Quality Engineer: Drive Defect Reduction in Composites

System One; Huntingdon (Huntingdon County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

System One in Huntingdon, PA is actively seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure manufacturing processes and products meet quality, safety, and customer requirements onsite.

You will collaborate with Operations, Process Engineering, Maintenance, and EHS to drive continuous improvement in fiberglass and composite manufacturing, lead quality initiatives, support new product introductions, and coordinate with chemists and production teams on formulations and trials to minimize defects and downtime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline as listed in the job description.
• 3–7 years of manufacturing or quality engineering experience.
• Experience in continuous manufacturing, composites, fiberglass, polymers, or related industrial environments.
• Experience supporting production operations and quality improvement initiatives.
• Experience with process validation, root cause analysis, and statistical problem-solving techniques.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing processes and identify opportunities to improve quality, consistency, and cost.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality standards, work instructions, and inspection procedures.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor quality performance through data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Support production teams with technical expertise and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering to reduce defects.
• Work with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and reduce quality-related downtime.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional project teams.
• Prepare technical reports, quality documentation, and project updates.
• Partner with Chemists and Production teams to support new formulations, material trials, and product development initiatives.
• Participate in capital improvement projects, equipment installations, and process validation activities.
• Develop and maintain quality documentation, control plans, and inspection specifications for composite manufacturing processes.
• Assist with troubleshooting customer quality concerns and implementing corrective actions related to manufacturing processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Documentation

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science

Tools

Microsoft Office

Manufacturing systems

Job description

System One in Huntingdon, PA is actively seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure manufacturing processes and products meet quality, safety, and customer requirements onsite.

You will collaborate with Operations, Process Engineering, Maintenance, and EHS to drive continuous improvement in fiberglass and composite manufacturing, lead quality initiatives, support new product introductions, and coordinate with chemists and production teams on formulations and trials to minimize defects and downtime.