Precision Quality Engineer for Firearms & Machining

Barrett Firearms; Christiana (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrett Firearms seeks a detail-driven Quality Engineer to ensure machined components and firearms meet the highest standards of precision, performance, and regulatory compliance. You will develop, implement, and maintain quality systems, lead investigations into non-conformances (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa), and create inspection plans, PFMEAs, and first article inspections using GD&T.

Collaborating with engineering and manufacturing, you will analyze quality data, drive continuous improvement, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field; equivalent hands-on experience will be considered.
• 3+ years of quality engineering experience in a precision machining/manufacturing environment.
• Strong expertise in machining processes, GD&T, and complex blueprint interpretation.
• Hands-on experience with metrology equipment and CMM programming/operation.
• Proven proficiency in quality methodologies, including 8D, root cause analysis, FMEA, and control plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into non-conformances, customer complaints, and production issues, driving corrective and preventive actions (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa/Fishbone).
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality inspection processes, including inspection plans, control plans, PFMEAs, and first article inspections using GD&T.
• Perform routine audits of in-process and final inspections to ensure ISO 9001 compliance and ATF/regulatory standards.
• Monitor quality performance metrics (yield, scrap, rework, Cp/Cpk, MSA, Gage R&R) and analyze data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing to improve machining processes, fixture design, and manufacturability; lead continuous improvement via Lean/Six Sigma.
• Evaluate and qualify suppliers, conduct supplier audits, manage supplier corrective actions, and maintain traceability documentation.

Skills

8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa/Fishbone

GD&T

root cause analysis

quality data analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

CMM programming

metrology equipment

Job description

Barrett Firearms seeks a detail-driven Quality Engineer to ensure machined components and firearms meet the highest standards of precision, performance, and regulatory compliance. You will develop, implement, and maintain quality systems, lead investigations into non-conformances (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa), and create inspection plans, PFMEAs, and first article inspections using GD&T.

Collaborating with engineering and manufacturing, you will analyze quality data, drive continuous improvement, and