• Engineer - Advanced Quality Planning

    Vermeer Corporation (Pella, IA)


    Who We Are

     

    Vermeer equips customers doing important work around the world. We are global, driven by innovation and growing. The equipment we make manages natural resources, connects people and feeds and fuels communities. We live out a caring culture, we demonstrate agility, we keep a focus on customers and are stewards of our resources. These beliefs drive our culture, determine how we treat others and steer our business.

    Work Shift

    1 - First Shift

    Job Summary

    Are you the type of person who thrives on preventing problems before they happen and enjoys collaborating across teams to ensure product quality from the start? In this job, you will support Vermeer customers by leading Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) efforts during new product development. You’ll work closely with product development teams, suppliers, and manufacturing to identify potential quality risks early and implement mitigation and control plans that ensure consistent, predictable performance in production. We’re looking for someone who is proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering a superior customer and dealer experience through robust quality planning.

    What You'll Do

    1. Execute advanced product quality planning and production part approval process activities by setting quality goals/deliverables and identifying/mitigating risk to ensure success during new product launches.

    2. Support New Product and Process Development System (NPPDS) by completing assigned tasks ** Areas of Focus: part/process capability, gage development, metallurgy, design for manufacturability and assembly process, and calibration.

    3. Support capability studies after reviewing required geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and significant/critical characteristics on prints.

    4. Communicate all changes/updates from engineering change notices to related and assigned NPPDS tasks.

    5. Request corrective actions upon review of certified part information during the safe launch process.

    6. Execute the creation of all forms for control documents.

    7. Coordinate with other quality engineers, leaders and other peer function leadership to ensure quality objectives and requirements are met.

     

    What We're Looking For

     

    - Bachelor’s degree in engineering with a minimum two years of experience in quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or design engineering.

     

    - Vermeer Level 1-3 GD&T Training.

     

    - ASQ Certified Quality Engineer certification.

     

    - Understanding of International Organization for Standardization and International Automotive Task Force documentation & compliance.

     

    - Experience executing the five core automotive tools for quality planning.

     

    - Experience working in a quality control system.

     

    Travel

     

    - Occasional travel is expected of this position.

    Work Location

    ONSITE: A team member’s day-to-day work is best done on a Vermeer campus. If work content can be occasionally completed at an offsite location, discuss potential arrangements with your manager.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    At Vermeer Corporation, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other status protected by the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact Team Member Solutions at (641) 621-8767 or at [email protected] .

     

    Interested? We’d love to get to know you.