiently in cross-functional teams
• Develop and maintain data dashboards using Microsoft Power BI
• Co-manage projects originating from supplier, customer, or product quality concerns to provide root cause and corrective actions. Responsibilities for each quality team may include the following:
• Customer Quality
  • Collect, analyze, and communicate product group data to drive problem solving efforts and project prioritization via technical reporting
  • Support Engineering re-design efforts to enhance customer experience
    and decrease the cost of poor quality
  • Develop process improvement tools to increase customer data reporting efficiency
• Product Quality
  • Support preventative quality investigations through failure mode effect analysis. (FMEA)
  • Prepare historical data reports and support design assurance activities for design team as needed throughout the New Product Development (NPD) process.
  • Support plant quality in developing and implementing quality systems for new products.
• Supplier Quality
  
  • Collect, analyze, and communicate product group data to drive problem solving efforts and project prioritization via technical reporting
  • Support Engineering re-design efforts to enhance customer experience
  • Develop process improvement tools to increase customer data reporting efficiency

• Experience required:
  
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Knowledge of statistical tools and their application
  • Project management skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Ability to work in a team environment
• Experience preferred:
  • Knowledge of Minitab
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Power BI
• Education required:
  
  • Incumbent must be actively pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant Engineering degree, from an ABET-accredited program, and have completed at least one semester of sophomore year.

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