Lead Quality Engineer

American Contract Group; Middlesex (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

American Contract Group is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer for aerospace-focused programs in Middlesex, NC. You will lead quality initiatives across value streams, deploy QMS requirements, drive preventive actions, and support operational excellence.

The role requires guiding quality engineers and cross-functional teams, with emphasis on APQP, PPAP, AS9100/ISO 9001, and continuous improvement initiatives. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing or quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing or quality engineering.
• Experience in a regulated quality management system environment.
• AS9100/ISO 9001 experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, customer requirements and internal procedures.
• Lead audits, assessments and corrective action activities.
• Deploy APQP and support PPAP submissions and approvals.
• Maintain control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, and launch readiness.
• Drive process capability improvements through SPC and mistake-proofing.
• Lead investigations of customer complaints and containment actions.
• Facilitate structured problem solving (8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, Pareto).
• Collaborate with suppliers and sourcing to improve performance.

Skills

Quality engineering

APQP/PPAP

Lean Six Sigma

CQE

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Pay: $65.00 - $75.00 per hour

Lead Quality Engineer – (Aerospace/AS9100/QMS)

Schedule: Full-time | Location: Middlesex, NC | Pay: $65-$75 per hour | Duration: 3 month Contract w/possible extension

Description

The Lead Quality Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for driving product and process quality performance across assigned value streams, products, customers, or suppliers. This role deploys company’s Quality Management System (QMS) requirements, company’s Business System tools, and advanced quality methodologies to prevent defects, improve customer satisfaction, reduce Cost of Non-Conformance (CONC), and support operational excellence. The Lead Quality Engineer provides technical guidance to Quality Engineers and cross-functional teams while leading problem-solving, quality planning, risk mitigation, customer support, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Basic 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace manufacturing experience.
• AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 experience.
• APQP and PPAP deployment experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
• Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor certification.
• Experience utilizing program management tools and advanced problem-solving methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.
• Support audits, assessments, and corrective action activities.
• Deploy APQP methodologies and support PPAP submissions and approvals.
• Ensure adequate control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, validation activities, and launch readiness requirements are established and maintained.
• Support manufacturing process capability improvements through SPC, mistake-proofing, and variation reduction initiatives.
• Lead investigations of customer complaints, escapes, and returns.
• Drive containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving activities utilizing 8D, 5 Why. Fishbone Analysis, Pareto Analysis, etc.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Supply Chain teams to improve supplier performance.
• Act as a subject matter expert for quality systems, tools, and customer requirements.