Quality Engineer

Lockwood Industries, LLC dba Fralock; California (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fralock is an engineered solutions provider of specialty components and subassemblies, offering a Quality Engineer on-site in Valencia, CA. The role focuses on ensuring the highest standards of product quality and process integrity throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.

Responsibilities include developing standardized procedures, CAPA, and data-driven problem solving to improve quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction in high‑reliability composites and assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Develop standardized procedures to ensure consistent quality performance, root cause analysis, problem solving techniques, and validating CAPA effectiveness.
• The Quality Engineer defines, interprets, and classifies quality characteristics for new and existing products, processes, and services. Interprets the results of evaluations and tests used to verify and validate the design of prod

Job description

Job Description

Quality Engineer

Full Time + Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with Company Match, PTO)

Job Type: Onsite

Salary Range: $80,000 – $120,000 DOE

Location: Valencia, CA.

Fralock is an engineered solutions provider of specialty components and subassemblies using advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications. We develop and manufacture custom integrated solutions. Established in 1967, we are a critical solutions provider to Fortune 500 corporations, government, and targeted OEMs in a variety of industries including Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing, Medical and Life Science, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial, Electronics, and Energy. Fralock is headquartered in Valencia, CA with manufacturing locations located throughout Northern and Southern California.

VISION

To be recognized by our customers as a leading solutions provider of proprietary engineered advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications.

MISSION

To create value, profitably grow, and share our success with all stakeholders.

CULTURE

• Respect – We treat others the way they want to be treated.
• Integrity – We practice a high standard of ethics in our business dealings with customers, employees, and suppliers.
• Responsiveness – We have a sense of urgency in responding to internal and external requests, and work proactively to solve problems.
• Excellence/Competence – We empower our people to continuously improve and execute high quality work.
• Teamwork – We work together to achieve Fralock business objectives by communicating at a high level, by listening and having clarity in our expectations of one another.
• Individual Accountability and Personal Responsibility – We do what we have committed to do when we committed to doing it.
• Continuous Improvement across all segments of the company

This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a U.S. person as defined in the ITAR and EAR (which generally means (i) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (iii) have been admitted to the United States as a refugee, or have been granted asylum, as specified under applicable law.

Job Summary

The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring the highest standards of product quality, process integrity, and customer satisfaction throughout the manufacturing lifecycle. This role partners closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Customers to develop, implement, and continuously improve quality systems that support the production of high-performance composite materials and assemblies.

The Quality Engineer drives a culture of continuous improvement by utilizing data-driven decision-making, root cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methodologies to identify and eliminate quality issues. This position leads Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) initiatives, develops standardized quality procedures, and ensures compliance with customer, regulatory, and industry requirements.

Additionally, the Quality Engineer defines and evaluates critical quality characteristics for new and existing products, processes, and materials. They analyze inspection and test data to validate product performance, assess process capability, support new product introductions, conduct internal audits, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce defects, and enhance overall product reliability.

Key Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Under minimal supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Develop standardized procedures to ensure consistent quality performance, root cause analysis, problem solving techniques, and validating CAPA effectiveness.
• The Quality Engineer defines, interprets, and classifies quality characteristics for new and existing products, processes, and services. Interprets the results of evaluations and tests used to verify and validate the design of prod