Quality Control - Senior Quality Engineer

SMC Corporation; Noblesville (IN); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

SMC Corporation in Noblesville, IN seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality control initiatives on the production floor and in the lab. You will interpret customer requirements, implement inspection and test procedures, and drive continuous improvement using SPC, FMEA, and GD&T.

You will mentor staff, coordinate internal audits, and support ISO 9001 compliance while collaborating with suppliers and customers to resolve non-conformances and enhance product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or technical engineering or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T and FMEA.
• Experience applying SPC and data analysis.
• Experience with ISO 9001 quality systems.
• Proficient in problem-solving and team leadership.
• Ability to mentor coworkers and lead projects.

Responsibilities

• Interpret internal and external customer requirements to meet desired outputs.
• Communicate technical knowledge, specification, and direction to internal and external customers.
• Create and analyze data utilizing corporate management system software that include value stream KPIs, performance metrics, SPC data, failure analysis, CAD models and product documentation.
• Oversee of quality system development.
• Lead a team to accomplish given tasks or processes.
• Coordinate implementation of inspection and test procedures on the production floor, including training.
• Monitor compliance to Quality System requirements through internal auditing and corrective action follow-up.
• Support and understand statistical process-control methods for engineering, production, and warehouse processes.

Skills

Quality leadership

Project management

English communication

Statistical analysis

Team training

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or technical engineering

Tools

GD&T

FMEA

CMM

Inspection equipment

Job description

Quality Control - Senior Quality Engineer

Noblesville, IN, USA

Job Description

Posted Monday, August 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Interpret internal and external customer requirements to meet desired outputs.
• Communicate technical knowledge, specification, and direction to internal and external customers.
• Create and analyze data utilizing corporate management system software that include value stream KPIs, performance metrics, SPC data, failure analysis, CAD models and product documentation.
• Oversee of quality system development.
• Complete required tasks for defined/undefined processes. Recognize need for additional process controls when process could use improvement.
• Coordinates technical support for both internal and external customers.
• Provide supplier quality assurance solutions, including supplier quality improvement, selection and assessments and corrective action follow-up.
• Lead a team to accomplish given tasks or processes.
• Travel for the purpose of training, customer support, or trade shows. (Less than 10%)
• Coordinate implementation of inspection and test procedures on the production floor, including training.
• Monitor compliance to Quality System requirements through internal auditing and corrective action follow-up.
• Provide guidance on the resolution on non-conforming material.
• Support and understand statistical process-control methods for engineering, production, and warehouse processes.
• Coordinate resolution of customer product complaints.
• Support the ISO 9001 based Quality System.
• Develop and implement cost of quality measurements to focus organization on continual improvement
• Coordinate customer complaints/requirements including supporting customer quality initiatives, visiting customer facilities to resolve issues and/or support QA requirements.
• Assist with employee development and mentoring coworkers.
• Overseeing specialty accounts and/or processes such as coordinating internal audits, facilitating special customer
• Assist with leading special projects within the company related to the QMS
• Ability to lead and supervise other quality personnel.
• All other duties as assigned to support company goals.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Capacity to work indoors in an office, laboratory, and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time.
• Capability to lift objects or equipment weighing up to 40 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Physical aptitude to use basic hand tools in a laboratory and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to travel and/or attend meetings domestic and internationally outside of normal business hours.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a mechanical or technical engineering discipline or, the equivalent in appropriate education and experience as determined by management utilizing internal SMC career development criteria.
• Proficient understanding to apply project management principles, methodologies, and documentation.
• Proficient in organizing, training, and facilitating problem solving teams using statistical based, process improvement methods.
• Proficient understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Competent understanding of tolerance as it relates to design intent.
• Competent understanding of common industrial processes and/or controls.
• Proficient understanding of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) processes.
• Proficient at managing time to plan and execute multiple duties effectively.
• Proficient understanding of common assembly processes.
• Proficient in basic inspection equipment in a laboratory environment. (Calipers, micrometers, flow meter, voltmeter, etc.)
• Proficient to utilize advanced inspection equipment in a laboratory environment. (microscopes, CMM, contour/roundness)
• Proficient ability to provide quality planning input to new product introduction and special project teams
• Proficient ability to communicate utilizing corporate office software.
• Proficient ability to take verbal and/or written direction on tasks, training, or departmental / company policies.
• Proficient ability to communicate, in English, with internal and external customers tactfully and professionally.