Quality Engineer - I
North American Lighting · Muscle Shoals, AL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $60k–$83k
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 20 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at North American Lighting (automotive) in Muscle Shoals, AL. NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- FMEA, MSA / Gage R&R
- Base pay
- $60k–$83k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Alabama: typical posted base $83k–$113k. This one lists $60k–$83k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 23 quality engineer openings in Alabama, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Alabama plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 22 other live quality postings in Alabama.
- Base pay
- About 27% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $83k–$113k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 61%
- ✓ New product launch 39%
- AS9100 35%
- Team leadership 35%
- Six Sigma 35%
- Lean 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at North American Lighting
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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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: North American Lighting in Muscle Shoals
5 other open roles at this site.
- Tooling Engineer - I · Manufacturing
- Quality Engineer - II · Quality
- General Foreman · Manufacturing · Supervisor
- Production Engineer - II · Production
- Equipment Engineer - II · Manufacturing
Full description from North American LightingAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Who We Are
North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.
Our Opportunity
North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Quality Engineer - I to join our team. The ideal candidate will develop, install, and operate quality systems for controlling incoming material, in-process parts, and finished products.
Your Priorities
- •Prepares advanced quality planning documents and participates in quality planning activities; including FMEA’s, Process Flow Diagrams, Control Charts, and Gage R&R and capability studies.
- •Creates necessary documentation for customer initial sample submissions; including AQP, customer documents, and any other required documentation.
- •Travels to customers’ facilities to participate in all phases of the customer’s launch activities; including Component Review Team meetings, assembly trials, and SOP activities.
- •Performs technical and statistical investigations and analysis on production, quality, process, and equipment issues using standard NAL problem solving method.
- •Coordinates the resolution of quality issues and implementation of countermeasures with other NAL departments and suppliers.
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Your Background
- •Engineering degree, plus 0 – 2 years of related manufacturing experience OR
- •Bachelor’s Degree plus 1 – 3 years of experience of related manufacturing experience.
Experience in the quality function within automotive supplier manufacturing working with Japanese and US automakers in launch activities is preferred.
At North American Lighting
Team Member Benefits
World class health insurance plans
Award winning 401k plan
Relocation assistance
Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, etc)
Supplier discounts (wireless, computer, vehicle, etc.)
Company sponsored wellness program including gym reimbursement
Diversity at NAL
The mission of NAL’s Diversity Committee is to facilitate NAL’s ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, for the benefit of all Team Members from different backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities that represent our communities.
You can learn more about NAL and our opportunities at jobs.nal.com.
Location: Muscle Shoals Plant