QA Team Lead - Sheet Metal, Welding & Coatings

Delta Electronics Americas; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Wellness resources

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Delta Electronics Americas seeks a Quality Assurance Engineer Lead to head a small team of quality engineers and support manufacturing in a sheet metal production facility. You will establish inspection standards, monitor process capability, and drive continuous improvement in welds, coatings, and washing processes.

The role requires hands-on welding inspection and coating QC, experience with SPC and gage R&R, and strong root-cause methodology skills to ensure ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of quality engineering experience in sheet metal fabrication or similar manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of supervisory/lead experience for a staff of two to three.
• Hands-on experience with welding inspection and powder coating quality control.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis, SPC, and gage R&R studies.
• Strong knowledge of root cause and corrective action methodologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of quality engineers and support manufacturing operations.
• Develop and maintain inspection standards for forming, bending, punching, welding, washing, powder coating.
• Monitor process capability (SPC, Cp/Cpk) for critical dimensions.
• Implement and maintain weld inspection processes (visual, dimensional, destructive, NDT).
• Investigate and resolve weld quality issues (porosity, undercut, alignment).
• Ensure chemical wash and surface prep meet cleanliness and adhesion requirements.
• Conduct coating inspections using dry film thickness gauges, adhesion tests, and visual evaluations.
• Identify and resolve coating defects (orange peel, adhesion issues, pinholes, color mismatch).
• Develop and maintain quality documentation (Control Plans, FMEAs, PPAP, inspection plans).
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action using 8D, 5-Why, and other tools.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 or equivalent standards.

Skills

Quality engineering

Leadership

Statistical analysis

Root cause analysis

6 Sigma / QA methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 knowledge

Job description

Delta Electronics Americas seeks a Quality Assurance Engineer Lead to head a small team of quality engineers and support manufacturing in a sheet metal production facility. You will establish inspection standards, monitor process capability, and drive continuous improvement in welds, coatings, and washing processes.

The role requires hands-on welding inspection and coating QC, experience with SPC and gage R&R, and strong root-cause methodology skills to ensure ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 compliance.