Senior Quality Engineer

Senior Quality Engineer


Posting Start Date: 9/23/26


Job Location (Short): Homer City, Pennsylvania, USA, 15748-9245


Requisition ID: 37039


Onsite or Remote: Onsite Position


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Job Overview

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for leading quality improvement initiatives, managing quality systems, and ensuring products and processes meet company, customer, and regulatory requirements. The role drives the reduction of quality-related costs through root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, auditing, and continuous improvement efforts while supporting ISO 9001 compliance and regional quality management objectives. This position serves as the primary quality engineering resource for Homer City Operations, providing technical guidance, performance reporting, warranty and failure analysis support, and cross-functional leadership to improve product reliability, manufacturing quality, and customer satisfaction.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the site's quality management system by driving quality initiatives, measuring system effectiveness, and implementing improvements that support business objectives and ISO requirements. This includes monitoring quality metrics, facilitating quality improvement teams, and ensuring alignment with regional and corporate quality strategies.
• Reduce the total cost of quality by identifying and resolving product, process, supplier, and customer-related quality issues. Lead investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies such as RCCA, 3L5Y, and 8D to prevent recurrence and improve overall product reliability.
• Serve as the primary quality engineering resource for operations, manufacturing, engineering, suppliers, and customers by providing technical guidance on quality standards, inspection requirements, manufacturing processes, welding quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure products meet established quality standards through inspections, audits, pre-paint and final quality reviews, internal ISO audits, and compliance evaluations. Support regional audit programs and verify adherence to quality procedures throughout the manufacturing process.
• Lead customer complaint investigations, warranty return analysis, equipment disassembly reviews, and failure analyses. Coordinate corrective actions and communicate findings to internal stakeholders and customers to improve customer satisfaction and product performance.
• Create, update, and improve quality procedures, work instructions, process controls, inspection criteria, and documentation systems that ensure consistent execution of quality requirements and support ISO 9001 certification.
• Collect, analyze, and report quality performance data to management, providing visibility into quality trends, warranty performance, nonconformances, audit results, and continuous improvement opportunities. Use data-driven recommendations to support business decisions and strategic objectives.
• Develop and deliver quality-related training while working closely with operations, engineering, suppliers, management, and regional quality teams to implement improvements, strengthen quality culture, and achieve organizational goals.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required Skills

• Education required: A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in science, business, mathematics or Quality technical discipline is desirable or an Associate's Degree and 5 years quality experience.
• Experience required: A minimum of 5 years' experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance field that can demonstrate the skills required as listed above.
• Certification required: This position may require attainment of ASQC certification as a Quality Engineer and/or equivalent certifications.
• Travel requirements: Up to 10% as required to conduct quality audits, perform inspections, provide regional technical support, conduct training, facilitate customer visits. Common destinations will be manufacturing facilities, vendors, sales offices and mines.

Preferred Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS), ISO 9001 standards, auditing practices, compliance requirements, and continuous improvement methodologies. The role is heavily responsible for maintaining system effectiveness, conducting audits, supporting certification activities, and ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Advanced ability to investigate quality issues, identify root causes, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions using structured methodologies such as RCCA, 8D, and 3L5Y. Success in the role depends on reducing warranty, rework, and other quality-related costs through data-driven problem resolution.
• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes, welding, machining, fabrication, inspection methods, and engineering drawings. The position provides technical quality leadership and evaluates product and process compliance throughout production and field applications.
• Ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and communicate quality metrics and performance trends. This includes using quality systems, SAP, Salesforce, audit findings, warranty data, and statistical methods to drive decision-making and measure organizational performance.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, training, and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively across operations, engineering, suppliers, customers, and management. The role requires leading projects, driving quality initiatives, resolving conflicts, and influencing improvements without direct supervisory authority.

Additional Information

Company Benefits

Komatsu provides an extensive and robust employee benefits package that is designed to enhance the well-being of our employees and family members. We embrace a positive and empowering employee experience with a culture that prides itself on a diverse and inclusive environment.

• Health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, HSA, wellness programs, etc.
• 401k and/or employee savings programs
• Employee time off (vacation and designated holidays)
• Employee and family assistance programs
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Employee learning and development programs

Diversity & Inclusion Commitment

At Komatsu, we come from diverse backgrounds, with unique perspectives, experiences, and contributions. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of the communities we work and live in. We believe that our people are part of our shared purpose. Connected by our core values of ambition, perseverance, collaboration and authenticity, we are committed to continually advancing in our support of diversity and inclusion. United, we are on a journey towards a sustainable future that creates value together.


Company Information

Komatsu develops and supplies technologies, equipment and services for the construction, mining, forklift, industrial and forestry markets. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Komatsu employs more than 64,000 people worldwide, operating in more than 140 countries. For more than a century, the company has been creating value for its customers through manufacturing and technology innovation, partnering with others to empower a sustainable future where people, business and the planet thrive together. Since the company's founding in 1921, Komatsu has been committed to supporting individuals and communities through job training, skills development and giving back. As a Komatsu employee, you will be encouraged to grow alongside our global company, contributing to a more sustainable future for all. If you are looking for a company that values your talent and potential, join Komatsu to be a part of something big and help advance modern society. Learn more at


EEO Statement

Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.