Quality Engineer

Socket.dev; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Roush Yates is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive product quality from quote to production. This role requires strong GD&T, inspection methods, and manufacturing process knowledge to deliver precision products that meet demanding customer requirements.

You will develop inspection strategies, including gaging and fixturing, and lead First Article Inspections while partnering with quality, manufacturing, and customers to resolve issues and improve processes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in manufacturing, metrology, or engineering.
• Strong GD&T and inspection method knowledge.
• Experience with control plans, PFMEA, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into inspection strategies, including costs.
• Develop inspection plans for materials and processes, incl. FAI.
• Collaborate to resolve quality issues using FMEA, Lean, Six Sigma.
• Ensure inspection docs, models, prints, and requirements are controlled.

Skills

Experience in manufacturing

GD&T understanding

Inspection methods

CMM experience

MS Office proficiency

Analytical thinking

Calibration knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CMM programming

Gage R&R

Zeiss CMM

Hexagon CMM

CAD experience

Job description

Roush Yates is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive product quality from quote to production. This role is ideal for a technically minded problem-solver who understands GD&T, inspection methods, and manufacturing processes-and wants to play a key role in delivering precision products that meet demanding customer requirements.

What You'll Do

• Review customer requirements, drawings, and specifications during quoting and translate them into effective inspection strategies, including gaging, fixturing, and inspection costs.
• Develop and maintain inspection plans covering raw materials, first-piece, in-process, receiving, outside processes, final inspection, and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI/FAIR).
• Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, and customers to resolve quality issues, analyze inspection data, and continuously improve processes using FMEA, Lean, 5S, and Six Sigma principles.
• Ensure inspection documentation, models, prints, and customer requirements are accurate, organized, and controlled.

What You Bring

• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, metrology, engineering, or a related technical field; bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of GD&T, blueprints/engineering drawings, gaging, measurement methods, and inspection processes.
• Experience with control plans, PFMEA, process flow diagrams, and statistical analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced production environment.
• CMM experience, calibration knowledge, MRB/corrective action experience, and AS9100/ISO 13485 familiarity are highly desirable.
• Bonus: Zeiss or Hexagon CMM programming, CAD experience, or Gage R&R/capability study knowledge.

Requirements

• Must meet minimum vision standards, corrected or uncorrected, as follows: Snellen 14/18, 20/25 or better, Jaeger Type 2 at 14 inches, or Ortho-Rated 8.
• ITAR compliance requires the individual to be a 'U.S. person' (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee).
  

Roush Yates is committed to individual career development while creating a diverse environment & is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.