Director, Process Engineering

Hitachi

. Direct line management responsibility for Process Quality Engineers.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Direct line management responsibility for Process Quality Engineers.
Mentor and develop Process Engineering teams within the plants.
Ensure a recurring data-driven process at each factory to determine leading causes of customer quality issues, product test failures and other internal nonconformances.
Drive detailed investigations, root cause analysis, containment and preventive actions for these nonconformances.
Proactively identify critical-to-quality processes and prioritize risks based upon a Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) approach.
Drive the application of Quality Engineering tools (Statistical Process Control, Capability Studies, Measurement Systems Analysis, FMEAs, etc.) to eliminate sources of variation and risks.
Continuously improve manufacturing and quality processes and efficiency using a preventive approach.
Establish the overall strategy deployment, including the key initiatives, responsibilities, action plan and timelines for Process Quality Engineers and Process Engineers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and minimum 10 years of experience in quality and/or process engineering management.
Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
Experience with ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, FMEAs, Control Plans, PPAPs, and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
Minimum 5 years of experience in supervisor or management role.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Process Quality EngineeringRoot Cause AnalysisStatistical Process ControlCapability StudiesMeasurement Systems AnalysisFailure Mode Effects AnalysisQuality Management SystemsControl PlansPPAPAdvanced Product Quality Planning

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringTeam DevelopmentData-Driven Decision MakingProblem SolvingContinuous ImprovementStrategic PlanningRisk Management