Quality Engineer

About the role

The Advanced Engineering Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, controlling, and assuring quality processes and product requirements for assigned customer programs and departmental operations. This role leads continuous improvement activities, applies inspection and risk-evaluation controls, and utilizes structured problem-solving methods to resolve deficient quality processes and outputs. The role supports compliance with applicable quality management system requirements and ensures effective communication of quality expectations across internal teams, suppliers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives aligned with annual departmental and organizational performance objectives
• Develop and implement corrective-action solutions and project launch evaluation methods using structured methodologies such as 8D and root cause analysis to address customer and internal issues and prevent recurrence
• Manage departmental gage calibration programs (approximately 400 gages), ensuring compliance with applicable standards, maintaining inventory, and generating gage risk assessments to mitigate out-of-tolerance risks
• Evaluate and support supplier quality activities for outsourced project requirements, including assessment, issue resolution, and ongoing performance support
• Author, maintain, and improve department procedures, forms, work instructions, and guides to support clarity, compliance, and operational efficiency
• Maintain departmental skills matrices, organizational charts, and training assessments, including documentation of continuing education and competency development
• Provide ISO-related training (including ISO 9001) for new hires, interns, and assigned personnel, and support internal quality awareness initiatives
• Prepare for, facilitate, and support internal and external quality audits, including coordination with third-party auditors as required
• Develop, maintain, and present monthly quality metrics and KPI reviews, including open corrective actions, calibration status, continuous improvement activities, and other required quality reporting
• Perform written and verbal quality reporting, present quality information and KPIs, and participate in internal and external meetings as a quality representative
• Initiate, document, and follow up on customer feedback activities, including surveys and related action items as applicable
• Support departmental safety responsibilities as assigned, including participation in safety walks, toolbox talks, and job hazard analysis activities

Requirements

• Associ’s degree in a relevant manufacturing or technical field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of three (3) years of related quality experience in a manufacturing, assembly, or technical environment
• U.S. Citizen allowing for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance
• Strong proficiency in structured problem-solving methodologies, including 8D, root cause analysis, and risk-based quality tools
• Ability to analyze operational situations, evaluate risk, and apply management and quality tools to resolve organizational and process challenges
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and lead cross-functional team members toward objective, compliant quality outcomes
• Knowledge of blueprint interpretation, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and inspection techniques. Able to interpret engineering drawings, related specifications and requirements and communicate them to the cross-function team
• Working knowledge of quality management systems, associated documentation requirements, and audit processes, including planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, with emphasis on Excel-based reporting, data analysis, graphs, and presentations
• Ability to interact professionally on a technical level with internal teams, suppliers, and customers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technically related field
• Professional quality certification (e.g., ASQ)
• AS9100 quality experience
• Experience supporting regulated or audited quality management systems and complex manufacturing or assembly operations
• Experience with gage management systems, calibration standards, and inventory management tools
• Experience supporting advanced manufacturing, vehicle assembly, second-stage manufacturing, or upfit environments
• Working knowledge of Gage Trak, NIST, ISO 17025
• Forklift training

Skills

• Structured problem-solving methodologies
• Blueprint interpretation
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Inspection techniques
• Quality management systems
• Microsoft Office applications
• Interpersonal communication
• Safety awareness

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Earned sick time
• STD
• LTD
• 401K
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral bonuses
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Full-time