Quality Engineer
$90k - $110kSterling Engineering Inc.
Job Description
Job Description
Title : Quality Engineer
Location : Buffalo Grove, IL
Hire Type : Direct Hire
Salary : $90k-$110K/YR.
Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, Paid Holidays, Career Growth Opportunities
Sterling Engineering is seeking a senior-level Quality Engineer IV to lead quality initiatives across manufacturing, engineering, suppliers, and customers. This position plays a critical role in driving continuous improvement, reducing defects, improving manufacturing processes, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate has a strong background in quality systems, root cause analysis, lean manufacturing, and New Product Introduction (NPI) within an industrial manufacturing environment.
Job Duties:
- Lead customer quality investigations, including containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and customer communication.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives utilizing 8D, DMAIC, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, DOE, SPC, MSA, and statistical analysis.
- Support APQP, PPAP, FMEA/PFMEA, Control Plans, and process validation activities.
- Lead quality planning and support New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept through production launch.
- Analyze quality data, KPIs, COPQ, scorecards, and business intelligence tools to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Support supplier quality, warranty, field quality, rework, and manufacturing issue resolution.
- Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Customers to improve product quality and manufacturing performance.
- Implement error-proofing and process improvements to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
- Mentor Quality Engineers and provide technical guidance on complex quality issues.
- Support ISO 9001 compliance and quality management system initiatives.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of quality engineering experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
- Candidates without a degree may qualify with 10+ years of relevant quality experience, including at least 4 years in a customer-facing quality role.
- Strong experience with customer quality, quality systems, and manufacturing process improvement.
- Must have knowledge of 8D, DMAIC, A3, FMEA/PFMEA, APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, DOE, Control Plans, Lean Manufacturing, and Root Cause Analysis.
- Must have Experience with ISO 9001, ERP/MES systems, digital Quality Management Systems (QMS), and Business Intelligence tools.
- Lean Practitioner, Six Sigma Green Belt, or equivalent experience preferred.
- Strong communication, leadership, and project management skills.
- Ability to travel up to 10% as needed.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
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