Quality Engineer: Process Excellence & Compliance

ARCH; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCH Global Precision in Escondido, CA is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our Quality team. You will develop and maintain quality plans, participate in product qualifications, and drive continuous improvement across processes to meet customer requirements.

You will lead CAPA investigations, perform GR&R studies, support MRB activities, and collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance to ensure robust metrology and qualification of equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years of quality engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of quality systems, problem-solving tools, and ISO/FDA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality plans, inspection plans, control plans, work instructions, and PFMEAs.
• Support new product introductions, product revisions, and process development activities.
• Participate in product qualifications, validations, and change control processes.
• Collaborate with Engineering to review drawings and ensure customer requirements are defined.
• Conduct measurement system analyses including GR&R studies and establish inspection methods.
• Lead or support MRB activities and nonconformance investigations.
• Manage customer complaints, CAPAs, NCMRs, and corrective actions.
• Utilize quality tools such as RCA, FMEA, Risk Analysis, SPC, and 8D.
• Perform internal audits and support external audits.
• Analyze process data and conduct process capability studies.
• Train employees on quality requirements, inspection methods, metrology.
• Support equipment validations and qualification activities with Maintenance, IT, and Operations.
• Drive initiatives to improve manufacturing quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Quality systems knowledge

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering or Quality Engineering

Tools

Minitab

CMMs/Keyence/Vertex

GR&R

PFMEA

SPC

Job description

ARCH Global Precision in Escondido, CA is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our Quality team. You will develop and maintain quality plans, participate in product qualifications, and drive continuous improvement across processes to meet customer requirements.

You will lead CAPA investigations, perform GR&R studies, support MRB activities, and collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance to ensure robust metrology and qualification of equipment.