Quality Engineer

About the role

A Quality Engineer ensures products and components meet established quality standards, including performance, reliability, usability, and performance. This role involves verifying quality standards, communicating effectively across all levels of the organization, and driving problem-solving to improve manufacturing yield performance.

Responsibilities

• Identify and help resolve non-conforming product issues.
• Monitor production operations for compliance with specifications and promptly report defects.
• Maintain a high standard of workmanship by using only approved data, materials, tools, and test equipment.
• Utilize gauges, tools, and equipment to complete in-depth assessments.
• Inspect outbound shipments and conduct random sampling to ensure product quality.
• Perform preliminary, in-progress, hidden damage, and final product inspections.
• Evaluate incoming, in-process, and outgoing quality for compliance with standards.
• Routinely check measuring equipment to resolve testing problems and perform maintenance.
• Identify defects during daily checks.
• Discard and reject products, materials, and equipment that do not meet specifications.
• Correspond with clients through email, telephone, or postal mail.
• Complete precise measurements using special tools.
• Perform visual inspections and non-destructive tests where appropriate.
• Reject defective products and approve correct products.
• Keep work environments safe and efficient at all times.
• Support the company in maintaining a work environment focused on quality, communication, collaboration, integration, and teamwork.
• Control and care of quality inspector’s goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering required (preferred in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing).
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, written, and presentation.
• Critical thinking and an analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Able to work flexible hours occasionally to support the team.
• A positive, dedicated attitude and demonstrated effectiveness.
• Experience in a Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering role in an automotive manufacturing environment, including internship or co-op.
• High-volume production, control plans, PFMEAs, and process controls preferred.
• Knowledge of IATF16949 and ISO16232 standards.
• Report writing in Microsoft PowerPoint and graphical analysis in Minitab.
• Understanding of materials characterization and analytical methods is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with sample preparation methods including sputtering, polishing, and mounting.
• Elemental or compositional analysis using EDS, LIBS, or similar methods such as XRF, FTIR, etc.
• Non-destructive testing experience using CT or other x-ray/tomography methods.
• CAD/3D voxel graphics knowledge is a plus.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Skills

• Capability to use MS-Office and Minitab programs, Six Sigma, and 8D problem-solving.
• Ability to analyze data and prepare reports, statements, and projections.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of a variety of laboratory equipment.
• Creating, editing, and maintaining SOPs for a variety of laboratory tasks and processes.
• Learning and training others on a variety of analytical and laboratory equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to perform the following activities repeatedly for periods of up to 12 hours:
  • Properly and continuously wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, hearing protection, and nitrile gloves for the entirety of a 12-hour shift.
  • Lift, push, pull, and move materials, tools, and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
  • Stand, walk, crouch, kneel, stoop, and reach overhead as required to perform maintenance and troubleshooting tasks.
  • Sit or stand for extended periods and navigate safely throughout manufacturing and production areas.
  • Use hands and fingers to operate tools, equipment, computers, and diagnostic devices.

Work Environment

• Work is performed within a manufacturing facility and may include office, production, utility, maintenance, laboratory, and operational environments.
• Frequent interaction with production and manufacturing equipment, automated systems, robotics, conveyors, and industrial machinery.
• Exposure to noise, vibration, moving mechanical equipment, elevated temperatures, dust, and manufacturing-related hazards may occur.
• Work may involve handling or working in proximity to industrial chemicals, regulated materials, and battery manufacturing processes.
• Strict adherence to company safety policies, PPE requirements, machine safety protocols, and Lockout/Tagout procedures is mandatory.
• May require occasional support during equipment installations, maintenance activities, production trials, shutdowns, or operational emergencies.
• Flexibility in work hours may be required to support production operations, equipment troubleshooting, and project implementation activities.