Quality Engineer

About the role

Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.

Division: Nucor Business Technology. Location: Dallas, TX, United States (with flexibility to work at any Nucor location).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a cross‑functional Quality Engineer partnering with division teams and NBT to ensure business systems, processes, and data interact in ways that protect product quality, customer outcomes, and operational integrity.
• Apply a quality lens to systems engineering—connecting sales, planning, production, quality control, shipment, and returns—by translating business intent and real‑world manufacturing behavior into clear requirements, configuration guidance, and test scenarios that reflect downstream impacts and accurate failure modes.
• Facilitate discussions with steel making divisions and product group locations to develop aligned business processes, identify business needs, translate into functional system requirements, and create and configure rule sets within MES and/or ERP applications.
• Create testing scenarios/scripts, execute testing, and validate outcomes.
• Create documentation and facilitate training for both internal and external customers/users.
• Provide hands‑on support for division teammates throughout system implementation project cycle.
• Travel approximately 75% to support other divisions.
• Demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US (Nucor Business Technology will not sponsor the need for a visa now or in the future).

Requirements

• 4‑year degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science, or equivalent experience.
• 2 years' experience working in a Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge and practical application of standard steel specifications.
• 1+ year(s) of experience programming and/or configuring within an MES or equivalent.
• Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., GitHub, Copilot, ChatGPT) to accelerate analysis, documentation, or requirements gathering.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance
• 401K and Roth accounts
• Profit sharing
• Pay‑for‑performance bonuses
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Stock program
• Scholarships