Quality Engineer

LG Electronics USA · Farmers Branch, TX

Level: Engineer
Team: Quality
Travel: 30%
Degree: Required
Industry: Industrial
Posted: 10 days ago

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An engineer-level quality role at LG Electronics USA (industrial) in Farmers Branch, TX. To continually strengthen its business and support its growth in North America, LG Electronics is seeking a Quality Engineer I to join our Component Solutions team.

They ask for: degree required
Tools it names: Root cause, Supplier quality
Day to day: about 30% travel

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Requirements

✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
✓Ability to understand and apply quality assurance principles, testing methodologies, and analytical processes.
✓Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including the ability to organize, analyze, and report on quality-related data.
✓Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
✓Ability to analyze technical information and quality data to identify issues and recommend solutions.
✓Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information to internal teams and customers.
✓Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and with global teams.
✓Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond quickly to urgent customer quality concerns.
✓Korean and English bilingual communication skills preferred
✓Experience in quality engineering, manufacturing quality, supplier quality, product testing, reliability, or a related engineering environment is preferred.
✓Experience performing product teardown, failure analysis, or root cause investigation is preferred.
✓Experience working directly with customers on product quality or technical issues is preferred.
✓Knowledge of statistical quality analysis and continuous improvement methodologies is preferred.
✓Experience with compressors, HVAC, components, mechanical products, or other engineered products is a plus.
✓Frequent travel required up to 30% of the time

Recruiting Range

$60,000 — $70,000 USD

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Step into the innovative world of LG Electronics. As a global leader in technology, LG Electronics is dedicated to creating innovative solutions for a better life. Our brand promise, 'Life's Good', embodies our commitment to ensuring a happier life for all. We have a rich history spanning over six decades and a global presence in over 290 locations. Our diverse portfolio includes Home Appliance Solutions, Media Entertainment Solutions, Vehicle Solutions, and Eco Solutions. Our management philosophy, "Jeong-do Management," embodies our commitment to high ethical standards and transparent operations. Grounded in the principles of 'Customer-Value Creation' and 'People-Oriented Management', these values shape our corporate culture, fostering creativity, diversity, and integrity. At LG, we believe in the power of collective wisdom through an inclusive work environment. Join us and become a part of a company that is shaping the future of technology. At LG, we strive to make Life Good for Everyone.

The Opportunity

To continually strengthen its business and support its growth in North America, LG Electronics is seeking a Quality Engineer I to join our Component Solutions team. This position will support product quality and reliability by conducting product testing, failure analysis, and quality investigations while working directly with customers and internal teams to resolve quality concerns.

The Quality Engineer will serve as an important technical point of contact for assigned customer accounts, helping identify root causes, coordinate corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement. This role will work cross-functionally with Quality Assurance, Sales Engineering, customers, and LG’s global manufacturing and quality teams.

Here is why you should come join our team

You’ll join a collaborative, global organization where you’ll have the opportunity to directly influence product quality and the customer experience. In this role, you’ll gain hands-on exposure to product testing, failure analysis, customer quality issues, and continuous improvement while partnering with teams across North America and LG operations in Korea, Thailand, and Mexico.

This is an individual contributor position that offers meaningful ownership of customer quality issues, giving you the opportunity to lead investigations, recommend solutions, and see quality improvements through from identification to resolution.

What You’ll Do

•Perform product and compressor testing to evaluate product performance, quality, and reliability.
•Conduct teardown and failure analysis of returned products and components to identify root causes of quality issues.
•Investigate customer complaints, field returns, warranty claims, and post-production quality concerns, and coordinate appropriate corrective actions.
•Analyze statistical and quality data to identify trends, recurring issues, and opportunities for product or process improvement.
•Prepare quality reports, including field return analysis, warranty claim reporting, testing results, findings, and corrective actions.
•Serve as the primary quality contact for assigned customer accounts, responding to quality concerns and providing technical recommendations and solutions.
•Collaborate with internal Quality Assurance, Sales Engineering, and global engineering and manufacturing teams to investigate and resolve product and customer quality issues.
•Recommend and implement improvements to testing procedures, analytical methods, product quality, and manufacturing or assembly processes.
•Identify opportunities to improve quality and manufacturing efficiency while reducing quality-related costs.
•Participate in quality meetings with customers, internal teams, manufacturing locations, and headquarters to communicate findings and coordinate improvement activities.
•Maintain accurate quality records, test results, reports, and supporting documentation.
•Prioritize urgent customer quality matters and initiate appropriate actions while coordinating with management and global quality teams as needed.

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Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees

•No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
•Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
•Generous Paid Time Off program that include