Global Quality Engineer Lead

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life. 

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA: 

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone.

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA. 

Position Summary

Who are we?  

“We solve it” is our purpose: we transform unique ideas into innovative and sustainable solutions, helping the world move forward. We are at the side of our customers in solving their challenges. We design and develop customized technology solutions for the energy, transportation and industrial markets. Founded in 1920, ITT is headquartered in the US, with employees in more than 35 countries and sales in a total of approximately 125 countries. We are about 10,000 employees, and we count more than 1,700 active patents & applications. For more information, visit www.itt.com.  

What is your role? 

As Global Quality Engineer Lead you will build strong Motion Technologies plant and product knowledge, gain hands-on customer and operations exposure.  

This is not a standard local quality role. It is a structured for a globally Quality professional who is ready for a demanding experience involving plant immersion, frequent travel and customer exposure.  

During the assignment, you will combine hands-on plant work, quality system experience, product/process learning, customer-facing activities, and global projects. Over time, you will move from technical learning to practical ownership, building the confidence and capability needed for a broader international Quality role within ITT. 

Essential Responsibilities

- Learn Motion Technologies product families, manufacturing flows, process constraints, critical characteristics, customer requirements and plant quality routines.  

- Support operational quality activities linked to production, validation of new products/processes/equipment, containment actions, problem-solving and shop-floor quality discipline.  

- Support compliance with ITT Quality Management System requirements and applicable standards - especially IATF 16949 and ISO 9001.  

- Contribute to quality documentation and governance: procedures, control plans, audit readiness, corrective actions and standard work.  

- Analyze customer requirements, critical characteristics, manufacturing flows and quality risks; define or improve controls and escalation routines.  

- Monitor and report quality performance indicators, trends, non-conformities, customer issues, and improvement actions; translate data into practical recommendations for plant and functional leaders.  

- Support internal and external audits (preparation, execution support, evidence collection, follow-up actions, and lessons learned).  

- Spend 60–70% of the assignment in plants or plant-related activities, including travel (possible up to 50% of the time)  

- Lead or support root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions using structured methods (e.g., 8D, 5 Why, shikawa/Fishbone) and lessons-learned reviews.  

- Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Program Management and Operations on: 

   -quality improvement initiatives    

   - validation of products/processes/equipment    

   - traceability projects    

   - launch readiness and process stabilization    

- Support customer visits, customer communications, issue reviews and follow-up actions under guidance of Motion Technologies Quality leadership.  

- Contribute to product/process knowledge sharing across plants and Value Centers to standardize best practices and critical quality controls.  

- Participate in project-management activities tied to quality improvement, customer requirements, production readiness, and cross-plant standardization. 

Position Requirements

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical, Electrical, Process Industrial, or related); alternatively, a strong technical diploma in Electrical/Electromechanical disciplines with relevant quality experience.  

- 4–5 years in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, Customer Quality, Process Quality or related technical quality roles  

- Experience in structured industrial environments with a preference for Automotive industry (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA); also considered: pharma, aerospace, industrial manufacturing or other regulated and process-driven sectors, where documentation discipline, deviation management, validation and process control are critical.  

- Solid understanding of Quality Management Systems, non-conformity management, root cause analysis, corrective actions, process control, and quality KPIs.  

- Experience in customer-specific requirements, audits, and launch quality.  

- Experience in cross-functional projects involving Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Program Management or Customer Quality.  

- Full willingness and practical ability to travel extensively, spend extended periods in our plants, working across multiple sites, cultures, customers, or functions.  

- Fluent English (written and spoken). Knowledge of Italian is strongly recommended and will be considered a significant advantage. Additional languages are a plus. Additional languages are a plus.  

- Full willingness with practical ability to travel extensively (up to ~50% when required) and potential relocation globally.

Note: Early-career candidates may be considered only if they have already gained at least two years of real workplace exposure through internships, apprenticeships, or structured dual-study programs.  

What do we offer?

- Deep plant immersion with real operational accountability  

- Strong exposure to Motion Technologies products, processes, customer expectations and ITT quality governance  

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