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Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: McConnelsville, OH 43756

Schedule: Full-Time | 1st Shift | Monday-Friday

Build Quality Into Every Product:

• Our client is seeking a Quality Engineer to join its Solutions Team, supporting new product development from initial feasibility through prototype validation, customer approval, and successful production launch.

• This is an outstanding opportunity for an engineering professional who enjoys working with customers, manufacturing, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to ensure world-class quality standards throughout the product lifecycle.

What You'll Do:

• As a Quality Engineer, you will serve as a key contributor throughout new product development while ensuring customer quality requirements are fully understood, implemented, and maintained.

• Customer Quality & Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer quality representatives

• Serve as the primary contact for customer quality topics during development and project execution

• Interpret and implement customer-specific quality standards (such as ZF QR83 and similar requirements)

• Coordinate and participate in customer quality audits

• Support customer issue resolution through production handoff

• Prepare customer-required quality documentation

• Project & Cross-Functional Support

• Support Product Engineering during feasibility studies

• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Supplier Quality, and other internal teams

• Partner with business units across the global organization

• Support quality planning during prototype and new product development

• Assist with product cost optimization while maintaining quality standards

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives

• Quality Planning & Documentation

Develop and maintain:

• Control Plans

• Inspection Sheets

• Process Flow Charts

• Capability Studies

• Measurement Reports

• Inspection Reports

• Customer Quality Documentation

• Define supplier quality requirements

• Review and approve supplier samples

• Support APQP and PPAP activities

Measurement, Inspection & Testing:

• Review engineering drawings with emphasis on inspection requirements

• Define measurement methods and inspection equipment

• Support procurement and validation of measuring equipment

• Inspect prototypes and production samples

• Perform Measurement System Analysis (MSA)

• Evaluate process capability and inspection effectiveness

• Audits, Risk Management & Supplier Quality

• Conduct internal process audits

• Participate in supplier audits

• Identify process and product risks

• Support PFMEA development

• Develop preventive actions and safety recommendations

• Assist with implementation of safety-related requirements

Automotive Core Tools:

Apply and support industry-standard Automotive Core Tools, including:

• APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)

• PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)

• PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)

• MSA (Measurement System Analysis)

• SPC (Statistical Process Control)

Requirements:

• Associates degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline

• 4+ years of professional Quality Engineering experience

• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality systems

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and inspection requirements

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline

• Experience within an automotive supplier or precision manufacturing environment

• Knowledge of customer-specific quality systems and standards

Experience with:

• APQP

• PPAP

• PFMEA

• MSA

• SPC

• Experience with control plans, capability studies, audits, and quality documentation

• Familiarity with CAQ systems

Ideal Candidate:

• We're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Quality Engineer who:

• Thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Enjoys solving complex technical and quality challenges

• Communicates effectively with customers and cross-functional teams

• Takes ownership of quality planning from concept through production

• Understands balancing quality, cost, timing, and customer expectations

• Is passionate about continuous improvement and operational excellence

Why Join Our Client?

• Join a collaborative engineering team focused on innovation

• Play a critical role in launching new products

• Work closely with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing leadership

• Gain exposure to advanced manufacturing technologies

• Opportunity for long-term career growth and professional development

• Stable, full-time first-shift position with a respected manufacturing organization