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Lead- Quality Control Engineer

Hagerstown, Maryland, United StatesFull-time2026-10-06

Core

Lead and oversee all quality control and quality assurance activities within Rolling Stock operations, ensuring compliance with customer, contractual, regulatory, and company requirements.

Role type

Senior IC quality control engineer (rolling stock/manufacturing)

Builds

High-quality rail vehicles and components for passenger transportation

Domain

Transportation (passenger rail) + Quality Engineering

Required skills

Quality control/assurance management, ISO 9001:2015 compliance, root cause analysis, supplier quality management, inspection planning, corrective action planning, cross-functional leadership, data analysis, strategic planning

Preferred skills

Process control and improvement methodologies, ERP systems (SAP), database management, Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification

Technologies

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SAP

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the Quality Control team across manufacturing, incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities; Develop and review quality inspection and test plans for new product development and legacy production parts; Coordinate the review and resolution of non-conformances with internal stakeholders and suppliers; Travel to supplier facilities and customer sites to perform First Article Inspections (FAI), in-process inspections, and pre-shipment inspections; Monitor and support continuous improvement of internal inspection processes. (via careerplan.io/jobs/R0140379-lead-quality-control-engineer-at-hitachi)

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership