Quality Engineer - Travel‑Ready for Continuous Improvement

Sterling Engineering; Albertville (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Engineering in Albertville, AL, seeks a Quality Engineer to improve product quality and manufacturing processes. You will use quality tools, data analysis, auditing, and structured problem-solving to resolve issues, reduce risk, and drive continuous improvement.

The role partners with manufacturing, engineering, operations, and customers to ensure robust quality systems and processes across the plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field.
• Quality engineering or manufacturing quality experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and process controls.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve product and process quality issues with cross-functional teams.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions for customer concerns and audits.
• Develop and maintain PFMEAs, Control Plans, process flows, and inspection methods.
• Analyze quality data using SPC, capability studies, Pareto analyses, and control charts.
• Support APQP, PPAP, MSA, Gauge R&R, process validation and equipment qualification.
• Conduct internal audits and support customer/third-party audits.
• Support new product launches and process changes to meet quality requirements.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance to improve capability and reliability.
• Lead or participate in Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain quality records and communicate with customers on corrective actions.

Skills

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

APQP/PPAP

PFMEA/FMEA

MSA / SPC / Gauge R&R

Job description

Sterling Engineering in Albertville, AL, seeks a Quality Engineer to improve product quality and manufacturing processes. You will use quality tools, data analysis, auditing, and structured problem-solving to resolve issues, reduce risk, and drive continuous improvement.

The role partners with manufacturing, engineering, operations, and customers to ensure robust quality systems and processes across the plant.