Quality Engineer

6 Degrees Search; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical PPO

401k with company match

Dental plan

Vision plan

Telemedicine

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Job summary

6 Degrees Search is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team, focusing on lab testing, supplier quality, and product quality for steel manufacturing and ground control solutions.

Responsibilities include testing with engineering guidance, interpreting drawings, interfacing with Purchasing, and participating in vendor auditing. Eligible candidates hold a BS in Engineering, 3–5 years of experience, and proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks or Inventor.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or equivalent (Mechanical or Materials)
• 3–5 years of relevant experience preferred
• Ability to understand drawings or models created with AutoCAD, SolidWorks or Inventor

Responsibilities

• Perform lab testing and organize tasks with guidance from Engineering
• Apply engineering principles to calculations and testing setups
• Assist with lab testing of manufactured or purchased products
• Understand product drawings, specifications and material requirements; communicate technical requirements
• Interpret specifications from regulatory/industry standards for manufactured/purchased products
• Assist in creating and organizing technical documents
• Participate in vendor auditing and communicate with Purchasing on quality requirements
• Assist in quality audits and testing as assigned
• Learn/use lab equipment such as tensile and hardness testers and set up fixtures as needed
• Prepare samples for testing and maintain lab organization

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical or Materials)

3-5 years relevant experience

Ability to read drawings/models

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Inventor

Job description

Quality Engineer $75,000.- $105,000.00 + Quarter Bonuses + Generous 401K

Quality Engineerto join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in the testing of new or existing product, supplier quality/ vendor development, manufactured product quality, and the evaluation and resolution of manufacturing or supplier product issues related to steel manufacturing and ground control solutions. The successful candidate will conduct laboratory testing and play a key role in product and vendor development. They will work closely with our Engineering, Purchasing and Quality teams, performing routine, requested, or issue-specific part testing. Additionally, this position involves collaboration with manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and several other groups in the company to ensure manufactured and purchased products meet all requirements.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Equivalent Relevant Discipline (Mechanical or Material Science Engineering), Preferred
• Three-Five (3-5) Years Relevant Experience, A Plus
• Ability to understand drawings or models created with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or Inventor

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform lab testing and organization tasks promptly, with guidance from Engineering.
• Apply engineering principles to perform accurate calculations, analyses and determine necessary tools for testing setups
• Assist with lab testing of manufactured or purchased products
• Ability to understand product drawings, specifications, and material requirements. Prepare emails, or reports to properly convey the technical requirements for purchased or manufactured parts and technical reporting of the results of lab testing
• Able to understand or interpret specification requirements from regulatory or industry standard for manufactured or purchased products
• Support the creation and organization of technical documents for manufactured or purchased product
• Participate in vendor auditing and communication to facilitate the Purchasing of quality product, and assist the Purchasing department with vendor development regarding technical requirements and testing
• Assist in quality audits and testing of products as assigned
• Ability to use, or learn to use, lab machines, such as tensile and hardness testers, and the setup of these machines depending on the type of test that is to be conducted
• Ability to determine the proper test fixturing for industry standard testing, or for the evaluation of a particular part issue
• Ability to prepare samples for testing using saws, shear, bench grinder, mill, grinder, etc as needed
• Maintain organization of lab and storage for incoming parts
• Assist with a system for sample part retention by part type and supplier

Excellent benefits include medical with a standard PPO plan with deductibles as low as $1,500 and wellness credit up to $750; voluntary 401k plan with company match up to 12%; voluntary dental and vision plans; free telemedicine services; basic life and short-term disability coverage.