Lead Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Quality Engineer Job Description

As a Quality Engineer, you will lead Quality Engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring excellence in contract review, requirements management, design reviews, verification/validation, and release to production. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining and improving quality standards and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Engineering activities throughout the product life cycle, including contract review, requirements management, design reviews, verification/validation, and release to production.
• Initiate and drive internal Corrective Actions Requests (CARs) as required.
• Assist Supply Chain Quality Assurance activities, including approving/auditing suppliers, conducting source inspections of hardware/software, and supporting Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs).
• Provide an interface between Purchasing, Engineering, Program Management, and Manufacturing departments during the transition of new products from the design phase to the production phase.
• Support Program Quality Assurance activities for production programs, including First Article Inspections (FAI), Material Review Board (MRB), Change Control Board (CCB), Failure Review Board (FRB), and Work Product review and approval.
• Manage high-priority tasks across multiple projects simultaneously in development.
• Develop inspection plans and processes for receiving and final inspection activities.
• Determine process capability (Cpk) and defect trends based on statistical analysis.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Skills

• BS in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent/related technical degree or experience.
• 5+ years of Quality Engineering experience.
• Proficiency in ASME/ANSI Y14.5 with the ability to read mechanical drawings.
• Knowledge of electro-mechanical assemblies, IPC standards, schematics, and RF test equipment.
• Familiarity with Software Quality Assurance, automated MRP systems, and Cause/Corrective Action systems.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral.
• Proficiency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Proficiency in Requirements and Configuration Management tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products.
• Proficiency in Minitab.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Efficiency in SAP and/or CostPoint preferred.
• AS9100/CMMI experience is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time domestically.

Work Environment

The role involves working in a heavy engineering design and manufacturing environment where the company designs and manufactures all products in-house. Initially, you are required to be onsite five days a week for the first six months, followed by hybrid flexibility. The schedule follows a 9/80 format, with Monday and Tuesday as mandatory onsite days.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Clarksburg, MD.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $74.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Clarksburg,MD.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 5, 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.