Quality Engineer

US - Oak Ridge, TN

Full time

REQ35036

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.?

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Quality Engineer - PCBA & Electro-Mechanical Systems

Join a Teledyne Technologies business advancing defence and public safety missions through sensing, surveillance, and unmanned systems. As a Quality Engineer, you'll help ensure the reliability of PCBA and electro-mechanical products used in demanding environments. You'll work across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to strengthen processes, drive defect reduction, and ensure audit-ready compliance.

If you enjoy solving complex quality issues and leading data-driven improvements, this is a hands-on role with real mission impact.

What you'll do

• Maintain and improve a QMS aligned to ISO 9001:2015

• Develop inspection plans for manufacturing and assembly processes

• Analyse yield, scrap, rework, and defect trends to drive improvements

• Lead root cause analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone, FTA) and manage CAPA/FACAR

• Own incoming inspection and guide QC personnel

• Partner with PCBA suppliers; drive SCARs and performance gains

• Support NPI (PFMEA, validation, FAI)

• Advance Lean/Six Sigma efforts and reduce COPQ

• Track KPIs and present clear, data-driven insights

• Enable cross-functional alignment on quality standards

What you need

• Required: Strong problem-solving and RCA leadership

• Required: Experience with ISO 9001, CAPA, SPC, supplier quality

• Required: 5+ years in manufacturing/PCBA assembly quality

• Required: Data-driven mindset and effective cross-functional communication

• Required: Familiarity with ERP/MES systems

• Required: Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience

• Advantage: ASQ CQE or Lean Six Sigma certification

• Advantage: IPC standards (A-610, J-STD-001) and ISO 9001:2015 internal auditor certification

What we offer

• Mission-critical work supporting defence and public safety

• Strong engineering culture and technical depth

• Cross-functional collaboration across Teledyne businesses

• Opportunities to lead improvement initiatives end-to-end

• Exposure to advanced sensing and electronics manufacturing

What happens next Applications are reviewed, followed by a recruiter screen and interview process. Timelines may vary.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ?

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day .

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.