Advanced Quality Engineer – DoD/Defense

Aleron; Canonsburg (Washington County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer in Canonsburg, PA (Contract to Direct). You will develop and maintain QA processes for highly engineered products in a regulated environment, ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory standards while driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include leading RCAs, audits, and collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to improve product quality and performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of quality engineering experience in a regulated environment.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality systems.
• Strong root cause analysis and corrective action skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality plans based on customer requirements and internal quality standards
• Monitor manufacturing, assembly, and test activities to ensure compliance with quality requirements
• Lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support engineering change, deviation, and configuration management processes
• Conduct audits, process surveillance, and compliance assessments
• Analyze quality metrics and trends to identify improvement opportunities
• Partner with suppliers, engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to improve product quality and performance

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

ISO 9001

AS9100

CMMI

Audit

Supplier quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics

Master's degree

Tools

Quality measurement tools

Inspection/testing tools

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

Acara Solutions is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer in Canonsburg, PA (Contract to Direct). You will develop and maintain QA processes for highly engineered products in a regulated environment, ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory standards while driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include leading RCAs, audits, and collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to improve product quality and performance.