Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Honda · East Liberty, OH
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Quality
- Travel
- 25%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 10 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior quality role at Honda (automotive) in East Liberty, OH. Cross-functional collaboration with engineering or manufacturing teams.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 25% travel · relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $90k–$130k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 81 quality engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 80 other live quality postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $90k–$130k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 63%
- FMEA 41%
- PPAP 40%
- Supplier quality 40%
- ISO 9001 38%
- SPC 35%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Honda in East Liberty
3 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in quality roles at Honda.
- Manufacturing Equipment Engineer · Manufacturing
- Reliability & Predictive Maintenance Specialist 2nd Shift · Reliability · Specialist
- Manufacturing Process Engineer · Process
Full description from HondaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Accountabilities
- ◆Independently analyze manufacturing processes to identify quality risks and improvement opportunities
- ◆Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions
- ◆Develop and execute quality plans, audits, and process validations
- ◆Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve quality issues
- ◆Mentor entry-level staff on quality tools and best practices
- ◆Track and report quality performance metrics
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum Experience
- ✓At least 3 years in quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related field
- ✓Experience conducting root cause analysis and corrective actions
- ✓Experience performing audits, validations, or process reviews
- ✓Cross-functional collaboration with engineering or manufacturing teams
- ✓Working knowledge of quality systems and regulatory standards
- ✓Demonstrated continuous improvement contributions
requirements
- ✓Should be able to travel both domestic and international, upto ~ 25% of the time annually.
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What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”
We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.
If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!
Job Purpose
- •Leads manufacturing design quality improvements by independently analyzing complex processes, driving corrective actions, and implementing solutions that improve productivity, cost, and quality performance. Serves as a technical resource for cross-functional teams, applying advanced quality methodologies to ensure robust and compliant manufacturing processes.
Other Job-Specific Skills
- •Advanced quality problem-solving
- •Root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action expertise
- •Project management of process improvements
- •Technical leadership within cross-functional teams
- •Effective communication of quality findings
- •Mentorship of junior engineers
Travel
Working Conditions
- •Must be able to move at least 50 pounds over a distance of approx 50 ft, without requiring any assistance.
- •Should be able to stand and walk around the plant at least 8 hours a days.
- •Must possess a valid motor vehicle driver's license.
- •Primarily office and manufacturing floor-based
- •Frequent interaction with operators, engineers, and production managers
- •Exposure to operational equipment and process hazards
- •Participation in audits, investigations, and cross-functional meetings
- •Occasional site visits across facilities
- •Overtime : Up to 5 hours per workweek. May occassionaly have to work weekends.
- •Shift: Will be working 2nd shift, starting ~ 5 pm to 1:30 am
Visa sponsorship issues
- •This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards
- •Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
- •Paid Overtime
- •Regional Bonus (when applicable)
- •Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
- •Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
- •Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- •401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
- •Relocation assistance (if eligible)
Career Growth
- •Advancement Opportunities
- •Career Mobility
- •Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
- •Training and Development programs
Additional Offerings
- •Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
- •Lifestyle Account
- •Childcare Reimbursement Account
- •Elder Care Support
- •Wellbeing Program
- •Community Service and Engagement Programs
- •Product Programs