Quality and Manufacturing Engineer I

Position Summary The Quality and Manufacturing Engineer is a hybrid role responsible for supporting and improving manufacturing operations through a balanced focus on quality performance, continuous improvement, and manufacturing process execution. The role applies engineering principles, problem-solving methodologies, statistical tools, and lean manufacturing practices to reduce variation, eliminate waste, improve productivity, and sustain compliance. This position is expected to lead or support root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, process validations, production readiness activities, work instruction development, tooling and equipment improvements, and data-driven improvement initiatives. Essential Functions Quality Engineering / Continuous Improvement Responsibilities - Approximately 50% - Leads and supports root cause analysis, corrective action, and preventive action activities using structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5 Why, fishbone analysis, fault tree analysis, and DMAIC. - Investigates internal and external nonconformances, customer complaints, scrap, rework, and process escapes; defines effective containment, corrective, and preventive actions. - Supports implementation and maintenance of quality management system requirements in alignment with applicable standards, customer requirements, and Parker Hannifin procedures. - Partners with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations teams to improve process capability, reduce variation, and prevent recurrence of quality issues. - Applies statistical methods and quality tools, including SPC, capability analysis, measurement system analysis, Pareto analysis, trend analysis, and risk-based decision making. - Leads or participates in continuous improvement projects focused on reducing waste, improving quality, increasing throughput, and enhancing operational performance. - Promotes a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing organization. Manufacturing Engineering Responsibilities - Approximately 50% - Develops, improves, and sustains manufacturing processes to support safe, efficient, repeatable, and cost-effective production. - Creates and maintains manufacturing work instructions, routings, process documentation, standard work, setup sheets, and visual aids. - Supports production floor activities by troubleshooting process issues, equipment concerns, tooling problems, assembly challenges, and workflow constraints. - Evaluates and improves production methods, layouts, fixtures, tooling, equipment, and material flow to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost. - Supports new product introduction, process changes, production transfers, and manufacturing readiness activities. - Assists with equipment selection, installation, qualification, validation, and ongoing process optimization. - Collaborates with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering to resolve equipment reliability issues and improve uptime. - Identifies and implements lean manufacturing improvements such as 5S, standard work, visual management, mistake-proofing, cellular flow, changeover reduction, and waste elimination. - Ensures manufacturing processes comply with applicable safety, environmental, quality, and operational requirements. - Provides technical support and training to production personnel on new or revised processes, procedures, tooling, and equipment. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Demonstrated experience using structured problem-solving and continuous improvement methods. Working knowledge of manufacturing proc