Manufacturing & Quality Engineer — Lean, Data-Driven Impact

AMETEK; Denville (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Zygo Corporation in Middlefield, CT, seeks a Manufacturing & Quality Engineer for the Denville, NJ site to boost manufacturing performance, quality, and operational effectiveness while supporting the ISO 9001 system.

You will partner with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality to optimize processes, drive CAPA, and use data‑driven decisions to improve quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing, quality, or process engineering experience.
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions, and quality management systems.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills; Lean/Six Sigma/ SPC/DOE/PFMEA/Control Plans/MSA preferred.
• Audit experience, supplier quality experience, or ASQ CQE certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Improve manufacturing processes, tooling, workflow, and process controls to enhance safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce waste, improve cycle time, and increase operational performance.
• Lead root cause investigations to resolve manufacturing, supplier, and customer quality issues; drive CAPA.
• Support ISO 9001 quality management system; conduct internal and supplier audits; maintain documentation.
• Develop and analyze quality and operational metrics; present results to leadership.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

SPC

DOE

PFMEA

Control Plans

MSA

Data‑driven decision making

Cross‑functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Zygo Corporation in Middlefield, CT, seeks a Manufacturing & Quality Engineer for the Denville, NJ site to boost manufacturing performance, quality, and operational effectiveness while supporting the ISO 9001 system.

You will partner with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality to optimize processes, drive CAPA, and use data‑driven decisions to improve quality and customer satisfaction.