Lead Quality Engineer

Description

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate Lead Quality Engineer committed to turning engineering designs into reliable, high-quality products. This role focuses on developing and implementing rigorous quality processes that meet or exceed industry standards. This is a predominantly hands-on role, requiring the successful candidate to work directly with internal/external manufacturing, testing and production teams to identify issues, implement solutions and drive continuous quality improvement. The ideal candidate will leverage their design and manufacturing experience and analytical skills to ensure reliability throughout production, supply chain, testing and deployment phases of the entire suite of product lines.

Responsibilities:

Define and maintain Quality Management System (QMS) and provide training to relevant personnel on ISO 9001 compliance requirements and industry standards

Perform as and train QA for Electrical and Mechanical systems, including drawings, production and test operations inspection signoffs and verification of compliance to procedures

Use strong engineering domain knowledge and practical experience to advise and solve problems with the design, manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership teams on product quality and safety

Partner with Product and Project engineering to create inspection plans for all deployable systems and support real time during operations on the implementation of the plans

Take a methodical approach to identifying the largest quality related issues and risks impacting manufacturing and operations across the product lines and partner with relevant stakeholders to minimize risk and implement process improvements

Assess core business processes, systems, and products through internal audits to assure compliance to customer requirements, procedures and policies, and ISO9001 standards

Utilize corrective and preventive action processes to address non-conformances and drive improvement of quality management across the various product lines

Drive quality assurance within the supply chain, ensuring effective supplier qualification and ongoing performance monitoring

Defi ne team growth plan and roadmap to increasing quality support across all relevant production, test and deployment operations

tire suite of product lines.

Skills

Quality engineering, iso 9001, Quality assurance

Top Skills Details

Quality engineering,iso 9001,Quality assurance

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Requirements:

Bachelor degree in an engineering or STEM discipline

7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment as a Manufacturing Engineer, Test Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or Quality Engineer

Preferred Requirements:

Demonstrated experience in GD&T, MIL-STD, IPC and ISO family of standards

ASQ-CQA-RAB certified lead auditor or training with direct hands-on experience

Proficiency with quality tools such as design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), and process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA)

Strong technical writing skills, ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and strong problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and take initiative; is creative, detail oriented and has a positive attitude when faced with challenging problems

Demonstrated experience leading and building small teams that are biased to action and collaborate across stakeholder teams

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Long Beach, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $130000.00 - $160000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

we're committed to rewarding and supporting our team. Our benefits package includes equity ownership through stock options, giving you a stake in our success, along with comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, and vision) through an HRA with a generous allowance. We also provide a retirement savings plan and unlimited paid time off so you can recharge and maintain work-life balance.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Long Beach,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 15, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.