Quality Engineer-Manufacturing

Legacy Placement Partners; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Placement Partners is seeking a Quality Engineer Analyst in Kansas City to read engineering drawings, interpret GD&T, and verify product quality with calipers, micrometers, and CMMs on the shop floor. The role emphasizes hands-on inspection, solving manufacturing quality problems, and helping lead an onsite quality team.

Aerospace experience is a plus, and a related degree is preferred. You’ll contribute to the Quality Management System and lead continuous improvement initiatives using

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of manufacturing quality engineering experience
• Experience with calipers, micrometers, CMMs, and related software
• Engineering drawing and GD&T proficiency
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9120, or ISO 13485
• Experience with quality audits, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions
• Strong communication skills to work with production teams, suppliers, and customers

Responsibilities

• Improve the Quality Management System
• Develop inspection plans
• Perform AS9102 first article inspections
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean/Six Sigma methods

Skills

GD&T proficiency

Engineering drawing proficiency

Quality engineering mindset

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

CMMs

Job description

**Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S without employer sponsorship now

or in the future.

$90,000–$105,000 annually

Can you read an engineering drawing, interpret GD&T, and use calipers, micrometers, and a CMM to verify product quality? Let’s talk.

Legacy Placement Partners is recruiting a Quality Engineer Analyst who enjoys hands‑on inspection, solving manufacturing quality problems, and helping lead an onsite quality team.

What you’ll bring:

• 3–5 years of manufacturing quality engineering experience
• Experience with calipers, micrometers, CMMs, and related software
• Engineering drawing and GD&T proficiency
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9120, or ISO 13485
• Experience with quality audits, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions
• Strong communication skills to work with production teams, suppliers, and customers

**Experience in the aerospace industry is a plus.**

You’ll help improve the Quality Management System, develop inspection plans, perform AS9102 first article inspections, and drive continuous improvement using Lean/Six Sigma methods.

A related degree is preferred; equivalent Quality Assurance/Quality Control experience is welcome.

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