Quality Engineer

About the role

Shape Technologies Group is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team. This role acts as the technical liaison between product engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and our supply base.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical liaison between product engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and suppliers.
• Conduct inspections, testing, and sampling to ensure compliance with specifications, drawings, and quality requirements.
• Support new project launches, including APQP, FMEA, control plans, and PPAP submissions.
• Lead process and product audits, corrective/preventive actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain process documentation (work instructions, first article inspections, control plans).
• Manage supplier development programs, including audits, corrective actions, and performance metrics.
• Conduct supplier assessments and systemic audits for new and existing suppliers.
• Apply structured problem-solving tools (root cause analysis, 5 Whys, fishbone, error proofing, containment).
• Provide detailed reports and tracking to communicate project and issue status to stakeholders.
• Support plant activities and escalate quality issues as needed.

Requirements

Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and apply critical thinking focused on prevention.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
• Supplier quality improvement experience.
• Six Sigma certification.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts.
• SPC (statistical process control) knowledge.
• Gauge calibration knowledge.
• ISO auditor experience.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Quality or Manufacturing preferred); equivalent experience in quality engineering considered.
• 3–5 years of supplier quality or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to solve complex quality issues under tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 standards and quality management systems.
• Experience with containment activities and corrective action plans.