Process Quality Engineer — Hands-on Manufacturing

SkOUT Secure Intelligence; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Solutions is seeking a Process Quality Engineer to support manufacturing process development, quality planning, and production readiness. This onsite role focuses on improving process capability and product quality as hands-on partner to manufacturing teams.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 3+ years in manufacturing/quality engineering, with experience in APQP, control plans, PPAP, and FMEA/PFMEA, plus Lean/Six Sigma exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years in manufacturing, process or quality engineering.
• Experience with APQP, control plans, PPAP, FMEA/PFMEA or related quality planning processes.
• Understanding of manufacturing process development and production quality requirements.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification or practical experience preferred.
• CMM programming or operating experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge of GD&T and dimensional inspection methods preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, improve, and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Provide hands-on manufacturing and quality engineering support from product development through high-volume production.
• Participate in APQP activities and support manufacturing readiness assessments.
• Develop and maintain control plans and inspection plans.
• Support PPAP, FAIR, FMEA, and PFMEA activities.
• Evaluate processes to identify quality, efficiency, and reliability improvements.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to resolve production and process issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and corrective action efforts.
• Assist with dimensional inspection and measurement activities as needed.

Skills

APQP

FMEA/PFMEA

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMM programming

GD&T

Job description

Oxford Solutions is seeking a Process Quality Engineer to support manufacturing process development, quality planning, and production readiness. This onsite role focuses on improving process capability and product quality as hands-on partner to manufacturing teams.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 3+ years in manufacturing/quality engineering, with experience in APQP, control plans, PPAP, and FMEA/PFMEA, plus Lean/Six Sigma exposure.