Quality Engineer
Commercial Vehicle Group · Vonore, TN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Commercial Vehicle Group (automotive) in Vonore, TN.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, SPC, FMEA, PPAP
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Tennessee: typical posted base $80k–$110k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 24 quality engineer openings in Tennessee, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 23 other live quality postings in Tennessee.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $80k–$110k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 50%
- ✓ Lean 38%
- ✓ SPC 33%
- ✓ FMEA 33%
- ✓ Supplier quality 33%
- Team leadership 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
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This plant: Commercial Vehicle Group in Vonore
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Quality Engineer at Commercial Vehicle Group in other locations
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Full description from Commercial Vehicle GroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that products, processes, and systems meet customer and internal quality requirements. This role supports APQP activities, customer quality performance, problem solving, continuous improvement, and compliance with IATF 16949 standards.
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Lead quality planning activities including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and MSA.
- ◆Monitor manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with quality standards and customer requirements.
- ◆Investigate customer complaints using structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5 Why, and Ishikawa analysis.
- ◆Coordinate containment, corrective actions, and preventive actions for quality issues.
- ◆Conduct internal process audits and support external customer and certification audits.
- ◆Analyze quality data, SPC trends, scrap, rework, and warranty metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
- ◆Review engineering changes and assess quality impact on products and processes.
- ◆Work closely with manufacturing, engineering, and customers to resolve quality concerns.
- ◆Maintain compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements.
- ◆Manage customer communication within customer specific portals and systems.
Required Qualifications
- ✓2-year or associate’s degree from an accredited college with a major in Engineering/Engineering Technology or similar field, along with at least five (5) years of related experience in a manufacturing environment Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
- ✓Knowledge of AIAG Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA).
- ✓Experience with customer portals and OEM quality requirements.
- ✓Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- ✓Proficiency with Microsoft Office and quality analysis tools (experience with SharePoint a plus).
- ✓Background in IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001.
- ✓Action-oriented individual with a result-driven mindset.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓4-year or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with a major in Engineering/Engineering Technology or a similar field, along with at least three (3) years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓5+ years of manufacturing quality experience.
- ✓Experience with launch activities and customer quality management.
- ✓Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- •Customer PPM performance
- •Internal scrap and rework rates
- •Corrective action closure effectiveness
- •Supplier quality performance
- •Audit findings and compliance metrics
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At this time, we are not providing sponsorship for this role. Applicants must be authorized to work in the country of the job posting location on a full-time basis.
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