Quality Engineer

Aleron; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking a Quality Engineer for a Tonawanda, NY manufacturing environment. This direct-hire role focuses on quality assurance, process improvement, and ensuring customer specifications are met.

You’ll support the Quality Management System, diagnose production issues, manage NCRs, perform inspections, and collaborate with suppliers and contract manufacturers to drive root-cause corrective actions and product quality plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering field or equivalent.
• 3 years in a quality role.
• Experience with Microsoft Office; Epicor experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supports and promotes the Quality Management System across the company.
• Diagnose and solve emergent production issues; perform inspections as necessary.
• Owns the NCR system and drives corrective actions; communicates with inspection, production, procurement, engineering and vendors.
• Performs failure evaluations, determines root cause, and implements corrective action.
• Collaborates with suppliers for audits, qualifications, and on-site inspections as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.S.)

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

Epicor

Job description

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Tonawanda, NY

Employment Type: Direct hire

Industry: Manufacturing

Compensation: $ 70-100k

Schedule: Full-time Monday through Friday

About the Opportunity

The Quality Engineer will provide quality assurance support to the manufacturing and engineering teams by resolving issues, collaborating on improvement processes, and ensuring products meet customer specifications.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Supports and promotes the Quality Management System across the entire company.

Supports the operations team by diagnosing and solving emergent production issues. Performs product and receiving inspections as necessary.

Owns and manages the NCR system. Identifies root causes, corrective actions, etc. and communicates with inspection, production, procurement, engineering and vendors to keep the process moving.

Performs failure evaluations, determines root cause, and implements corrective action.

Supports product development and operations team by providing analysis and expertise throughout the production and inspection process.

Supports the Supplier Quality System by performing vendor audits, qualifications, and on-site inspections as needed. Assists with developing metrics and scorecards.

Work closely with contract manufacturers on product transfers and process validations, help define in-line inspection points to improve product quality, and author product quality plans as needed.

Reviews and authors documents, including but not limited to design plans, process procedures and quality procedures to define the scope, requirements, and function of products.

Ensures products meet both company and our customers quality and product integrity requirements.

Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with the goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects.

Performs internal audits as assigned by the Quality Manager.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• *Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
• *Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
• *People‑first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
• *Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates

Why This Opportunity is Exciting

This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Job Requirements

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year University; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

three years in quality based role

What Sets You Apart

Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to serve as a liaison with developers, project managers, and customer support.

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software. Experience with Epicor a plus.

Versatile and willing to help the manufacturing team while also putting safety as a top priority.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external customers.

Exceptional organization skills with attention to detail.

Ability to work independently, be proactive and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.

Detail-orientated with ability to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.