Quality Engineer III

Daimler Truck North America

Quality Engineer ensuring safety and reliability for Daimler Truck vehicles through risk analysis and specifications leadership. Collaborating with engineering teams to identify hazards and mitigate design risks.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timePortland • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $117,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
Assign, track, and verify closure of DFMEA actions before final design release.
Maintain local process standards, templates, and training; lead annual updates with cross‑functional stakeholders
Author and review quality‑related specification content for systems and components
Collaborate with global counterparts to continuously improve specification quality and usability
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

What you’ll need

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
Experience working with component or system specifications (CRS / CIS or equivalent)
Experience with safety‑critical systems, hazard analysis, or single‑point failure prevention preferred
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

DFMEAdesign risk managementcomponent specificationshazard analysisdesign assuranceengineering qualitymechatronic systemssystems engineeringquality-related specification contentKPI tracking

Soft Skills

influence without authorityfacilitationcommunicationstakeholder managementorganizational skillsmanaging multiple activitiesoperating in ambiguityconstructive challengecollaborationrisk communication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Mechatronic EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering