Quality Engineer

Description

We are seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support product development, manufacturing, and supplier quality initiatives while driving continuous improvement efforts throughout the organization. This position plays a key role in ensuring products meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the CAPA Chairperson, leading root cause investigations and corrective/preventive action activities to eliminate recurring nonconformances.

• Act as the lead Quality Engineer for a new vehicle product line.

• Partner with design engineering teams to ensure quality requirements are incorporated early in the product development lifecycle.

• Identify, document, and resolve product, process, and quality system issues.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure production routings contain proper quality controls and inspection requirements.

• Support supplier audits and assessments to verify compliance, drive standardization, eliminate waste, and promote continuous improvement.

• Travel to supplier and subcontractor locations as needed to clarify quality requirements, conduct quality risk assessments, and resolve supplier quality issues.

• Assist in evaluating supplier technical concerns and ensuring continuity of supply that meets technical and quality requirements.

• Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program teams to maintain a robust quality management program.

• Monitor, communicate, and improve key quality performance metrics and KPIs.

• Establish and execute short- and long-term product quality goals.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, process capability studies, value stream mapping, and process analyses.

• Support new product introductions, design updates, disposition activities, and nonconforming material processes.

Position Overview

The Quality Engineer develops, implements, and maintains quality systems, processes, and controls to ensure products meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements. This role collaborates closely with engineering, manufacturing, laboratory, and supplier quality teams to establish inspection methods, testing procedures, acceptance criteria, and risk mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities include designing and analyzing inspection processes, conducting quality audits and assessments, performing statistical analyses, supporting corrective actions, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and driving operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical field with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR

• Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, OR

• High School Diploma/GED with 9+ years of relevant experience.

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

• Experience in shipyard construction, marine manufacturing, or quality oversight of vessel fabrication.

• Ability to travel to supplier, subcontractor, and alternate facility locations as needed.

Preferred

• Weld inspection experience or certification (CWI preferred).

• Experience working in U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) or American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) regulated environments.

• Experience supporting naval, marine, defense, aerospace, or other highly regulated manufacturing industries.

• Familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar quality management systems.

• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or other continuous improvement methodologies.

What You'll Gain

• Opportunity to support innovative vehicle and marine programs.

• Exposure to complex engineering, manufacturing, and supplier quality initiatives.

• Ability to lead meaningful quality and process improvement projects.

• Collaborative environment with cross-functional engineering and operations teams.

• Professional growth within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

Skills

supplier quality, CAPA, quality engineering, As9100, Root cause analysis, Quality management system, NPI, continuous improvement

Top Skills Details

supplier quality,CAPA,quality engineering

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years experience - will take someone jr if experience is relevant and they are a rockstar

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government clearance.

• Preference for experience or certification in weld inspections.

• Preference for experience in US Coast Guard (USCG) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) governed environments associated with naval/commercial ships.

• Preference for experience in ISO 9000 or AS9100 manufacturing environment

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Pocasset, MA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $43.26 - $55.28/hr.

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.

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 Pocasset,MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 20, 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.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

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.