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Design Quality Engineer (ASPICE)

Nidec Motor Corporation • St. Charles, Illinois, United States

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Posted Sep 29, 2026

**Role & seniority: ** Software/engineering Quality & Process Improvement role for design quality/verification; appears early-to-mid level (requires 2 years experience; seniority not explicitly stated).

**Stack/tools: **

  • Standards & frameworks: ASPICE, IATF, VD automotive guidelines

  • Quality systems: KPI management/reporting portal; internal audits

  • Quality engineering methods: design reviews, risk management plans, verification/validation protocols, requirements flow-down, statistical methods, RCA (root cause analysis)

  • Top 3 responsibilities:

    • Use ASPICE to improve product development quality; execute design verification/validation and design controls

    • Support automotive connectivity & sensor/electromechanical component development with requirements flow-down and documentation/process definition

    • Maintain/advance quality management systems: KPI portal, trend analysis, internal audits, and assist with customer audits

  • Must-have skills:

    • Gap assessment of technical/operational compliance requirements

    • Define/document electromechanical technical processes and integrate/test electromechanical components

    • Validate engineering data; troubleshoot system failures using RCA

    • Conduct design reviews and support risk management, verification/validation plans, and reports

    • Train others on quality policies/procedures and statistical methods/design controls

  • **Nice-to-haves (

Full Description

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society. Job Summary Job Description

Duties: Utilizing Automotive Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination (ASPICE) methodology to ensure product development quality for our automotive electromechanical componentry and sensor products; conduct design verification requirements processes; drive automotive connectivity and sensor advancements; apply design controls in the product development phase; enhance design quality organization and systems to meet IATF and VD automotive industry standards; maintain and enhance our quality management systems; establish a KPI management portal to keep track of engineering trends, create reports, and conduct trend analysis; organize and perform regular internal audits; assist in customer audit preparation; conduct design reviews and review project design plans, risk management plans, design verification and validation protocols, and reports; perform requirements flow down analyses; and train colleagues on quality policies and procedures, including verification, validation, statistical methods, and design controls.

Job Site: 3709 Ohio Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174. Salary: $81,411 to $83,586/year. Requires Bachelor’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field. Requires two years of experience in the job offered or in design

engineering. Requires Experience with: Conducting Gap Assessments of technical and operational compliance requirements; Integrating and testing electromechanical components; Defining and documenting electromechanical technical processes; Validating engineering data; and Troubleshooting

system failures using RCA. Must live in Illinois. Benefits: Insurance, HSA, 401(k), and PTO. Any Applicant who is interested in this position may apply online here or to HR, 3709 Ohio Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174

NOTE: This position Is Not open to external sourcing (Recruiting agencies)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Additional Job Details Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf Work Shift Schedule First Shift (United States of America) No Soliciting Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.

ASPICEDesign verificationQuality management systemsIATF standardsVD standardsKPI managementInternal auditsRisk managementDesign controlsStatistical methodsGap assessmentsElectromechanical componentsEngineering data validationRCATroubleshootingmulti-location

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