Location: [Zacatecas, MX] (onsite)
Vacancy Type: Existing position
As our next Quality Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring product and process quality across manufacturing operations. Your expertise in quality systems, problem-solving, and continuous improvement will be critical in delivering high-quality products, meeting customer requirements, and maintaining compliance with industry standards.
• Develop, implement, and maintain Control Plans aligned with PFMEA, Process Flow, and quality documentation
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, automotive standards, and quality management systems (IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001)
• Analyze and resolve quality issues using methodologies such as 8D, PDCA, A3, Pareto, Ishikawa, FTA, and statistical analysis
• Review and approve inspection instructions and ensure measurement system compliance (MSA)
• Lead PPAP creation, validation, and requalification activities
• Define acceptance/rejection criteria and validate product and process changes
• Manage non-conforming product, including containment, disposition, and escalation
• Support customer complaints and coordinate corrective actions with cross-functional teams
• Participate in internal, external, and customer audits and ensure closure of findings
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects and improve process performance
• Support engineering changes and product launches
• Monitor key quality metrics (scrap, defects, complaints, Safe Launch, etc.) and provide reporting
• Ensure calibration and control of measurement and inspection equipment
• Stop production when necessary to prevent quality or safety risks
• Support supplier quality and communicate issues with SQE teams
• Participate in MRB meetings and manage disposition of materials
• Develop and deliver training for operators, technicians, and quality personnel
• Support layered process audits, 6S audits, and risk assessments on production processes
• Identify process risks, escalate issues, and ensure implementation of corrective and preventive actions
• Lead and support quality team development, including technicians and inspectors
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Automotive, or related field)
• 2–3 years of experience in a similar quality role (automotive preferred)
• Strong knowledge of quality tools: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans
• Understanding of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 standards
• Experience with GD&T and interpretation of technical drawings
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to identify and manage non-conforming products
• Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills
• Conversational English preferred
• Experience in automotive manufacturing environments
• Experience leading audits (internal, customer, or system audits)
• Experience with continuous improvement projects (scrap reduction, Cpk improvement, etc.)
• Experience training and developing production or quality teams
• Strong background in statistical analysis and process capability
Apply online at www.johnsonelectric.com — We can’t wait to meet you!
Come join our global, inclusive & diverse team
Our purpose is to improve the quality of life of everyone we touch through our innovative motion systems. We are a truly global team bound together by our shared values. Our culture is built on the diversity, knowledge, skills, creativity, and talents that each employee brings to the company. Our people are our company’s most valuable asset. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where employees of different backgrounds feel valued and respected, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity or religious background. We are committed to inspiring our employees to grow, act with ownership and find fulfilment and meaning in the work they do.
At Johnson Electric, our vision is to be the world’s definitive provider of innovative and reliable motion systems.
We are a global leader in electric motors, actuators, motion subsystems and related electro-mechanical components, serving a broad range of industries including Automotive, Smart Metering, Medical Devices, Business Equipment, Home Automation, Ventilation, White Goods, Power Tools, and Lawn & Garden Equipment. The Group is headquartered in Hong Kong and employs over 30,000 individuals in more than 20 countries worldwide. We are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Attracting and developing the Right People, putting them in the Right Jobs and providing them with the Right Environment to excel at what they do are the 3 pillars that underlie Johnson Electric’s people strategy and human capital initiatives, with the ultimate vision to become “One Johnson around the world, a great company and a great place to work!”.
In 2016, Johnson Electric Hong Kong was recognized as one of Asia’s Best Companies To Work For by HR Asia Magazine. The Group will continue to attract and retain top talents in support of the Company’s ambitious growth strategy.
