Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Quality Engineer is responsible for real-time problem solving, process improvements, as well as customer and internal quality management system requirements. This position works directly on the production floor alongside production machinists, inspectors, programmers, supervisors, and leadership to identify root causes, reduce defects, improve process capability, and ensure compliance to customer, AS9100, and internal quality requirements. The ideal candidate is proactive, technically strong, and comfortable making timely decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment involving tight-tolerance machined castings and complex customer requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide immediate hands-on support for production quality issues on the manufacturing floor.

• Troubleshoot dimensional, cosmetic, tooling, fixturing, and process-related nonconformances.

• Work directly with production machinists, setup personnel, programmers, and inspectors to resolve issues in real time.

• Support first-piece approvals, in-process inspections, and final acceptance activities.

• Assist with part over-inspections

• Review machining processes for potential quality risks and recommend corrective actions.

• Participate in MRB activities and disposition support for nonconforming material.

• Lead and / or support root cause investigations

• Drive containment and corrective actions to prevent recurrence of defects.

• Monitor effectiveness of corrective actions and validate sustainable improvements.

• Support customer complaint investigations and response development.

• Ensure compliance with:- AS9100

  • Customer specifications
  • Internal quality procedures
  • NADCAP-related requirements (where applicable)

• Assist with internal, customer, and third-party audits.

• Support maintenance and improvement of quality documentation and control plans.

• Review and approve quality-related process documentation and inspection plans.

• Analyze scrap, rework, and defect trends to identify improvement opportunities.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on:- Yield improvement

  • Scrap reduction
  • Process capability
  • Operator error reduction
  • Inspection efficiency

• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering and operations to improve process stability.

• Support and troubleshoot CMM, gauging, and inspection-related issues.

• Verify measurement techniques and inspection methods are effective and repeatable.

• Assist in gauge selection, validation, and MSA activities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or related technical field preferred.

• Previous experience in a Quality Technician or similar role may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Minimum 3–5 years in a quality functional role

• Experience working in an AS9100-certified environment required.

• Familiarity with AS13100 compliance requirements preferred

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) preferred.

• Experience with turbine components, complex castings, or tight-tolerance machining highly preferred.

• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience preferred.

*Princeton Precision Group abides by applicable export control laws including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in accordance with the company's export control procedures. Most positions require access to ITAR/EAR-controlled information. As such, persons considered for this position must be either a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident (green card holder) or otherwise classifiable as a “U.S. Person” under relevant regulations. *

You should be proficient in:

• GD&T
• Quality Inspection Experience
• Continuous Improvement
• AS9100
• National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP)
• Investment Casting (Foundry Operations)
• Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology
• Advanced Inspection & Gauge Measurement
• Quality Control Data Analysis
• AS9100 Experience