Quality Engineer: Root-Cause & Process Excellence

Draper Labs; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper Labs, located in St. Petersburg, Florida, seeks a Quality Engineer 2 to ensure products meet the highest quality standards. You will review SOWs, plans, and procedures to understand scope and requirements, and lead root-cause investigations with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in quality engineering, hands-on problem solving, Lean Six Sigma knowledge, and proficiency with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100. This on-site role offers growth within a nonprofit R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Requires 3-5 years experience in quality engineering or related field.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma and quality standards.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100.
• Ability to work on cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to customers, suppliers, and employees to resolve issues.
• Improve manufacturing processes to reduce nonconforming products.
• Ensure products meet quality and integrity requirements.
• Support development or operations with inspection analysis.
• Identify root causes of failures and recommend corrective actions.
• Analyze data to identify trends and prevent recurrence.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Lean Six Sigma

ISO 9001:2015

AS9100

Process integration

Organizational skills

Time management

Analytical/problem solving

Written and oral communication

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Draper Labs, located in St. Petersburg, Florida, seeks a Quality Engineer 2 to ensure products meet the highest quality standards. You will review SOWs, plans, and procedures to understand scope and requirements, and lead root-cause investigations with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in quality engineering, hands-on problem solving, Lean Six Sigma knowledge, and proficiency with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100. This on-site role offers growth within a nonprofit R&D environment.