Quality Engineer or Engineering Specialist (Level DOE)
Doosan Bobcat · Johnson Creek, KY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 26 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Doosan Bobcat (industrial) in Johnson Creek, KY. And may involve participation on project teams and leading projects.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Control plans, DOE
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Kentucky: typical posted base $65k–$166k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 28 quality engineer openings in Kentucky, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 27 other live quality postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 79%
- SPC 57%
- FMEA 57%
- ✓ Control plans 43%
- Supplier quality 43%
- PPAP 39%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Full description from Doosan BobcatAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
At Doosan Bobcat, our success is powered by our people. Through our winning culture and one global team working together, we deliver the best products and service to our customers – and make the world a better place. Join our team today and start building your career with a worldwide leader.
Job Information
As a Quality Engineer or Engineering Specialist you will be responsible for monitoring and driving improvements to the quality of components or products produced in their area of responsibility, and may involve participation on project teams and leading projects. This includes ensuring current components and products comply to specifications, implementing and sustaining controls, and driving continuous improvements to products and processes.
Quality Governance
- •Work in area of responsibility to monitor and supply quality related information from internal and external sources.
- •Complete formal audits and assessments on products and processes.
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Non-Conforming
- •Continuously monitor quality of supplied and/or internally manufactured components and products for conformance to specification using the appropriate metrology equipment, and following existing process to red tag and remove non-conforming materials from production.
- •Drive corrective action on non-conforming materials and secure deviations in situations where non-conforming may be temporarily allowed until addressed.
- •Follow-up on field to factory communications and lead containment activities that may be required.
Corrective Actions and Improvements
- •Continuously monitor and address emerging issues while ensuring the most important items are being addressed.
- •Effectively complete assigned projects in the shortest time possible.
Control Plan Execution
- •Review and drive updates to standard work, processes, tools, measurements, checks, and training used to ensure complete and consistent work is performed.
- •Ensure designated calibrated equipment is available and that calibrations are maintained.
Quality Capability Development
- •Identify opportunities, complete measurement systems analyses, procure measurement equipment, and implement process monitoring and controls capabilities that improve visibility to the health of our process, compliance to specifications, traceability, and accountability.
Job Requirement
- •Relevant Bachelor's Degree preferred and/or 3 years of experience in a Quality/Manufacturing environmentor production function and has been exposed to production systems and material flow.
- •Sound understanding of engineering principles
- •Familiar with Excel and Microsoft Office applications
- •Familiar with root cause analysis
- •Knowledge and prior experience with company equipment, production processes, andengineering is desired.
- •0>2years experience
- •<10% travel
As a part of the Doosan Group, which employs more than 43,000 people in 38 countries worldwide, the company offers its customers products and solutions to help build stronger businesses and communities. Based in Seoul, South Korea, with its North America headquarters in West Fargo, North Dakota, Doosan Bobcat is a leading global manufacturer of construction, agriculture, landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment, attachments and services. The company is committed to empowering people to accomplish more.
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