Senior Quality Engineer

Job Description

A leading, employee-focused manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to support quality assurance initiatives within a complex manufacturing environment. This role plays a key part in driving manufacturing quality improvements, strengthening process reliability, and supporting cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products to customers.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on quality professional who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced setting and has a strong background in manufacturing quality, data-driven problem solving, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support quality-focused improvement projects to enhance manufacturing processes and product reliability
• Analyze quality and production data to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities
• Support and participate in complex manufacturing problem-solving efforts
• Drive containment, corrective, and preventive actions related to internal and customer-reported quality issues
• Identify and reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) through root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Support stop-ship, production holds, and quality dispositions as needed
• Review engineering documentation, prints, and acceptance criteria to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and other cross-functional teams
• Apply advanced quality tools and methodologies to prevent recurrence of quality issues
• Utilize quality metrics and feedback to influence process and design improvements
• Mentor and support other quality engineers, promoting best practices and continuous improvement
• Stay current on industry trends and emerging quality technologies
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and applicable quality standards

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree: in Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Experience: 5-7 years of progressive experience in manufacturing quality engineering
• Understanding: Strong understanding of GD&T and tolerance analysis
• Success: Demonstrated success leading quality improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment
• Experience: Hands-on experience with quality management systems (ISO 9001 or similar)
• Proficiency: Proficiency with structured problem-solving and continuous improvement tools (Six Sigma experience preferred)
• Skills: Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills
• Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration abilities across technical and non-technical teams
• Proficiency: Proficiency with Microsoft Office, advanced Excel skills, and experience using data visualization tools

Preferred:

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Master's degree in Engineering or a related field