Quality Engineer: Launch, Data-Driven QA & CI

Evotek Recruiting; South Bend (IN); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Evotek Recruiting in South Bend, IN seeks a Quality Engineer to support manufacturing and engineering teams, ensuring product quality from development through production. This role emphasizes problem-solving, continuous improvement, and maintaining quality standards across operations and supplier networks.

The position focuses on root cause investigation, data analysis, and applying quality methodologies to drive corrective actions and process improvements within a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a quality or manufacturing engineering role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Support new product introductions and manufacturing readiness.
• Develop and maintain quality documentation (process flows, risk assessments, control plans, work instructions).
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure smooth product launches and transitions into production.
• Lead root cause investigations related to internal and external quality concerns.
• Analyze production and testing data to identify trends, anomalies, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions across operations and supplier base.
• Promote best practices in statistical analysis, process control, and problem solving methodologies.
• Partner with suppliers and internal teams to establish quality expectations and performance metrics.
• Review and approve supplier submissions and corrective actions.
• Support customer-facing quality initiatives, including issue resolution and reporting.
• Travel as needed to support supplier or customer-related quality activities.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Six Sigma familiarity

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

SPC

MSA

GD&T

Job description

South Bend, United States | Posted on 04/03/2026

We are seeking a Quality Engineer to support manufacturing andengineering teams in ensuring product quality throughout development, launch,and ongoing production. This individual will play a key role inproblem-solving, continuous improvement, and maintaining quality standardsacross internal operations and supplier networks.

Key Responsibilities

Product Launch& Process Development

• Supportnew product introductions and manufacturing readiness
  
• Developand maintain quality documentation (e.g., process flows, risk assessments,control plans, work instructions)
  
• Collaboratecross-functionally to ensure smooth product launches and transitions intoproduction
  

Quality Assurance& Continuous Improvement

• Leadroot cause investigations related to internal and external qualityconcerns
  
• Analyzeproduction and testing data to identify trends, anomalies, and improvementopportunities
  
• Drivecorrective and preventive actions across operations and supplier base
  
• Promotebest practices in statistical analysis, process control, andproblem-solving methodologies
  
• Partnerwith suppliers and internal teams to establish quality expectations andperformance metrics
  
• Reviewand approve supplier submissions and corrective actions
  
• Supportcustomer-facing quality initiatives, including issue resolution andreporting
  
• Travelas needed to support supplier or customer-related quality activities
  

Measurement &Technical Expertise

• Serveas a subject matter expert in measurement systems, data analysis, andprocess capability
  
• Supportimplementation of tolerance strategies and engineering standards
  
• Ensurevalidation and verification methods are executed properly
  

QualityManagement System (QMS)

• Supportand maintain compliance with established quality management systems andstandards
  
• Participatein internal audits and continuous improvement of quality processes
  
• Trackand analyze cost of quality metrics and drive improvement initiatives
  

Requirements

CoreSkills & Experience

• Strongproblem-solving and analytical skills
  
• Experiencewith structured quality methodologies (e.g., APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA,etc.)
  
• Abilityto interpret technical data and make timely, informed decisions
  
• Strongcommunication skills (written, verbal, and presentation)
  
• Experienceworking in a manufacturing environment (multi-process exposure preferred)
  
• Familiaritywith supplier quality and customer-facing issue resolution
  

TechnicalKnowledge

• Understandingof quality systems, audits, and compliance frameworks
  
• Experiencewith measurement systems, GD&T, and data-driven decision-making
  
• Continuousimprovement or Six Sigma experience preferred
  

Education &Background

• Bachelor’sdegree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field
  
• 3+years of experience in a quality or manufacturing engineering role
  
• Experiencecollaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners
  
• 401(k) match
  
• Vacation/PTO
  
• Advancement/promotional opportunities
  
• Team-focused atmosphere/environment
  
• Clean, organized, temperature controlled