Quality Engineer

Actalent; Oregon; On-site; USD 45,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement

Paid time off

Job summary

Actalent in Clackamas, Oregon is seeking a Quality Engineer to review, validate, and improve quality documentation while ensuring testing, inspections, and records meet contract requirements.

The role focuses on updating procedures, managing welding inspections and NDT records, and supporting audits to verify adherence to ISO and AS9100 standards. Onsite fabrication environment with collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance with a focus on inspection and review of project documentation.
• Understanding of ISO and AS9100 quality systems.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in reviewing quality documentation.
• Effective communication with office and shop personnel on quality-related matters.

Responsibilities

• Review work package documentation for previous and current projects to ensure completeness, accuracy and compliance with quality requirements.
• Validate that testing and required documentation (e.g., visual inspections, NDT) are clearly outlined and properly recorded.
• Update existing quality procedures for ongoing applicability and renumber documents for clarity.
• Review and manage documentation related to welding inspections, NDT, WPS, and PQR.
• Support purchase order reviews to capture and meet contract and customer quality requirements.
• Collaborate with project and shop personnel to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to development and refinement of quality procedures and documentation systems.
• Participate in or support internal and supplier quality audits to verify ISO/AS9100 adherence.

Skills

Quality assurance

Documentation control

ISO & AS9100

NDT understanding

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Job Description: The Quality Engineer will review, validate, and improve quality documentation and procedures while supporting the transition of completed and ongoing work. This role focuses on ensuring that all testing, inspections, and records meet contract requirements and align with established quality systems and standards.

Responsibilities

• Review work package documentation for previous and current projects to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with quality requirements.
• Validate that all necessary testing and required documentation, such as visual inspections, magnetic particle inspections, and other nondestructive examinations, are clearly outlined and properly recorded.
• Update existing quality procedures to determine ongoing applicability, identify what needs to be retained, revised, or removed, and renumber documents as needed for clarity and consistency.
• Review and manage documentation related to welding inspections and reports, nondestructive testing (NDT), welding procedure specifications (WPS), and procedure qualification records (PQR).
• Support purchase order reviews to ensure that all contract and customer quality requirements are clearly captured and met.
• Collaborate with project and shop personnel to clarify documentation needs, resolve quality-related issues, and support continuous improvement of quality processes.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of quality procedures and documentation systems to strengthen overall quality assurance practices.
• Participate in or support internal and supplier quality audits as needed to verify adherence to ISO and AS9100 quality systems.

Essential Skills

• Experience in quality assurance with a focus on inspection and review of project documentation.
• Broad understanding of quality processes, documentation control, and procedure development.
• Approximately 5+ years of experience in quality is ideal for this role.
• Understanding of formal quality management systems, including ISO and AS9100 standards.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in working with digital documentation and records.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation such as welding inspection reports, NDT records, WPS, and PQR.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in reviewing and updating quality documentation.
• Effective communication skills to work with office and shop personnel on quality-related matters.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with QA auditing, either as a supplier auditor or internal auditor, is highly desirable.
• Lead auditor experience is considered a significant plus.
• Prior experience in a fabrication or manufacturing environment is beneficial.
• Familiarity with contract review and purchase order quality requirements is advantageous.

Work Environment

This position is based onsite at a fabrication shop in Clackamas, OR. The Quality Engineer will primarily work in an office setting with regular interaction on the shop floor to review work packages, inspections, and documentation with production personnel. The environment combines administrative documentation work with hands‑on engagement in an active fabrication facility, requiring comfort moving between office and shop areas and collaborating closely with operations and quality teams.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Clackamas, OR.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $48.08/hr.

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.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Clackamas,OR. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Oct 8, 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.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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.