Director of Quality

Nidec Corporation Global

Director of Quality overseeing quality management and engineering processes at Nidec. Leading teams to ensure quality in motors and support new product development.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeSt. Louis • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage teams and projects to implement new products without quality, warranty or safety issues
Manage New Product APQP & Safe Launch processes to proactively prevent issues
Drive and implement action plans to improve quality metrics
Manage projects to reduce Failure Costs of Quality
Interact with customers and manage teams of functional groups to assure customer satisfaction
Lead 8D problem solving meetings and implement actions to resolve customer problems
Champion the business unit Six Sigma process to implement cultural change
Lead quality projects to implement measurement equipment and quality systems
Develop presentations and lead quality communications
Implement Quality Management System to assure compliance to ISO and Nidec Way

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Applied Science is required
MBA or Advanced degree preferred
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or Certified Quality Manager and Operational Excellence or commitment to complete
10–15 years of quality management and manufacturing engineering experience
Capability to analyze and interpret data utilizing Six-Sigma tools and methodologies
Six Sigma Green Belt certification required or commitment to complete certification
Strong 8D problem solving tool knowledge and ability to lead teams to problem resolution

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

quality managementmanufacturing engineeringdata analysisSix Sigma8D problem solvingquality metrics improvementquality systems implementationmeasurement equipment developmentaction plan development

Soft Skills

team managementcustomer satisfactioncommunicationleadershipproblem resolution

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in EngineeringMBA or Advanced degreeASQ Certified Quality EngineerCertified Quality ManagerSix Sigma Green Belt certification