Quality Engineer

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Date: Mar 13, 2026

Location: Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, US, 27526

Company: John Deere

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Primary Location: United States (US) - North Carolina  - Fuquay Varina  
Function: Factory Engineering (CA)
Title: Quality Engineer - 118879 
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position

 

  

 

Your Responsibilities

 

As a Quality Engineer at John Deere Turf Care located in Fuquay-Varina, NC, you will be on the supplier quality team supporting current production and quality planning activities for future parts for our products, Commercial Mowing and Golf & Sports Turf. In addition you will: 

 

  • Lead and facilitate quality planning activitieies such as DPAR (Design Process and Assembly Review) to ensure quality planning alignment with the supplier and our cross functional team.
  • Investigate shop floor supplier quality issues, focusing on containment and driving suppliers to root cause and corrective action.
  • Use Six Sigma and other quality tools such as statistical analysis and 8D methodology to ensure the identification and resolution of quality concerns for externally manufactured parts and assemblies.  
  • Conduct supplier quality audits, process verification audits, and lead Quality Improvement Teams. 

 

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

 

 

What Skills You Need

 

  • Experience with quality management, and or manufacturing processes
  • Experience with standard quality management principles and tools (such as FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, Capability Studies)
  • 1 year or more of experience in driving a closed loop corrective action process.
  • Experience reading and interpreting complex part drawings, including functional knowledge of GD&T
  • Effective writing skills including grammatical usage, persuasive copy and style 

 

What Makes You Standout

 

  • Previous experience in supplier quality engineering
  • Experience with common commodities (plastics, casting, hydraulics, etc.)
  • Knowledge of Turf Care products and suppliers
  • Demonstrated high level of self-motivation and initiative

 

Education

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering or in a related field or equivalent related work experience

 

What You'll Get

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Highly competitive base pay 
  • Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
  • Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
  • Adoption assistance
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Tuition assistance
  • Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
  • Charitable contribution match
  • Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
  • Vacation and Holiday Pay

 $77,628.00  - $116,436.00  + Benefits

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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply

The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.

 

The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.

 

 

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