Quality Engineer

Since 1913, Marathon Electric has been dedicated to providing customers with quality motors and generators for targeted applications. Marathon Electric became part of WEG Group in 2024. Founded in 1961, WEG is a global electric-electronic equipment company, operating mainly in the capital goods sector with solutions in electric machines, automation and paints for several sectors, including infrastructure, steel, pulp and paper, oil and gas, mining, among many others. WEG stands out in innovation by constantly developing solutions to meet the major trends in energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric mobility. With manufacturing units in 12 countries and present in more than 135 countries, WEG has more than 40,000 employees worldwide

Position Summary: Designs and executes the control plan, audits to ensure that control plans are being followed, and ensures containment and corrective action in the event of non-conformance.

Responsibilities:

• Compiles Data Analysis, reports and recommends quality audits and inspections improvements.

• Designs the Quality Monitoring Control Plan, including the measurement system analysis (MSA), gauge repeatability and reproducibility (GR&R's), and gauge development.

• Works with cross-functional team members and outside experts as required to coordinate the analysis of data review and analysis in support of final root cause and corrective action determination. 

• May coach and develop Inspector Technicians.

• Coordinates report outs of the data analysis on multiple projects, and product lines. Includes customer line and field analysis, corrective action effectiveness, and overall internal quality metrics effectiveness.

• Designs the internal standards to be followed by the Inspector Technicians.

• Reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of the quality planning for continuous improvement.

• Evaluates the root cause corrective action requirements and assigns appropriate internal personnel and external experts as needed.

• Facilitates training, corrective action process review, is typically the corrective action leader and the single point of contact to the customer for corrective action.

• Ensure all customer quality requirements are integrated into the QMS and communicate to management when gaps exist in meeting those requirements.

• Provides an overview of the customer quality requirements.

• Customer PPAP submittals-

• Supplier PPAP for new suppliers

• Shop floor help chain, quickly respond to quality questions for production

• Support the Change Request process

• Provide technical support for purchased parts dimensional analysis on rejected materials

• Complete measurement preventive maintenance of critical equipment

• Design specialty gaging for production

• Recommend measurement methods for mechanical gages

Required Education / Experience / Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical field or relevant area of study and / or equivalent related experience. 5+ years.

• Experience in manufacturing setting required.

• Working knowledge of MS Office including excel and outlook.

• Previous participation in ISO certification and audit systems required.

• Basic knowledge of mechanical assembly and components is a plus.

• Continuous Improvement mindset is a must, formal training is desired.

Founded in 1961, WEG is a global electric-electronic equipment company, operating mainly in the capital goods sector with solutions in electric machines, automation and paints for several sectors, including infrastructure, steel, pulp and paper, oil and gas, mining, among many others.

WEG stands out in innovation by constantly developing solutions to meet the major trends in energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric mobility. With manufacturing units in 17 countries and present in more than 135 countries, the company has more than 45,000 employees worldwide.

WEG's net revenue reached R$ 32.5 billion in 2023, 52.9% from outside Brazil.

Our business areas are divided as follows.

Industrial Electro-Electronic Equipment
This area includes electric motors, drives and industrial automation equipment and services, and maintenance services. Electric motors and other related equipment find applications in practically all industrial segments, in equipment such as compressors, pumps and fans, for example.

Energy Generation, Transmission and Distribution (GTD)
Products and services included in this area are electric generators for hydraulic and thermal power plants (biomass), hydro turbines (small hydroelectric plants or PCH, and hydroelectric generators or CGH)), wind turbines, transformers, substations, control panels and system integration services.

Commercial and Appliance Motors
In this business area, our focus is the market of single phase motors for durable consumer goods, such as washing machines, air conditioners, water pumps, among others.

Paints and Varnishes
In this area, which includes liquid paints, powder paints, and electro-insulating varnishes, we have a very clear focus on industrial applications in Brazil and are expanding to Latin America and other regions.