Quality Engineer: NPI & Metrology Specialist

mra; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nolte Precise Manufacturing, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer in Cincinnati, OH to design and sustain robust quality plans ensuring customer, regulatory, and industry requirements are met throughout manufacturing.

The role bridges customer requirements, engineering intent, and shop-floor execution to translate prints and specifications into effective inspection and control plans. The position requires strong technical judgment for selecting inspection methods and balancing measurement risk,

Qualifications

• Strong ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, GD&T, and tolerance schemes.
• Demonstrated experience translating customer and industry specifications into actionable inspection and control plans.
• Solid understanding of metrology principles, dimensional measurement techniques, and measurement system analysis.
• Experience with CNC machining processes (turning and milling) and an understanding of how manufacturing methods influence inspection strategy.
• Working knowledge of CMM programming and inspection (e.g., PC-DMIS).
• Experience with SPC, capability analysis, and statistical tools for process monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality planning activities during New Product Introduction (NPI), translating requirements into inspection plans and control strategies.
• Review customer drawings and specifications to define inspection methods and acceptance criteria.
• Define and perform PFMEA and control plan development to identify critical characteristics.
• Balloon engineering drawings and develop measurement strategies aligned to tolerances and functional requirements.
• Perform hands-on measurements during NPI and early production to support conformance and capability studies.
• Document and validate inspection methods and drive improvements to plans as processes mature.
• Select and document best-fit inspection methods for each process step considering risk and throughput.

Skills

Technical judgment

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Problem solving

Manufacturing awareness

Tools

CAD/CAM

PC-DMIS

Discus

MS Office

Job description

Nolte Precise Manufacturing, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer in Cincinnati, OH to design and sustain robust quality plans ensuring customer, regulatory, and industry requirements are met throughout manufacturing.

The role bridges customer requirements, engineering intent, and shop-floor execution to translate prints and specifications into effective inspection and control plans. The position requires strong technical judgment for selecting inspection methods and balancing measurement risk,