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System Quality Engineer

THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC

CLEARFIELD, UTFull-time$82–220K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$82–220K/yr
Location
CLEARFIELD, UT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Draper seeks a Principal System Quality Engineer to ensure products meet quality standards and investigate and resolve issues. The role reviews statements of work, proposals, plans, procedures, and manuals to understand product scope and requirements. The engineer supports customers, suppliers, and employees, improves product and process efficiency, leads failure root-cause work, and analyzes quality data to prevent recurring defects.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cross-Functional TeamworkLean Six SigmaISO 9001:2015AS9100Process IntegrationOrganizational SkillsAttention to DetailTime ManagementTask PrioritizationAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingInterpersonal SkillsWritten CommunicationOral Communication

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering7+ Years Quality Engineering or Other Engineering ExperienceGovernment Security Clearance

Full job description

Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com. Job Description Summary: As a Principal System Quality Engineer, you will ensure that products meet the highest quality standards. Responsible for investigating and resolving issues. Reviews SOW (Statements of Work), RFP (Request for Proposals), design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and manuals, to understand the scope, requirements, and function of products. Job Description: Duties/Responsibilities * Provide technical assistance and support to customers, suppliers, and employees in resolving issues. * Assist in the improvement of manufacturing, process, and product efficiency to reduce nonconforming products. * Ensures products meet the organizations and customers quality and product integrity requirements. * Supports product development or operations team by providing analysis and expertise throughout the inspection process. * Leads a cross function team in the determination of root cause of failures. Identifies when failure analysis is necessary, along with providing recommendations of the corrective measures. * Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with the goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects. * Subject Matter Expert in quality standards and principles, knowledgeable and experienced in multiple technical disciplines. * Ability to independently assess customer needs and evaluate solutions to complex problems * Ability to lead quality teams, providing technical oversight and mentoring less experience engineers. * Performs other duties as assigned. Skills/Abilities * Ability to work on cross functional teams * Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles * Familiarity with Quality Standards ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100. * Expert knowledge and skills in process integration. * Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. * Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines. * Ability to prioritize tasks. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Good interpersonal skills to communicate clearly. * Excellent written and oral communication skills. Education Requires a bachelor of Science degree an Engineering discipline. Experience Requires 7-10 years experience in quality engineering or other engineering role. Additional Job Description: Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance Connect With Draper for Future Opportunities! If you don't find the right posting in our Career Opportunities, you may submit your resume for future consideration. Job Location - City: Clearfield Job Location - State: Utah Job Location - Postal Code: 84015 The US base salary range for this full-time position is $82,300.00 - $220,000.00 Our salary ranges are determined by... For full info follow application link. Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer . We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,948 open Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$82–220K/yr
  • Utah median$80–135K/yr28 salary ranges
  • US median$90–149K/yr1,870 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $151K, is 39% above the Utah median midpoint ($109K) — in the top quarter of Quality Engineer salary ranges in Utah.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 57 open Quality Engineer jobs in Utah and 2,948 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,396 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,701 of the 2,948 open Quality Engineer jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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