Quality Engineering Lead: Drive Product & Process Excellence

SSi People; Middlesex (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SSi People is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer in Middlesex, NC (On-Site) to strengthen product and process quality across value streams. The role emphasizes driving quality system compliance, structured problem solving, and continuous improvement through prevention and containment strategies.

Responsibilities include deploying QMS requirements, leading investigations into customer issues, and collaborating with cross-functional and supplier quality teams to support audits and corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing, quality engineering, supplier quality, or related technical roles.
• Experience working within a regulated quality management system environment.
• Ability to support compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deploy quality management system requirements, business system tools, and advanced quality methodologies to improve performance and reduce non-conformance.
• Lead investigations into customer complaints, escapes, and returns, including containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Support quality planning activities by establishing and maintaining control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, validation activities, and launch readiness requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and supplier quality groups to support audits, assessments, corrective action activities, customer support, and supplier performance improvement.

Skills

Quality engineering

Manufacturing

Regulated environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

SSi People is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer in Middlesex, NC (On-Site) to strengthen product and process quality across value streams. The role emphasizes driving quality system compliance, structured problem solving, and continuous improvement through prevention and containment strategies.

Responsibilities include deploying QMS requirements, leading investigations into customer issues, and collaborating with cross-functional and supplier quality teams to support audits and corrective actions.