Quality Engineer

Chart, Inc.; New Prague (MN); On-site; USD 73,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

HSA

FSA

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401k Match

Family Leave

Job summary

Chart, Inc. in New Prague, MN is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to plan, coordinate and direct areas of the Quality Management System, ensuring production adheres to established standards.

This on-site role requires hands-on leadership, audits, data analysis, and process improvements across supplier and internal quality teams. The ideal candidate has a four-year technical degree with 3–5 years in regulated quality environments; CQE preferred.

Qualifications

• Four-year technical college degree with 3–5 years of experience in regulated quality systems in a manufacturing environment.
• CQE or Supplier Quality Professional (preferred).
• Knowledge of DOT, Transport Canada, EN, ASME and ASTM standards desirable.
• Proficiency with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and customer requirements.
• Performing and coordinating audits to ensure compliance with ISO 9001/14001/45001 and manufacturing quality.
• Conducting statistical analysis of production processes and reporting findings.
• Improving quality processes for efficiency and reducing factory escapes.
• Working with suppliers to improve material quality and performance.
• Managing warranty processes and documenting returns.
• Leading cross-functional problem solving to meet plant goals.
• Supporting containment activities to ensure shipment of certified product.
• Promoting error-proofing solutions and root-cause corrective actions.
• Providing technical support for suppliers and quality systems.
• Ensuring initial incoming quality via FAI and PPAP.
• Communicating status of quality issues to internal teams and customers.

Skills

DOT/Standards knowledge

Root-cause analysis

Supplier quality

Destructive/NDE examinations

MS Office

Blueprint reading

Statistical analysis

Quality leadership

SPC/Gage R&R

PFMEA familiarity

Education

Four-year technical college degree

CQE or SCQP preferred

Tools

Minitab

Quality Management Systems

Job description

Requisition ID40066-Posted10/12/2026-201710 (QUALITY CONTROL (VARIABLE))-United States-MN-New Prague

At Chart, we design and build some of the world’s most advanced cryogenic equipment—that’s how our “Cooler By Design®” tagline was born. But it’s not just our technology that’s cool. It’s our people. We solve complex problems as a team, making us truly Cooler Together. And with the addition of Howden to the Chart family, we’re Stronger Together, too.

Our customers don’t simply bring us equipment specs—they bring us challenges. That’s where you come in. From concept and design to installation and commissioning, you’ll help create solutions that support a wide range of industries and applications.

Launching rockets into space

Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials

Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage

Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible

Want to see our impact in action? Explore Chart City: https://chartcity.chartindustries.com/ . We’re looking for bright, driven talent excited to build a career in an evolving, high-growth industry. Along with competitive compensation and meaningful work, Chart offers development programs designed to grow future leaders. That could be you. If you’re passionate about design engineering and think a career at Chart sounds pretty cool, let’s talk.

The Quality Assurance Engineer plans, coordinates, and directs the applicable areas of the Quality Management System designed to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established standards by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

This is on-site position at our New Prague, MN location.

What Will You Do?

• Ensuring compliance with appropriate regulatory standards & customer specific requirements.
• Performing and coordinating internal or supplier audits/training to ensure continuing compliance with Quality System Standards (ISO 9001/14001/45001/) and the manufacture of safe products.
• Conducting statistical analysis of production processes and reporting of findings.
• Improving Quality processes for increased efficiency and reduction of factory escapes.
• Utilizing internal and external supplier performance data and working directly with key suppliers on improving quality of purchased materials.
• Managing the warranty process, preparing, tearing down and documenting returned products and components.
• Leading and coaching cross functional plant and supplier problem solving activities to achieve plant goals.
• Initiating and assisting with containment activities internally and externally to establish product clear point and ensuring shipment of certified product to customers.
• Promoting the application of error proofing solutions by challenging root cause and corrective actions.
• Providing technical expertise for development and maintenance of suppliers and systems.
• Supplying technical support and assuring compliance to engineering and quality specifications.
• Ensuring initial incoming product quality through FAI and PPAP.
• Communicating status of quality issues internally and to customers regularly.
• Responsibilities may also include training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Performing other duties as assigned by Quality Assurance Manager.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Your Experience Should Be...

• Working knowledge of DOT, Transport Canada, EN, ASME and ASTM standards are desirable.
• Experience in process improvement, supplier quality assurance, welding of ferrous metals, destructive and non-destructive examinations, and supervision are a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints, technical procedures and governmental regulations.
• Verifiable experience with root-cause problem solving techniques and error proofing methodologies.
• Proven ability to influence and lead through effective communications and team player attitude.
• Working with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Knowledge of SPC, Capability Studies, Gage R&R and Sampling plans. Familiarity with PFMEA.
• Ability to effectively communicate to a culturally diverse customer and supply base.

Your Education Should Be…

• The ideal candidate will have a four-year technical college degree and three to five years related experience in regulated quality systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Supplier Quality Professional (SCQP) (preferred).

Our Benefits Package...

Pay Range: 73,000 - 95,000 annually

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Employer contributions to an HSA account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
• Up to two weeks of paid family leave
• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match