Quality Engineer III

Role Overview

• Lead DFMEA, Component Specification, and Designation Safety‑Relevant (DS) processes to drive early risk visibility, strengthen requirements clarity, and reduce downstream design changes while preventing safety‑critical failures
• Act as a risk authority and facilitator, guiding engineering teams to identify, assess, and reduce design risks prior to release
• Ensure DFMEA findings are translated into clear actions, requirements, and traceable mitigations
• Moderate DFMEAs with system owners, component engineers, and test engineers, ensuring high technical rigor and constructive challenge
• Author and review quality‑related specification content for systems and components
• Lead Designation Safety-Relevant (DS) analysis in collaboration with design engineering, operations quality, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure assembly single-point failures with potential safety risk to road users are identified and mitigated through design improvements or manufacturing controls using safety-critical Special Characteristics
• Ensure Special Characteristics are properly specified on installation diagrams and support flow‑down of Special Characteristics to PFMEAs, control plans, and supplier documentation
• Represent Engineering Quality in project governance forums and core team visual management meetings
• Ensure all EQ deliverables are completed on time, at high quality, and escalated appropriately when risks emerge
• Track and communicate engineering quality KPIs, open risks, and systemic issues—acting as a quality voice within Engineering

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic, or Systems Engineering (or equivalent)
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in product development, engineering quality, systems engineering, or design assurance within automotive, aerospace, or similar regulated industries
• Strong engineering fundamentals with demonstrated experience in design risk management for complex mechanical or mechatronic systems
• Practical experience leading or moderating DFMEAs and driving risk reduction actions to closure
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority and challenge design decisions constructively
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills across functions and levels
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple development activities in parallel
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and change within large, matrixed organizations
• Ability to work on-site at DTNA Portland

Tech Stack

• Assembly

Benefits

• annual bonus program
• 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3
• 7% depending on age
• starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• employee assistance program
• comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
• onsite fitness (at some locations)
• tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
• short-term and long-term disability plans