Quality Engineer for Scaled Manufacturing

General Matter; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

General Matter in Los Angeles seeks a hands-on Quality Engineer to help build and scale a quality program supporting production growth. You will partner with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and operations to establish quality standards, inspection methods, and processes.

The role develops the quality management system, improves process capability, selects inspection equipment, and leads first article inspections for new products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in manufacturing, development, or production engineering.
• Proficient in a 3D CAD package (such as Solidworks, CATIA, NX, etc.) and the ability to make manufacturing drawings using GD&T.
• Hands-on experience building hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop quality procedures, work instructions, inspection plans, and control plans.
• Support the development and maintenance of the company's quality management system.
• Review engineering drawings and define inspection requirements.
• Evaluate, select, and implement inspection equipment, measurement tools, fixtures, and automated inspection methods.
• Lead first article inspections, process validation activities, and quality planning for new products.
• Analyze process performance and recommend improvements to reduce variation and defects.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Support material review board activities and drive reduction of scrap, rework, and nonconforming material.
• Issue and track supplier corrective actions and participate in supplier audits.
• Work cross-functionally with manufacturing and engineering teams to improve product quality and process controls.
• Develop and maintain quality metrics and communicate quality trends to leadership.
• Train inspectors and production personnel on quality standards and inspection methods.
• Support customer audits, source inspections, and resolution of quality concerns.

Skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional leadership

Hands-on hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Quality

Tools

SolidWorks/ CAD package

GD&T

PC-DMIS

Verisurf

Job description

General Matter in Los Angeles seeks a hands-on Quality Engineer to help build and scale a quality program supporting production growth. You will partner with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and operations to establish quality standards, inspection methods, and processes.

The role develops the quality management system, improves process capability, selects inspection equipment, and leads first article inspections for new products.