Lead Quality Engineer

SSi People; Middlesex (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SSi People is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer in Middlesex, NC (On-Site) to strengthen product and process quality across value streams. The role emphasizes driving quality system compliance, structured problem solving, and continuous improvement through prevention and containment strategies.

Responsibilities include deploying QMS requirements, leading investigations into customer issues, and collaborating with cross-functional and supplier quality teams to support audits and corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing, quality engineering, supplier quality, or related technical roles.
• Experience working within a regulated quality management system environment.
• Ability to support compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deploy quality management system requirements, business system tools, and advanced quality methodologies to improve performance and reduce non-conformance.
• Lead investigations into customer complaints, escapes, and returns, including containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Support quality planning activities by establishing and maintaining control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, validation activities, and launch readiness requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and supplier quality groups to support audits, assessments, corrective action activities, customer support, and supplier performance improvement.

Skills

Quality engineering

Manufacturing

Regulated environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Lead Quality Engineer

Location: Middlesex, North Carolina (On-Site)

Job Summary: We are partnering with this company to present an exciting opportunity for a Lead Quality Engineer supporting product and process quality across assigned value streams, products, customers, and suppliers. This position is ideal for a candidate who can drive quality system compliance, lead structured problem-solving, and strengthen operational excellence through prevention, containment, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deploy quality management system requirements, business system tools, and advanced quality methodologies to improve performance and reduce non-conformance.
• Lead investigations into customer complaints, escapes, and returns, including containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Support quality planning activities by establishing and maintaining control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, validation activities, and launch readiness requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and supplier quality groups to support audits, assessments, corrective action activities, customer support, and supplier performance improvement.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing, quality engineering, supplier quality, or related technical roles.
• Experience working within a regulated quality management system environment.
• Ability to support compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.

About SSI People

With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do. We have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions. Putting people first is just what we do well.