Quality Engineer II

SPCareers Glendale, AZ Fulltime

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Summary

1st shift, Mon-Fri, 8AM-5PM, 12 months with potential extension; W2 only. Focuses on manufacturing quality improvement, CAPA, root cause analysis, and blueprint/GD&T review. Requires a bachelor's in engineering and 3+ years' experience.

Highlights

Schedule
1st shift, Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM
Experience
3+ years manufacturing quality or process engineering
Education
Bachelor's degree in engineering
Certifications
Preferred: Lean/Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, ASQ CQE or CQA

Job description

For further inquiries regarding the following opportunity, please contact our Talent Specialist, Marshelin at (224) 507-1280

Title: Quality Engineer II
Location: Glendale, AZ
Duration: 12 Months with potential extension.


Schedule: 1st Shift, Mon-Fri, 8AM-5PM

Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered.

Job Description:
Summary:

  • Encompasses the application of scientific and technological principles concerned with the integrity of manufactured products and processes from an engineering standpoint, esp. design specifications, testing procedures, and minimum quality standards.
  • Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
  • Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
  • Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
  • Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
  • Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
  • Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
  • Contacts are primarily internal and may be outside of the immediate work group or organization. Rather infrequent external contacts.
  • Areas of specialization include:
  • Design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.
  • May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.
  • May also be responsible for the unit's Performance Excellence (Six-Sigma) project portfolio, assuring the effective use of different improvement methodologies (DMAIC, Lean, DESGN, etc) toward the achievement of division or plant strategic goals.

Primary Responsibility
  • Quality Improvement:
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations using Lean Six Sigma methodologies, focusing on process optimization, waste reduction, and quality enhancement.
  • Problem Solving & CAPA
  • Lead defect investigations, conduct root cause analysis, and implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to resolve quality issues and prevent recurrence.
  • Manufacturing Quality Support
  • Support product, process, and manufacturing quality activities, partnering with operations teams to address non-conformances and improve overall production performance

Secondary Responsibility:
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with Senior Quality Engineers, Manufacturing Teams, Inspection Teams, and Design Engineering to address quality concerns and drive corrective actions.
  • Technical Drawing Review
  • Review and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, and GD&T, while coordinating required drawing updates with the Design Engineering team. Quality Engineers will not perform design work but must understand engineering documentation.

Must-Have Skills
  • Minimum 3+ years of experience in manufacturing quality and/or process engineering.
  • Strong knowledge of Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC, root cause analysis, CAPA, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
  • Ability to read blueprints and understand GD&T.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills
  • Experience with 8D, FMEA, SPC, DOE, Pareto Analysis, and other quality tools.
  • Exposure to highly regulated industries such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing.
  • Familiarity with AutoCAD or similar design systems.
  • Supplier Quality experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Requirements:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • Minimum Experience: 3+ Years in MFG quality or process Engineering.
  • Experience in DMAIC, 8D and 5-Why Methodologies.
  • Requires thorough understanding and application of standard engineering or scientific theories, concepts, principles, and techniques.
  • Requires the ability to develop and resolve solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.
  • Works under general direction with defined objectives.
  • Approach is consistent with established procedures.
  • Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgment and overall adequacy.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Keab/Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification
  • PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC MSA experience4
  • Proficiency in Minitab, JMP, or Power BI
  • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer- CQE or CQA
  • SAP, ETQ, or similar ERP system experience
  • Project management experience

Interview Process:

1 Teams/video Interview, then onsite interview & Tour Onsite interview attendance is mandatory.

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