Quality Engineer

Actalent; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick)

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Actalent in Plymouth, MA seeks an experienced Quality Engineer to support product development, manufacturing, and supplier quality initiatives. You will drive continuous improvement, lead CAPA activities, and ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements.

You will partner with design and manufacturing teams to embed quality early in the lifecycle, support supplier audits, and manage quality metrics across programs.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government clearance.
• Preference for experience in ISO 9000 or AS9100 manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead root cause investigations and CAPA activities to eliminate recurring nonconformances.
• Lead quality engineer for a new vehicle product line.
• Collaborate with design engineering to incorporate quality requirements early in development.
• Identify, document, and resolve product, process, and quality system issues.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure QA controls and inspection requirements.
• Support supplier audits and assessments to verify compliance and drive continuous improvement.
• Travel to supplier locations to clarify quality requirements and resolve supplier quality issues.
• Monitor and report key quality KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, and value stream mapping projects.

Skills

Supplier quality

CAPA

Quality engineering

AS9100

Root cause analysis

Quality management system

NPI

Continuous improvement

Job description

Job title: Quality engineer

Exciting opportunity for career growth at a leading UUV company

Description

We are seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support product development, manufacturing, and supplier quality initiatives while driving continuous improvement efforts throughout the organization. This position plays a key role in ensuring products meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the CAPA Chairperson, leading root cause investigations and corrective/preventive action activities to eliminate recurring nonconformances.

Act as the lead Quality Engineer for a new vehicle product line.

Partner with design engineering teams to ensure quality requirements are incorporated early in the product development lifecycle.

Identify, document, and resolve product, process, and quality system issues.

Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure production routings contain proper quality controls and inspection requirements.

Support supplier audits and assessments to verify compliance, drive standardization, eliminate waste, and promote continuous improvement.

Travel to supplier and subcontractor locations as needed to clarify quality requirements, conduct quality risk assessments, and resolve supplier quality issues.

Assist in evaluating supplier technical concerns and ensuring continuity of supply that meets technical and quality requirements.

Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program teams to maintain a robust quality management program.

Monitor, communicate, and improve key quality performance metrics and KPIs.

Establish and execute short- and long-term product quality goals.

Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, process capability studies, value stream mapping, and process analyses.

Support new product introductions, design updates, disposition activities, and nonconforming material processes.

Position Overview

The Quality Engineer develops, implements, and maintains quality systems, processes, and controls to ensure products meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements. This role collaborates closely with engineering, manufacturing, laboratory, and supplier quality teams to establish inspection methods, testing procedures, acceptance criteria, and risk mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities include designing and analyzing inspection processes, conducting quality audits and assessments, performing statistical analyses, supporting corrective actions, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and driving operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

supplier quality, CAPA, quality engineering, As9100, Root cause analysis, Quality management system, NPI, continuous improvement

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government clearance.
• Preference for experience in ISO 9000 or AS9100 manufacturing environment

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Plymouth, MA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $43.26 - $55.28/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)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Plymouth, MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Plymouth,MA.

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.