Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary: Quality Engineer:

• Take ownership of quality across the company, with a primary focus on welding and fabrication.
• Responsible for building and enforcing systems that ensure our product meets customer expectations every time—without relying on rework or end-of-line inspection.
• Focus on: process control, consistency, and prevention.
• Work directly with the Lead Quality Engineer
• Drive inspection discipline, improve weld quality, and eliminate variation across operators, shifts, and jobs.
• Hands-on, shop-floor role.
• Expectation is to be in the operation: identifying issues early, supporting the team, and building systems that make quality repeatable.

Core Responsibilities: Quality Engineer:

• Weld Quality Ownership & Process Control
• Own weld quality across all manual and robotic welding operations
• Ensure adherence to welding procedures, safety protocols, and quality standards
• Work with Engineering to improve:
• Weld procedures (WPS)
• Fixturing
• Parameters and sequencing
• Drive consistency in welding, grinding, and finishing processes
• Identify and correct issues before they become production problems

Inspection Development & Oversight: Quality Engineer

• Build and maintain inspection processes, including:
• First Article Inspections
• First-piece inspections
• In-process inspections to support operator self-checks
• Final inspections on high-risk or previously rejected weldments
• Define and update weld inspection criteria to align with:
• Customer expectations
• Internal standards
• Industry requirements Training & Accountability
• Train welders, operators, and frontline leaders on:
• Inspection methods
• Weld acceptance criteria
• Blueprint and weld symbol interpretation
• Reinforce accountability:
• Quality is owned at the process, not just at final inspection Inspection Tools & Calibration
• Support management of inspection tools and calibration systems
• Ensure all equipment is accurate, maintained, and audit-ready Process Improvement & Error Prevention
• Identify opportunities for:
• Fixturing improvements
• Error-proofing
• Process standardization
• Work directly with weld teams to reduce variation and eliminate repeat defects
• Support lean initiatives to improve flow and productivity Documentation & Standardization
• Develop and maintain:
• Weld quality standards
• Visual acceptance criteria
• Work instructions
• Identify knowledge gaps and close them
• Capture and document tribal knowledge into repeatable processes
• Ensure all documentation aligns with ISO 9001 and internal standards Auditing & Compliance
• Support and participate in internal audits across welding and fabrication
• Ensure compliance with:
• ISO 9001:2015
• Customer requirements
• AWS / ASME standards (as applicable)
• Prepare teams for external audits
• Identify gaps early and correct them before they become issues Training & Workforce Development
• Develop and implement a welding test and grading system
• Build structured training programs to improve welding and overall inspection capability
• Mentor and coach:
• Welders
• Operators
• Frontline leadership Robotic Welding Support
• Support robotic welding optimization, including:
• Parameter development
• Weld quality validation
• Troubleshooting
• Work with automation teams to ensure consistent, repeatable output Safety
• Conduct regular safety walkthroughs in welding areas
• Enforce PPE, ventilation, and safe welding practices
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and internal safety expectations
• Education & Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience)
• 5+ years experience in: Welding Quality
• Fabrication environments:
• Process improvement
• Strong knowledge of:
• MIG/TIG welding
• Weld defects and root cause analysis
• Blueprint reading and GD&T
• Experience with:
• Robotic welding (preferred)
• First Article and in-process inspection systems
• ISO 9001 quality systems and auditing