Sr. Quality Engineer

Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

About Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh company

Oshkosh Defense stands behind those who dedicate their lives to protecting others.  As an industry-leading tactical vehicle manufacturer, every day we strive to meet or exceed our customers' ever-changing needs with next generation defense technologies and advanced systems.  We operate with unparalleled commitment to those who depend on our products and services worldwide to perform their missions.

Sr. Quality Engineers work with employee teams and managers while exhibiting a professional and cooperative attitude. The primary mission of the Sr. Quality Engineer is to continuously improve safety, quality, business, and manufacturing processes with an emphasis on eliminating process waste. The use of structured quality improvement tools is required. The Sr. Quality Engineer will design new processes and re-engineer existing processes to produce outcomes that meet safety, quality, and business expectations.

YOUR IMPACT

• Support housekeeping and safety.
• Facilitate and train employee teams in process improvement techniques
• Assist in the identification and implementation of six-sigma projects
• Lead teams in applying the six sigma DMAIC methodology to eliminate waste
• Apply basic process improvement tools within the six sigma DMAIC improvement model
• Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
• Mentor and train Associate Engineers and Quality Engineers
• Lead customer interactions
• Design and improve process inputs to gain desired outcome
• Improve processes to reduce common cause variability and eliminate special cause 
• Establish control plans to prevent process backsliding for consolidation of gains
• Perform process capability studies internally and externally
• Analyze process constraints and develop standards to overcome constraints Revise procedures for process improvement
• Investigate/analyze and benchmark industry practices for process validation assessments
• Implement effective corrective and preventative actions utilizing structured planning methods
• Coordinate and work cross-functionally with Employee Teams, Quality, Engineering, Contracts, Sales and Manufacturing to improve processes
• Must proactively plan and execute plans in accordance with established time constraints
• Minimal travel as required.
• Must be willing to complete additional advanced training/educational courses as required
• Accurately maintain company records and documents in accordance with policies and procedures

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree
• 3 plus years related work experience
• Must interpret basic technical drawings including characteristics such as views, title blocks, dimensioning, GD&T symbols, etc. Interpret specification requirements in relation to product and process characteristics
• Advanced training/experience in the use of statistical techniques and process improvement methods

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Six sigma certification & CQE
• Certification and/or customer audit experience

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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 [email protected].

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.