Quality Engineer, Shop Floor & Process Improvement

South Bay Solutions, Inc.; Mattos (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life insurance

Safe Harbor 401(K)

401(K) match

Paid time off

Job summary

South Bay Solutions, Inc. is a high-precision machine shop serving semiconductor, medical, and advanced tech sectors. We seek a hands-on Quality Engineer to partner with production, engineering, and suppliers to assure product quality and process reliability on the shop floor.

You will implement control plans, PFMEAs, and inspection methods, perform capability studies, and lead root-cause investigations. A background in ISO 9001/13485 and metrology is valued.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in Quality Engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with shop-floor manufacturing teams and quality processes.
• Strong reading of engineering drawings, specs, and GD&T.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and/or ISO 13485 quality systems.
• Proficient in quality tools (PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, Gage R&R).
• Ability to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Review drawings, specs, and customer requirements to define manufacturing and inspection criteria.
• Develop and maintain control plans, PFMEAs, flow diagrams, inspection plans, and work instructions.
• Support new product introduction, process development, and qualification activities.
• Define inspection methods, sampling plans, and measurement strategies.
• Perform Gage R&R, MSA, capability studies, SPC, and process analysis to reduce variation.
• Collaborate with production teams to troubleshoot, prevent defects, and drive improvement.
• Lead root-cause investigations using 5-Why, Fishbone, 8D, and corrective actions.
• Manage nonconformances with suppliers and internal processes; drive timely closures.
• Participate in MRB activities and quality investigations; support customer complaints and RMAs.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions; verify effectiveness.
• Support supplier quality, audits, incoming inspection, and performance monitoring.
• Assist IQ/OQ/PQ and process validation activities; maintain quality documentation.
• Participate in audits; maintain traceability and quality records.
• Support change-control with engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Analyze scrap, rework, defects, nonconformances, and trends; communicate to management.
• Lead continuous improvement focused on defect reduction and efficiency.
• Support Lean, 5S, and cross-functional quality initiatives.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root-cause analysis

Gage R&R

SPC

MSA

8D

PFMEA

Control plans

Process validation

GD&T

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Quality Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

CMM/dimensional inspection

IQ/OQ/PQ

Advanced metrology

ISO 9001/13485 knowledge

Job description

South Bay Solutions, Inc. is a high-precision machine shop serving semiconductor, medical, and advanced tech sectors. We seek a hands-on Quality Engineer to partner with production, engineering, and suppliers to assure product quality and process reliability on the shop floor.

You will implement control plans, PFMEAs, and inspection methods, perform capability studies, and lead root-cause investigations. A background in ISO 9001/13485 and metrology is valued.