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Quality Engineer I

Regal Rexnord · Radford, VA

Level
Engineer
Team
Quality
Degree
Required
Experience asked
10+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
Today

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level quality role at Regal Rexnord (industrial) in Radford, VA. Develop, lead and implement quality improvement plans, procedures and processes necessary to achieve and maintain targeted quality performance goals.

They ask for
10+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Lean, Kaizen, FMEA, ISO 9001, AS9100, Automation
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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How this role compares

Against 12 other live quality postings in Virginia.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $76k–$114k, from 7 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (10+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Root cause 77%
  • ✓ Lean 54%
  • ✓ FMEA 46%
  • ✓ ISO 9001 46%
  • Six Sigma 46%
  • SPC 38%

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

Stands out: this posting asks for Kaizen, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 10+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coveragePromotion path mentioned

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    • 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?
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This plant: Regal Rexnord in Radford

3 other open roles at this site.

Full description from Regal RexnordAs posted on their careers site.Show

Key Responsibilities

  • ◆Develop, lead and implement quality improvement plans, procedures and processes necessary to achieve and maintain targeted quality performance goals
  • ◆Maintain a high level of technical knowledge in the areas of quality and lean manufacturing to maximize productivity, quality, and cost efficiency
  • ◆Initiate and monitor corrective and preventative actions
  • ◆Enforce quality standards
  • ◆Support direct labor training and certification. Verify accuracy of training plans
  • ◆Provide project leadership for major quality initiatives
  • ◆Lead and drive efforts to transition temporary corrective actions to permanent corrective and preventative actions
  • ◆Use analytical techniques and tools to study production data, identify trends and define innovative solutions to challenging problems
  • ◆Support part and process qualification initiatives for supported product lines
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Required Skills and Qualifications

  • ✓Engineering Degree or a minimum of 10 years commensurate experience in an engineering related discipline required
  • ✓Experience with Microsoft Office tools
  • ✓Must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of customers, employees, and suppliers ranging from assembly technicians to Management
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Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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Position Overview

Our Main Street location in Radford, VA is seeking a Quality Engineer I to drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance both internal and external product quality across assigned product lines. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams to achieve key performance targets, including customer quality levels below 2,500 PPM and first pass yield greater than 92%.

The successful candidate will lead and facilitate Kaizen events to improve quality, delivery, cost, and productivity performance. They will develop and maintain assembly documentation, workmanship standards, and in-process production controls that prevent defects and promote operational excellence. The role also supports training and development initiatives within the Quality team and manufacturing operations.

This position champions Lean Manufacturing principles through the application of Standard Work, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Visual Management, and variation reduction techniques to drive sustainable process improvements and a culture of continuous improvement.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

  • +Experience with AS9100 quality system
  • +Experience with ISO9001 quality system
  • +Previous quality experience is preferred
  • +Experience directing and interacting with production personnel and working with teams in a lean production environment
  • +Thorough understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes and methods including flow, layout, assembly, and production equipment
  • +Knowledge of material procurement functions such as purchasing, inventory, shipping & receiving
  • +Experience with CAD, FEA, and Database systems
  • +Experience with Oracle
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Work Type: Onsite: This role follows an Onsite Work Schedule and requires working from your designated Regal Rexnord office on a full‑time basis.

  • +This role may be filled at different levels depending on the candidate’s experience, skills, and business needs.
  • +Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.
  • +Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

Benefits

  • •Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
  • •Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
  • •Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • •401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
  • •Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • •Paid Leaves
  • •Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

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