Quality Engineer

GD Energy Products – formerly Gardner Denver High Pressure Solutions – continues a 160-year legacy of industry leadership with unmatched products and services. While our name has evolved, our core identity remains unchanged.

About the role

The Quality Engineer provides quality-assurance support to the product-development team, resolves defects, and ensures products meet engineering specifications.

This position guides the work duties of plant-level Quality Inspectors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and drive compliance with the site Quality Management System (QMS) and ISO 9001:2015 standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed QMS compliance into daily operations and support continuous improvement.
• Review design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and quality manuals to understand product scope, requirements, and function.
• Ensure products meet organizational and customer quality and integrity requirements.
• Lead Root-Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), and Process Control Corrective Action (PCCA) initiatives to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Identify root causes of production problems; recommend and implement corrective measures.
• Analyze data to detect trends in product quality or defects, aiming to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain site ISO 9001:2015 certification requirements.
• Oversee Quality Management lot and First Article Inspections (FAI) using First-In-First-Out (FIFO) or inspection-priority criteria via the SAP platform.
• Generate detailed, practical FAI records and ensure they are stored for future review.
• Work collaboratively with production and the Quality Team to manage site-level QMS.
• Lead cross-functional teams to advance Quality Improvement initiatives and achieve a world-class QMS.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Three to five years of Quality Engineer experience; five to ten years preferred.
• Education and working knowledge of RCCA methodologies, root-cause analysis, and Quality Improvement principles.
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems and strong communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management and problem-solving.
• Willingness to learn and adapt for successful site-level QMS management.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Extensive knowledge of production processes or ability to learn quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with developers, project managers, and customer support.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Internal Auditor certification strongly preferred.
• SAP experience strongly preferred.
• Supervision and leadership experience preferred.

Benefits

• Vacation, paid holidays, and sick days.
• 401K matching.
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Maternity and paternity leave.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds at times.