Quality Engineer II

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 experience
• 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.