Product Quality Engineer: From Customer Specs to Release

Vulcan-Elements; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Vulcan Elements, located at our Pilot Operations Facility in Durham, NC, seeks a Product Quality Engineer to translate customer quality requirements into production-ready plans and evidence. You will own qualification from initial development through release, coordinating with R&D, Manufacturing, Process Quality, and Commercial teams.

You will lead customer qualification activities (PPAP, FAI, validation plans, and customer-specific documentation), define inspection criteria, and drive actions

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing, Chemical, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Experience translating customer requirements into inspection criteria.
• Strong collaboration with internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Own customer qualification from requirements intake through customer approval.
• Translate customer drawings, specifications, quality manuals into inspection methods and QMS procedures.
• Lead quality onboarding for new customers and supplier portals.
• Define sampling plans, acceptance criteria, and release criteria per customer requirements.
• Drive containment, CAPA, and corrective action with cross-functional teams.
• Track customer quality performance and disposition for release or containment.

Job description

Vulcan Elements, located at our Pilot Operations Facility in Durham, NC, seeks a Product Quality Engineer to translate customer quality requirements into production-ready plans and evidence. You will own qualification from initial development through release, coordinating with R&D, Manufacturing, Process Quality, and Commercial teams.

You will lead customer qualification activities (PPAP, FAI, validation plans, and customer-specific documentation), define inspection criteria, and drive actions