Quality Assurance Engineer
Hitachi Astemo · Berea, KY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Hitachi Astemo (automotive) in Berea, KY.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Kaizen, Root cause, SPC, FMEA, DOE
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
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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 29 quality engineer openings in Kentucky, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 28 other live quality postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 79%
- ✓ SPC 59%
- ✓ FMEA 59%
- Control plans 45%
- Supplier quality 41%
- PPAP 41%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Hitachi Astemo in Berea
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Full description from Hitachi AstemoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
Knowledge, skills & abilities: Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Possess ability to perform duties utilizing current company software applications. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills required. This position performs job duties in an ethical and professional manner. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must be able to work from Engineering specifications, manuals, drawings, established procedures, verbal and written instructions, use a variety of precision measuring equipment. Must have good communication skills, both written and verbal. Must possess basic supervisory skills, SPC, FMEA, 8-D corrective action and DOE knowledge. KAIZEN activities.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science or Technical area of study.
Experience: At least 2 years prior automotive QA related experience preferred.
- ✓Job level determined by various factors such as organization size, responsibility, career stage, and capabilities.
Supervisory
Responsibilities
Supervisory
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may be possible to perform the job duties as designated by area management.
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Company Name
ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.
Job Family
Quality Management
Job Description
Summary : Under the direction of department management, exercises responsibility for execution of Quality Assurance strategies and tactical plans at USBRP2 (Berea, KY) site. This position exercises independent judgment routinely and operates within established guidelines.
Essential Functions: Includes the following (other duties may be documented and assigned by local management per the strengths of the employee and the needs of the company:
Developing and maintaining Quality Systems. Facilitating root cause analysis. Assisting in supplier changes. Visiting customers as necessary; working to meet customer satisfaction. Inspection activity for incoming components & finished products. Quality support of PSW production runs. Interface with customer for meetings and transfer of quality documentation. Providing support and data to other departments as necessary. Continually working to reduce defects in area of responsibility through cross functional continuous improvement teams. Cooperating with all other personnel as necessary. Daily/weekly/monthly Quality reports to the Q.A. Supervisor Tracks continuous improvement through measurable reports/graphs. Responsible for scrap meetings daily and scrap reports weekly. Capability to use common Microsoft computer program such as Excel, Word, Project, Visio, PowerPoint as above average skill level.
Working Conditions
Physical Demands: Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Ability to work 40 – 60 hours per week, including weekends and holiday work.
Travel: Occasional travel to domestic suppliers & customer is expected. International travel to Japan for initial training is possible and as required for job performance.
Work Environment: Working in an office environment with exposure to manufacturing areas.