Emerging Quality Engineer - Grow in Precision Manufacturing

Oberg Industries; Freeport (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

HSA

401(k) with company match

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Bonuses

Overtime pay

Career growth

Job summary

Oberg Industries is seeking an Associate Quality Engineer to grow from hands-on quality work into a broader engineering role in a precision manufacturing environment serving medical, aerospace, and defense sectors. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Program Management, customers, and suppliers to solve problems, improve processes, and ensure products meet stringent requirements.

Ideal candidates have a solid quality foundation, experience with inspections and measurement

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a Quality/Manufacturing environment under ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, or similar Quality Management System.
• Hands-on quality background with readiness to grow into Quality Engineering.
• Experience with precision measurement equipment and reading drawings.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing inspection criteria, inspection methods, and quality reports based on customer and product requirements.
• Assist with First Article Inspection (FAI) reports and customer submissions.
• Support FMEA, PPAP, Gage R&R, SPC, and statistical analysis activities.
• Work with Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, Engineering, Program Management, customers, and suppliers to resolve quality issues.
• Assist with customer and supplier interactions, both remotely and in person.
• Assist with root cause analysis of customer concerns, nonconforming product, and process issues.
• Support the development and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Analyze quality data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Utilize KPIs including NCMR, scrap, rework, and customer escapes to drive improvements.
• Assist with determining appropriate inspection frequencies based on data.
• Support Quality Management System documentation and procedures.

Skills

Quality inspection

FMEA

SPC

CMM

Measurement equipment

MS Excel

Reading drawings

Root cause analysis

Education

Associate degree

Tools

First Article Inspection (FAI)

PPAP

Gage R&R

Job description

Oberg Industries is seeking an Associate Quality Engineer to grow from hands-on quality work into a broader engineering role in a precision manufacturing environment serving medical, aerospace, and defense sectors. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Program Management, customers, and suppliers to solve problems, improve processes, and ensure products meet stringent requirements.

Ideal candidates have a solid quality foundation, experience with inspections and measurement