What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Principal Quality Engineer position at Pierce Manufacturing?
About Pierce, An Oshkosh Company
At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.
Senior Principal Quality Engineer R44943
The Senior Principal Engineer – Quality performs high level definition, analysis, and resolution of complex product or process concerns for heavy duty vehicles. Integrates with cross functional teams to develop product and process quality standards. Provides quality planning, control, and improvement to assure product quality meets customer expectations. Collaborates with organizational level quality leadership. Provides specialty research and development in strategic quality technology and system areas.
YOUR IMPACT
$92,600.00 - $154,400.00
The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.
Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.
Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.
Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.
Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.
Senior Principal Quality Engineer R44943
The Senior Principal Engineer – Quality performs high level definition, analysis, and resolution of complex product or process concerns for heavy duty vehicles. Integrates with cross functional teams to develop product and process quality standards. Provides quality planning, control, and improvement to assure product quality meets customer expectations. Collaborates with organizational level quality leadership. Provides specialty research and development in strategic quality technology and system areas.
YOUR IMPACT
- Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to ensure quality standards are in place or developed when necessary.
- May work with high-risk investigations to document quality concerns and resolutions involving internal or customer concerns and external regulatory bodies through CAPA, SCAR, and CARB.
- May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development.
- Demonstrate competency in determining the adequacy/comprehensiveness of technical data, deviations, etc. related to quality requirements
- Provide technical assistance for production support and lead quality spill, containment, and corrective actions when needed.
- Provide quality system support by improving processes and systems and by updating and creating site procedures.
- Audit quality systems identifying risk and opportunity and implementing corrective action that is effective, verifiable, and documented.
- Drive activities to reinforce Quality Culture through Quality initiatives, systems, or processes.
- Provide a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers.
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and training to on topics such as Validation process, Root Cause Analysis, Statistical techniques, SPC, CAPA, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, etc.
- Will be responsible for overall project schedule and budget.
- Will be responsible for managing multiple priorities.
- Prepare technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations.
- Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.
- May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations. May supervise exempt and non-exempt personnel as required.
- Research, create, and update Quality Engineering methodology, technology, procedures, system, best practices, etc.
- Participate in the budgeting process to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data as required.
- Communicate objectives to team members.
- Bachelor's degree in Quality, Operations, Business, Engineering or related field
- 10 plus years of related work experience
- Experience with applying Quality Engineering Principles during current production and new product development.
- Expert mechanical knowledge of automotive or heavy-vehicle equipment and related systems
- Previous manufacturing with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or Tier 1 supplier in the transportation industry
- Six Sigma, ASQ, or related certification
- Strong ability to interpret basic technical drawings including characteristics such as views, title blocks, dimensioning, GD&T symbols, etc., and interpret specification requirements in relation to product and process characteristics
- Background in welding and welding processes.
- Background in paint and paint processes.
- Experience with In-Process Validation (IPV) and Quality Gate supporting Built-in-Quality.
- MS Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Visio, Statistical software
- Experience with JDE ERP, Power BI
- OSK1917
$92,600.00 - $154,400.00
The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.
Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.
Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.
Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.
Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
Salary : $92,600 - $154,400