Global Quality Engineer

Victaulic Company; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Victaulic is seeking an Engineer for Global Quality Assurance - Operations at its Easton, PA facility or designated plant. You will support quality systems, standardize processes, and drive improvements from APQP through product launches worldwide.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Metrology teams to reduce COPQ, improve process capability, and ensure robust problem solving across global plants. This role offers hands-on technical leadership in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials, or Quality Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing quality, quality eng, process eng, or manufacturing ops.
• Working knowledge of APQP, PFMEA/DFMEA, Control Plans, ISIR/PPAP, and MSA.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain global quality procedures and standards; assist facilities with corrective actions from audits.
• Develop ISIR Plans and control documentation for product transfers from development to production.
• Lead readiness reviews and validate production release with data and risk mitigation.
• Analyze quality data and drive actions to reduce COPQ, scrap, and customer complaints.
• Support SPC implementation and monitoring of process capability for stable operations.
• Lead cross-functional investigations using 8D, 5-Why, and Fishbone analyses to permanent solutions.
• Support Measurement Systems and new measurement tech validation with Metrology teams.
• Assist qualification of new products, tooling, equipment, and facility transfers.

Skills

APQP

PFMEA

DFMEA

Control Plans

ISIR/PPAP

MSA

Root Cause Analysis

8D Problem Solving

Statistical Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials, or Quality Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

Minitab

Job description

Job Description

Engineer, Global Quality Assurance - Operations

Full-Time

Global Quality Assurance - Operations

No immigration sponsorship available

ABOUT VICTAULI C

Victaulic, headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania, is the global leader in mechanical pipe joining solutions, delivering advanced technologies and engineering services to address complex piping challenges faced by engineers, site owners and contractors. Since 1919, our innovative solutions have improved construction productivity and reduced risks, ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget. With over 6,000 employees spanning 50+ locations worldwide, our teams are dedicated to delivering advanced technologies and engineering expertise that address real-world challenges across a wide range of industries. Our sustainable solutions, made from high quality, graded scrap steel, promote circular construction by making piping systems infinitely reconfigured and minimizing environmental impact. Today, our high-quality products are used in more than 140 countries, supporting some of the world's most critical and prestigious structures. An Industry Leader With a Heart as Big as Its Ambition and Innovation At Victaulic, we're committed to constructing a better world for and with our people. Let's Build a Better World Together. Our commitment to our people is built on four pillars: We build from within. We stand behind our people. We foster an environment for constant learning. We engineer change for a more stable and sustainable world.

YOUR IMPACT STARTS HER E

We're looking for an Engineer, Global Quality Assurance - Operations to join our Global Quality Assurance - Operations team at our Corporate Headquarters in Easton, PA or at a designated Victaulic manufacturing facility. In this role, you'll serve as a key technical resource for quality systems, manufacturing quality standards, and continuous improvement across Victaulic's global manufacturing operations, supporting everything from Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and process validation to structured problem solving.

You'll work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Metrology, Materials, Operations Excellence, and Plant Quality teams to drive consistent implementation of global quality standards, improve manufacturing performance, reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and support successful product launches worldwide. This is an opportunity to build your technical leadership, gain global visibility across our plants, and make a measurable difference in quality culture and problem-solving capability throughout our manufacturing operations.

WHAT YOU'LL BUILD & OW N

• Implement and maintain global quality procedures and standards, support standardization of quality processes across operations, and assist facilities with corrective actions resulting from audits and assessments.
• Support product development and launch activities by developing and executing ISIR Plans, reviewing and approving ISIR documentation, and helping develop Control Plans, PFMEAs, Process Flow Diagrams, and inspection strategies, ensuring a smooth transfer from development into production.
• Participate in Manufacturing & Quality Readiness Reviews and determine readiness for production release by reviewing validation data and ensuring risk mitigation activities are properly implemented.
• Analyze manufacturing quality data and lead or support initiatives that reduce scrap, rework, customer complaints, and COPQ.
• Develop and implement process controls and statistical methods, support global implementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems, and monitor process capability to help facilities achieve stable, capable processes.
• Lead cross-functional investigations using 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree, and statistical analysis tools; verify root causes and the effectiveness of corrective actions; and drive permanent solutions that eliminate recurrence.
• Support Measurement System Analysis (Gage R&R, Attribute Agreement Analysis, and Measurement Capability Assessments) and collaborate with Metrology teams to validate new measurement systems and automated inspection technologies.
• Support qualification of new products, tooling, manufacturing equipment, process changes, and facility transfers.
• Share best practices, facilitate lessons learned, and provide technical guidance and quality expertise across global facilities during project execution.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials, or Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing quality, quality engineering, process engineering, or manufacturing operations, including experience supporting production environments.
• Working knowledge of APQP, PFMEA / DFMEA, Control Plans, ISIR / PPAP, and Measurement System Analysis (MSA).
• Experience conducting root cause investigations and corrective actions, and using statistical data analysis.