Quality Engineer

Job Juncture; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarter bonuses

Generous 401K

Medical with PPO plan

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a Quality Engineer in the Pittsburgh area to support testing of products, supplier development, and product quality assurance for steel manufacturing and ground control solutions.

The role requires a BS in Engineering (Mechanical or Materials) and ability to read CAD drawings (AutoCAD/SolidWorks/Inventor). Responsibilities include lab testing, data analysis, and supplier audits to ensure regulatory and internal standards are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent in Mechanical or Materials Science.
• 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 calculations and determine testing tools.
• Assist with lab testing of manufactured or purchased products.
• Understand product drawings, specifications, and material requirements; prepare communications of technical requirements.
• Interpret specification requirements from regulatory or industry standards for manufactured or purchased products.
• Support creation and organization of technical documents for manufactured or purchased products.
• Participate in vendor auditing and communication to facilitate quality product purchasing and vendor development.
• Assist in quality audits and testing of products as assigned.
• Operate lab machines such as tensile and hardness testers and set up fixtures.
• Prepare samples for testing using relevant tools and maintain lab storage.

Skills

Lab testing

Drawing interpretation

Analytical calculations

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent (Mechanical or Materials)

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
• 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.