Quality Engineer

Actalent; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health coverage (HRA)

Retirement plan

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a passionate Quality Engineer to transform engineering designs into reliable, high-quality products. This hands-on role collaborates with manufacturing, testing and production teams to identify issues, implement solutions and drive continuous quality improvement.

Ideal candidates bring strong GD&T, MIL-STD, IPC knowledge, audit experience, and the ability to work across design, production, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in an engineering or STEM discipline.
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, Test Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or Quality Engineer.
• ASQ-CQA-RAB certified lead auditor or hands-on training.

Responsibilities

• QA for Electrical and Mechanical systems, including drawings, production and test operations inspection signoffs and verification of compliance to procedures.
• Advise and solve problems with design, manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership on product quality and safety.
• Create inspection plans with Product and Project engineering and support real-time during their implementation.
• Identify quality risks across product lines and drive process improvements with stakeholders.
• Assist internal audits to ensure compliance to customer requirements, procedures and ISO standards.
• Use corrective and preventive action to address non-conformances and drive quality improvements.
• Support Supply Chain in supplier inspections and performance monitoring.

Skills

internal audit

quality assurance

quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor degree in engineering or STEM

Job description

Description

We are seeking a passionate Quality Engineer committed to turning engineering designs into reliable, high-quality products. This role focuses on developing and implementing rigorous quality processes that meet or exceed industry standards. This is a predominantly hands‑on role, requiring the successful candidate to work directly with internal/external manufacturing, testing and production teams to identify issues, implement solutions and drive continuous quality improvement. The ideal candidate will leverage their design and manufacturing experience and analytical skills to ensure reliability throughout production, supply chain, testing and deployment phases of the entire suite of product lines.

Responsibilities

Perform as QA for Electrical and Mechanical systems, including drawings, production and test operations inspection signoffs and verification of compliance to procedures

Use strong engineering domain knowledge and practical experience to advise and solve problems with the design, manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership teams on product quality and safety

Partner with Product and Project engineering to create inspection plans for assigned work centers and support real time during operations on the implementation of the plans

Take a methodical approach to identifying quality related issues and risks impacting manufacturing and operations across the product lines and partner with relevant stakeholders to minimize risk and implement process improvements

Support the assessment of core business processes, systems, and products through internal audits to assure compliance to customer requirements, procedures and policies, and ISO9001 standards

Utilize corrective and preventive action processes to address non-conformances and drive improvement of quality management across the various product lines

Support Supply Chain in quality inspections of supplier systems, ensuring supplier compliance to inspection requirements and ongoing performance monitoring

Skills

• internal audit
• quality assurance
• quality engineering
• Root cause analysis

Top Skills Details

• internal audit
• quality assurance
• quality engineering

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Requirements:

Bachelor degree in an engineering or STEM discipline

5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment as a Manufacturing Engineer, Test Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or Quality Engineer

Preferred Requirements:

Demonstrated experience in GD&T, MIL-STD, IPC and ISO family of standards

ASQ-CQA-RAB certified lead auditor or training with direct hands‑on experience

Proficiency with quality tools such as design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), and process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA)

Strong technical writing skills, ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and strong problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and take initiative; is creative, detail oriented and has a positive attitude when faced with challenging problems

Experience Level

Intermediate

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Long Beach, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $130000.00 - $160000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

we're committed to rewarding and supporting our team. Our benefits package includes equity ownership through stock options, giving you a stake in our success, along with comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, and vision) through an HRA with a generous allowance. We also provide a retirement savings plan and unlimited paid time off so you can recharge and maintain work-life balance.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Long Beach,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 15, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.