Lead Quality Engineer: DOE & Process Improvement (Onsite)

CAEtech Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

On-site

Job summary

CAEtech seeks an experienced Lead Quality Engineer to support manufacturing quality and process-improvement initiatives in Middlesex, North Carolina. This is a full-time contract position with benefits, onsite Monday through Friday, with an anticipated assignment duration of 3-6 months.

The engineer will provide technical leadership in resolving complex manufacturing and product-quality issues, improving manufacturing yield, reducing scrap and rework, and driving corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing/quality engineering.
• Experience in regulated QMS environments and aerospace context is preferred.
• Demonstrated competency with AS9100/ISO 9001 and APQP/PPAP methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead troubleshooting of complex product and process quality issues.
• Drive yield improvements and reduce scrap and rework.
• Lead DoE activities from planning to closure and implement data-driven improvements.
• Support PPAP submissions and maintain control plans and PFMEAs.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, engineering and supplier quality.

Skills

AS9100/ISO 9001

APQP/PPAP

Quality analysis

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional

MS Office/Teams

8D/5Why/Fishbone

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Teams

Job description

CAEtech seeks an experienced Lead Quality Engineer to support manufacturing quality and process-improvement initiatives in Middlesex, North Carolina. This is a full-time contract position with benefits, onsite Monday through Friday, with an anticipated assignment duration of 3-6 months.

The engineer will provide technical leadership in resolving complex manufacturing and product-quality issues, improving manufacturing yield, reducing scrap and rework, and driving corrective actions.