Location: Illinois, United States
Experience Required: 3–4 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented Quality Engineer with 3–4 years of experience in a non-IT manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining product quality standards, supporting production teams, investigating quality issues, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires strong knowledge of quality systems, inspection processes, root cause analysis, and manufacturing documentation.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain quality control processes, inspection procedures, and quality documentation.
- Perform incoming, in-process, and final inspections to ensure products meet quality standards.
- Investigate product defects, customer complaints, and non-conformances using root cause analysis tools.
- Prepare corrective and preventive action reports, including CAPA, 8D, 5 Why, and Fishbone analysis.
- Work with production, manufacturing, engineering, and supplier teams to resolve quality issues.
- Support internal, customer, and supplier audits and ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Review engineering drawings, specifications, work instructions, and process control documents.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, scrap, rework, and production downtime.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, or a related field.
- 3–4 years of experience as a Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, or Manufacturing Quality Engineer.
- Experience in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, medical devices, industrial, or consumer products industries.
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems, quality control processes, and inspection methods.
- Hands-on experience with root cause analysis, CAPA, 8D, 5 Why, and Fishbone analysis.
- Knowledge of inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, gauges, CMM, and other measuring instruments.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and process documents.
- Strong communication, documentation, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
- Experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485, or FDA quality requirements.
- Experience working with suppliers and conducting supplier quality evaluations.
- Familiarity with ERP or quality management systems.
Key Skills
Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Manufacturing Quality, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, Inspection, GD&T, CMM, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Supplier Quality.
