Lead Quality Engineer – Build Scalable Manufacturing QA

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Superior benefits

Employee ownership (ESOP)

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) in Nampa, Idaho, seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to build and scale quality systems in a new manufacturing facility.

You will lead a quality team and partner with production, engineering, and site leadership to strengthen quality culture and prevent defects. Responsibilities include designing tests, leading audits, improving process capability, and driving supplier quality initiatives while mentoring engineers to grow their capabilities.

Qualifications

• A B.S. degree in Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in an engineering discipline.
• Experience managing a team of technical personnel.
• Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of quality tools and process improvement techniques (FMEA, Six Sigma, PDCA).
• Experience with design for manufacturability/assembly, tolerance studies, plastic and metal part design, DOE.
• Experience using metrology and statistical methods.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse team environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical advisor to production operations; troubleshoot material, design, and assembly issues.
• Plan, design, and implement tests to monitor quality.
• Analyze data to facilitate understanding of product defects.
• Partner with suppliers to identify and eliminate the cause of component failures.
• Drive improvements in product design, assembly, and component quality to increase product reliability.
• Serve as subject matter expert in internal/external audits and certification activities.
• Supervise, coach, and teach a quality team.

Skills

Quality leadership

Project management

FMEA

Six Sigma

PDCA

DOE

Metrology

Statistical methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) in Nampa, Idaho, seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to build and scale quality systems in a new manufacturing facility.

You will lead a quality team and partner with production, engineering, and site leadership to strengthen quality culture and prevent defects. Responsibilities include designing tests, leading audits, improving process capability, and driving supplier quality initiatives while mentoring engineers to grow their capabilities.