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Quality Engineer

Nemak · Sheboygan, WI

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Level
Engineer
Team
Quality
Degree
Required
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
22 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level quality role at Nemak (automotive) in Sheboygan, WI.

They ask for
5+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, APQP, IATF 16949, Casting

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Quality Engineer roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $79k–$120k.

Median of the low and high ends of 16 live postings that list pay, out of 45 quality engineer openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 44 other live quality postings in Wisconsin.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $77k–$106k, from 15 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Typical (5+ years)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 58%
  • Supplier quality 42%
  • SPC 33%
  • FMEA 33%
  • New product launch 31%
  • Control plans 31%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Nemak

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    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?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: Nemak in Sheboygan

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Full description from NemakAs posted on their careers site.Show

requirements

and quality assurance processes related to specific job responsibilities.

Main

Responsibilities

  • ◆Ensures that all potential failures created by internal processes are adequately controlled to ensure that the customer will not receive non-conforming product. Maintain quality standards to IATF 16949 requirements.
  • ◆Develops documentation pertaining to inspection, including gaging sheets and key documentation
  • ◆Determines and implements production controls per APOP documentation sufficient method of inspection for identified failure modes.
  • ◆Facilitates all root cause analysis investigation ensuring that all necessary documentation is updated.
  • ◆Manages customer relationships reporting internal and external quality concerns
  • ◆Manages the actions with regard to customer’s quality incidents.

Position

Requirements

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
  • ✓5+ years-experience in the automotive/manufacturing industry
  • ✓Die casting is a plus.
  • ✓Must have experience in the APQP process.

Nemak USA, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Nemak USA, Inc.’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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Objective

The Quality Engineer is responsible to monitor and participates in the improvement of quality systems that pertain to pertinent areas of expertise and job responsibility. The Quality Engineer is also responsible for APQP on programs that are assigned. Must be knowledgeable in all customer program

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