Quality Engineer
About the role
As a Quality Engineer, you will support the quality, reliability, and safety of products throughout their lifecycle. This role requires strong analytical skills, a solid technical foundation in electronics and mechanical systems, and disciplined problem-solving capabilities. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to help ensure product quality objectives are met from development through sustaining production.
Responsibilities
- Support the development and execution of product lifecycle quality plans from concept through launch.
- Participate in Design for Quality (DfQ) activities, including DFMEA and design control deliverables.
- Support risk management activities by contributing to control plans and maintaining risk documentation.
- Affiliate with defining acceptance criteria, test strategies, MSA/GR&R, and Critical-to-Quality (CtQ) characteristics.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and Operations to support manufacturability, reliability, and risk mitigation.
- Lead or support APQP (or equivalent) activities including PFMEA, control plans, PPAP documentation, and process capability analysis.
- Assist in validating production test systems, calibration methods, and in-process inspection strategies.
- Support cross-functional readiness reviews to ensure smooth transition from development to production.
- Track and report launch quality metrics such as DPPM, escapes, and early-life warranty or reliability issues.
- Monitor product health indicators including returns, complaints, yields, warranty data, and reliability trends.
- Identify and help reduce rework and scrap contributing to Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ).
- Lead or support root cause investigations using 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, and statistical methods.
- Lead or support stop-ship actions, containment activities, investigations, and quality-related communications.
- Evaluate and recommend improvements to in-process and end-of-line inspection and testing strategies.
- Collaborate with Service and Customer Support on customer issues and corrective actions.
- Participate in cross-functional quality reviews and communicate data-driven quality insights.
- Support the quality system activities and participate in internal and external audits.
- Affiliate with maintaining quality procedures, work instructions, and records.
- Affiliate with supplier and customer audits, including corrective action verification.
- Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
- 5+ years of Quality Engineering experience supporting hardware, electromechanical, or embedded products.
- Working knowledge of V&V methodologies, statistical tools, and quality engineering principles.
- Hands-on experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, MSA, GR&R, control plans, and structured problem solving.
- Experience participating in internal audits; auditor certification a plus.
- Experience with failure analysis and basic reliability concepts.
- Proficiency with data analysis tools such as Minitab, Excel, or Power BI.
- Exposure to reliability engineering methods such as FRACAS or Weibull analysis.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence through data.
- Continuous improvement mindset with strong attention to detail.
Qualifications
- Experience with PCBA processes, electronics manufacturing, or production test systems.
- Familiarity with PLM, ERP, MES, or digital quality systems.
- Exposure to reliability engineering methods such as FRACAS or Weibull analysis.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence through data.
- Continuous improvement mindset with strong attention to detail.
Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
- 5+ years of Quality Engineering experience supporting hardware, electromechanical, or embedded products.
- Working knowledge of V&V methodologies, statistical tools, and quality engineering principles.
- Hands-on experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, MSA, GR&R, control plans, and structured problem solving.
- Experience participating in internal audits; auditor certification a plus.
- Experience with failure analysis and basic reliability concepts.
- Proficiency with data analysis tools such as Minitab, Excel, or Power BI.
- Exposure to reliability engineering methods such as FRACAS or Weibull analysis.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence through data.
- Continuous improvement mindset with strong attention to detail.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $65.00/hr.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.