Contract Quality Assurance Engineer

Singer Group; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Singer Group is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer for an onsite temporary role in Torrance, CA. The position focuses on defect prevention, process monitoring, and continuous improvement to ensure high product quality for automotive components.

Responsibilities include containment of defects, root cause analysis, leading cross-functional teams, and developing QA documentation and control plans. This is a temporary assignment with no benefits. Monday–Friday schedule aligns with production needs.

Qualifications

• Must be a problem solver with a strong quality and customer-focused mindset.
• Knowledge of quality problem-solving methods (e.g., fishbone diagrams, FMEA, DoE, SPC, Six Sigma).
• Experience with process monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Contain defective products through problem definition, 8D, RCA, and containment coordination.
• Detect non-conformances and process variations via Change Control and internal audits.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving to drive process and product improvements; implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Guide design reviews for form, fit, function, manufacturability, and durability.
• Coordinate FMEA, design tolerances, and supplier development to prevent failures.
• Develop and release control plans, inspection standards, and testing plans; provide work instructions.
• Implement quality compliance, assurance, control, and improvement initiatives enterprise-wide.
• Support MRB management and establish metrics to monitor system effectiveness.

Skills

Problem solving

Quality mindset

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

We’re looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to bring their passion, precision, and problem-solving skills to our team in Torrance,CA. If you share our passion for beautiful cars, thrive on details, and want to be part of something extraordinary, this is your chance.

This is a temporary position, covering an employee's leave. The contractor will not be eligible for benefits.

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• Focus on continual improvement, emphasizing defect prevention, and the reduction of variation and waste across the supply chain and production operations.


• Monitorour manufacturing processes, quality data systems, first pass yield, COPQ and continuous improvement opportunities to implement the best practices across the value streamin a manner thatdemonstrates, “Everything is Important.”


• Establishand ensureconformance to engineering standards, product specifications, and highest customer expectations

What You’ll Do:

• Containdefective products through ownership of problem definition (8D’s), Root Cause Analysis (RCA’s), dispositions review, tracking of resolution effectiveness, and Containment coordination


• Detectnon-conformances and process variations through use and standardization of Change Control management, and both Internal auditing and Layered Process auditing


• Leadcross-functional problem-solving teams to drive process and product improvements; usesQA methodologies to manage andfacilitateissue resolution including root cause investigations and the development, implementation and monitoring of effective corrective and preventive actions


• Guideform, fit, function, manufacturability, and durability through input at program development stages


• Preventcustomer satisfaction and durability issues by coordinating Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA’s), product design specifications and tolerances reviews, past problem history, and supplier development


• Developand releaseproduct/process control plans, inspection standards, quality and testing plans and instructions, visual work instructions, technical specifications, and various manufacturing validations


• Implementquality compliance, assurance, control, and improvement initiatives across the enterprise


• Support development and management of MRB.


• Establishand implementmetrics for monitoring system effectiveness and to enable other functional managers and Quality team members to make sound quality decisions – product, supplier, customer, regulatory and systems quality

Who We’re Looking For:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or similar


• Youmust be a problem-solver atyourcore, have a strong qualityandcustomer-focused mindset, and have the personal drive and stamina for relentless, continual improvement.


• You should have knowledge of quality problem solving methods including, but not limited to, fishbone diagrams, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma


• The ideal candidate will have knowledge of electrical systems and components, as you will be supporting the Electronics Department

Location & Schedule:

This position is onsite in Torrance, CA and the general schedule is Monday – Friday 5am-1:30pm.