Quality Engineer: Process Excellence & Defect Reduction

Divergent; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid leave

Health benefits

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our growing team. This role ensures the quality and reliability of our high-precision products, leading quality initiatives and working with cross-functional teams to implement improvements in production.

You will drive inspection strategy, manage audits and documentation (PPAP, FAIR), analyze data for trends, and mentor the quality team while aligning with customer requirements and industry standards such as AS9100.

Qualifications

• Experience driving process improvement and defect reduction in manufacturing.
• Proficiency with PPAP, FMEA, and RCA to resolve quality issues.
• Familiarity with CMM programming, Gage R&R, and sampling techniques.
• Strong data analysis skills to identify trends and drive decisions.
• Ability to collaborate with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent documentation and communication of quality metrics.
• Knowledge of AS9100 / ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead process improvement and defect reduction initiatives.
• Develop robust inspection strategies and criteria.
• Engage with customers to manage audits and deliverables.
• Lead nonconformance and corrective actions.
• Monitor KPIs and develop real-time quality dashboards.
• Support quality planning and deployment of new inspection tech.
• Mentor team and drive cross-functional problem solving.

Skills

Export controls

Process improvement

Defect reduction

Inspection optimization

PPAP

FMEA

RCA

CMM programming

Gage R&R

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

PPAP documentation

FMEA tools

RCA tools

CMM programming

Gage R&R tools

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

Divergent is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our growing team. This role ensures the quality and reliability of our high-precision products, leading quality initiatives and working with cross-functional teams to implement improvements in production.

You will drive inspection strategy, manage audits and documentation (PPAP, FAIR), analyze data for trends, and mentor the quality team while aligning with customer requirements and industry standards such as AS9100.