Description
QUALITY ENGINEER
Where precision meets the foundry floor. This is a technical quality role for someone who digs into data, owns problems end-to-end, and won’t stop until the root cause is found and fixed.
On-Site Full-Time Salaried / Exempt Reports to Quality Manager
THE OPPORTUNITY
We believe that Quality isn’t just a department — it’s a standard we hold ourselves to every shift, on every part. As our Quality Engineer, you’ll be the technical backbone of our quality systems, owning everything from APQP and PPAP to root cause investigations and CMM programming across our aluminum casting operations.
This role is for someone with a strong floor presence and stronger follow-through — someone who sees a defect trend before it becomes a customer complaint, and drives corrective action all the way to verified closure.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Quality Systems Ownership — Maintain and improve ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and ISO 14001 management systems, including internal audits, corrective actions, and document control.
- APQP & PPAP — Lead advanced product quality planning and part approval activities for new launches and engineering changes, including dimensional validation, capability studies, and customer submissions.
- Root Cause & Corrective Action — Own investigations into customer complaints, scrap trends, and dimensional escapes — from containment through verified corrective action.
- Metrology & CMM — Program, validate, and optimize CMM inspection routines using PC-DMIS; support dimensional strategy and measurement validation across casting and machining operations.
- Data Analysis & SPC — Perform capability studies, Gage R&R, and SPC analysis to identify trends, reduce variation, and drive process improvement.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration — Partner with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to maintain PFMEAs, Control Plans, and Work Instructions, and to keep processes capable and customer requirements met.
- Supplier Quality — Support supplier evaluations, corrective actions, and quality improvement initiatives to protect incoming material quality.
- Floor Presence — Maintain active engagement on the manufacturing floor across low pressure, counterpressure, gravity/tilt pour, machining, and finishing operations — where the real quality work happens.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related) or equivalent experience
- 2–5 years of manufacturing quality engineering experience
- Experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and SPC methodologies
- Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949, and ISO 14001 requirements including internal auditing and corrective action systems
- Experience leading root cause investigations and corrective actions in a manufacturing environment
- Experience operating and programming CMM systems using PC-DMIS software
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T principles
- Hands-on continuous improvement experience using Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies
- Microsoft Office proficiency; experience with Minitab or equivalent statistical software
- Off-shift availability and flexibility to support 2nd or 3rd shift operations and weekends as needed
Preferred:
- Aluminum foundry experience strongly preferred
- Experience with low pressure, counterpressure, permanent mold, or gravity/tilt pour casting operations
- Experience with casting defect analysis (porosity, shrink, inclusions, dimensional variation)
- Experience with x-ray, laser scanning, Romer Arm, or liquid penetrant inspection technologies
- Internal auditor certification (ISO 9001 or IATF 16949) or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
- Experience with automotive customer-specific quality requirements
Skills That Will Set You Apart:
- You spot a trend in the data before it shows up as a customer complaint
- You’re as comfortable on the shop floor as you are in a customer audit
- You close corrective actions — not just open them
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This is a foundry role. You’ll spend significant time on the shop floor across casting, machining, and finishing operations, where heat, dust, fumes, and industrial noise are part of the daily environment. Required PPE includes safety glasses, hearing protection, and steel-toed footwear. Occasional travel to customer and supplier locations for audits and quality support.
READY TO APPLY?
If you’re a quality professional who thrives at the intersection of technical rigor and foundry operations, we want to hear from you.
