Plant Quality Engineer: CAPA Leader & Customer Liaison

Energy Jobline ZR; Village of Highland Falls (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ND Defense is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive product and process quality across the manufacturing plant. You will support production on the floor, lead 8D investigations, and mentor quality teams to ensure ISO and MIL compliance.

The role requires a strong technical leader who balances hands-on manufacturing support with effective communication to customers and sustained quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• 8+ years of Engineering and Quality Assurance experience.
• In-depth knowledge of core quality tools and problem-solving methods.

Responsibilities

• Primary contact for customer quality communications and quality objectives.
• Lead 8D investigations and drive CAPA.
• Perform root cause analysis to reduce scrap and COPQ.
• Maintain PFMEA, Control Plans, and process flow diagrams.
• Support APQP/PPAP activities for new products.

Skills

Quality tools

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MSA

PFMEA

Control Plans

SPC

Job description

ND Defense is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive product and process quality across the manufacturing plant. You will support production on the floor, lead 8D investigations, and mentor quality teams to ensure ISO and MIL compliance.

The role requires a strong technical leader who balances hands-on manufacturing support with effective communication to customers and sustained quality improvements.