Quality Engineer II
Glendale, AZ
Quality Engineer II
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.
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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:
Primary Responsibility
Secondary Responsibility:
Must-Have Skills
Nice-to-Have Skills
Requirements:
Preferred Qualifications
Interview Process:
1 Teams/video Interview, then onsite interview & Tour Onsite interview attendance is mandatory.
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.