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Manufacturing Quality Engineer

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Compensation
$70–90K/yr
Location
Mechanicsburg, PA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Actalent seeks a Quality Engineer to improve manufacturing processes and product quality. The role leads root cause investigations and CAPA initiatives, implements process improvements, supports customer audits, and helps manage quality systems. It involves regular interaction with production teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is fully onsite in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Quality AssuranceQuality EngineeringCAPA ProcessesRoot Cause AnalysisSupplier Quality ManagementMedical Device ManufacturingGMPQuality ControlISO Standards

Qualifications

1+ Years Quality Engineering Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented Quality Engineer with a passion for improving manufacturing processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading root cause investigations, CAPA initiatives, and implementing process improvements. This role requires hands-on experience with customer audits and quality systems within a manufacturing environment, driving corrective actions and supporting continuous improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Lead root cause investigations to identify and resolve quality issues.

  • Drive Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) initiatives to enhance product quality.

  • Implement manufacturing process improvements to ensure efficiency and compliance.

  • Conduct and support customer audits, ensuring adherence to quality standards.

  • Engage with production teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

  • Support quality systems management and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Essential Skills

  • Quality assurance expertise

  • Proficiency in quality engineering principles

  • Experience with CAPA processes

  • Skilled in root cause analysis

  • Supplier quality management

  • Familiarity with medical device manufacturing

  • Knowledge of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)

  • Understanding of quality control processes

  • Familiarity with ISO standards

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • 1-2+ years of experience in a Quality Engineering/Assurance role within manufacturing

Work Environment

The position is set in a fast-paced manufacturing environment focused on supporting quality, production, and continuous improvement initiatives. It requires regular interaction with production teams and involvement in investigations, audits, customer support activities, and process improvement projects. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Mechanicsburg, PA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70000.00 - $90000.00/yr.

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.

Benefits information will be discussed during the interview process and include health insurance, retirement savings options, paid time off, and additional employee programs. Start off with 10 days PTO.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Mechanicsburg, PA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 20, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Mechanicsburg,PA.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,021 open Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–90K/yr
  • Pennsylvania median$90–130K/yr53 salary ranges
  • US median$90–149K/yr1,936 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 29% below the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($113K) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Engineer salary ranges in Pennsylvania.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 108 open Quality Engineer jobs in Pennsylvania and 3,021 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,469 postings).
Education
1,764 of the 3,021 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 7, 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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