Onsite IQC Engineer – Supplier Quality & Process Improvement

Ultimate Staffing; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing is seeking an Incoming Quality Control (IQC) Engineer to join a client in Fort Worth, Texas. This is a full-time, direct hire position. The role is 100% onsite.

The IQC Engineer ensures that all incoming raw materials meet established quality standards before entering production. This role oversees supplier quality performance, conducts audits of local suppliers, identifies material anomalies, and drives corrective and preventive actions to protect production operations.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 5 years in Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE), supplier development, or internal auditing.
• Leadership: At least 2 years of supervisory or team-lead experience.
• Technical: Strong knowledge of electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering.
• Ability to interpret drawings and specifications (GD&T).
• Familiarity with SMT and FA manufacturing processes.
• Proficient in Core Tools (SPC, PPAP, FMEA) and quality systems such as ISO 9001 / IATF 16949.
• Inspection standards: Able to apply visual inspection criteria (IPC-A-610).
• Problem solving: Root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Project management: Experience managing projects and tracking KPIs.
• Soft skills: Detail-oriented, data-driven, collaborative in multicultural environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and update IQC history files, inspection instructions, and sampling plans within the company database.
• Oversee incoming material inspections and approve IQC inspection results in company database.
• Maintain accurate records of inspection activities, dispositions, and quality documentation.
• Create and manage SIPs, including approval and filing within database.
• Evaluate and confirm material issues related to incoming raw materials.
• Generate Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) to elevate issues to suppliers and request corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensure all non-conforming material is contained in the MRB area until final disposition.
• Coordinate segregation and disposition activities for non-conforming materials.
• Issue purge notices in database and monitor implementation of engineering changes in IQC.
• Request and review failure analysis (FA) for material-related issues.
• Follow up on supplier SCARs.
• Conduct audits and coordinate with suppliers to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Work closely with SQM engineers to support joint IQC/SQM activities.
• Provide training and guidance to IQC inspectors.
• Manage and track IQC KPIs to monitor inspection effectiveness and supplier quality.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance material quality and process reliability.

Skills

SQE experience

Leadership

GD&T interpretation

Root cause analysis

Project management

Communication

Multicultural collaboration

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial)

CQE or equivalent (preferred)

Tools

Core Tools (SPC, PPAP, FMEA)

ISO 9001 / IATF 16949

IPC-A-610 inspection standard

Quality management systems

Lean Six Sigma (preferred)

Job description

Ultimate Staffing is seeking an Incoming Quality Control (IQC) Engineer to join a client in Fort Worth, Texas. This is a full-time, direct hire position. The role is 100% onsite.

The IQC Engineer ensures that all incoming raw materials meet established quality standards before entering production. This role oversees supplier quality performance, conducts audits of local suppliers, identifies material anomalies, and drives corrective and preventive actions to protect production operations.