Quality Engineer: Built-In Quality & CI Lead

Actalent; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness

Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan

Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contribution

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick)

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Quality/Test Engineer 3 in Champaign, IL to lead corrective actions and promote end-to-end built-in quality. You will drive continuous improvement, collaborate with manufacturing and engineering, and manage customer relationships while applying structured problem solving across multiple domains such as process control, reliability, and metrology.

The role emphasizes training, data analysis, and cross-functional leadership on a contract basis from Champaign, IL, with a focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• 57 years of experience in quality engineering.
• Experience leading quality improvement projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with Six Sigma tools and methodologies.
• Experience in customer-facing quality roles, including internal and external relationship management.
• Ability to develop and deliver training materials on quality control activities.
• Capability to work across multiple quality domains such as process control, product evaluation, reliability, metrology, automated testing, or software-related quality.
• Professional approach with the capability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead corrective actions for customer and internal quality events across disciplines.
• Promote end-to-end built-in quality and a strong quality culture.
• Lead quality improvement projects using Office 365 to track actions, analyze data, and report progress.
• Support internal continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and monitoring results.
• Manage internal and external customer relationships with manufacturing engineering teams to address quality concerns.
• Employ Six Sigma and 8D methodologies to investigate and resolve issues.
• Develop sampling procedures and forms for recording and reporting quality data.
• Establish programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing systems.
• Write training materials and conduct training sessions on quality control activities.
• Specialize in areas of quality control engineering as needed.
• Direct workers in measuring and tabulating quality data.
• Read blueprints and technical drawings to assess product integrity.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards in daily activities.
• Lead teams through structured problem-solving and corrective actions.
• Drive compliance and continuous improvement across operations.

Skills

Creativity

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Leadership basics

Blueprint reading

CAD experience

Office 365

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CAD

Office 365

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Quality/Test Engineer 3 in Champaign, IL to lead corrective actions and promote end-to-end built-in quality. You will drive continuous improvement, collaborate with manufacturing and engineering, and manage customer relationships while applying structured problem solving across multiple domains such as process control, reliability, and metrology.

The role emphasizes training, data analysis, and cross-functional leadership on a contract basis from Champaign, IL, with a focus