Quality Innovation Engineer – Automation & Vision Systems

MasterBrand Cabinets; Arthur (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MasterBrand Cabinets is seeking a Quality Innovation Engineer to lead the development and deployment of quality technologies across our wood cabinetry manufacturing environments. You will manage projects from concept to validation, promote best practices, and drive automation and mistake-proofing initiatives that improve product quality and ROI.

The role requires strong technical knowledge in mechanical, digital and manufacturing systems, with proven project leadership and ability to collaborate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, automation, manufacturing, or a related technical field; a comparable combination of education and relevant technical experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of quality engineering experience; experience in wood-products manufacturing is preferred.
• Proven experience designing and implementing automation, vision systems and mistake-proofing tools in manufacturing environment required.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, standards, procedures, and regulatory or customer requirements and translate them into equipment and process requirements.
• Practical knowledge of root-cause analysis, corrective action, risk-based thinking, and continuous-improvement methods, with the ability to apply them to equipment design, process risk, and implementation issues.
• Demonstrated initiative in applying innovative technologies to improve product and process quality.
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and recommend emerging quality technologies based on ROI, defect reductions and improved customer quality
• Detailed understanding of process capability and variation, including how capability data informs risk assessment and solution selection.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts, project risks, and recommended actions clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects by balancing quality risk, business impact, resource constraints, and target completion dates.
• Ability to travel as required (up to 50%)

Responsibilities

• Implement quality engineering projects including mechanical, digital, optical, robotic and related equipment systems to demonstrate projects that produce the designed ROI, R&A reduction and consumer goals.
• Establish quality engineering best practices and process quality standards. Train applicable manufacturing sites and proliferate implementation.
• Lead development of innovative quality mistake-proof solutions including AOI (automated optical inspection), pick to light, damage elimination, automation, robotics, and finish/paint system poke-yokes.
• Develop and refine statements of work (SOW), technical specifications, equipment layouts, requests for quotation, and acceptance criteria for quality innovation projects.
• Coordinate technical interfaces among equipment suppliers, Digital and Technology, manufacturing, and other internal stakeholders to align requirements, responsibilities, and integration plans.
• Provide on-site support as required for equipment inspection, testing, commissioning, acceptance, and troubleshooting.
• Document and manage lessons learned, supplier capabilities, and emerging technologies so future implementations can reuse proven approaches and avoid recurring issues.

Skills

Quality engineering

Automation

Vision systems

Root-cause analysis

Project leadership

Manufacturing systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

AOI (Automated Optical Inspection)

Poke-yokes

Job description

MasterBrand Cabinets is seeking a Quality Innovation Engineer to lead the development and deployment of quality technologies across our wood cabinetry manufacturing environments. You will manage projects from concept to validation, promote best practices, and drive automation and mistake-proofing initiatives that improve product quality and ROI.

The role requires strong technical knowledge in mechanical, digital and manufacturing systems, with proven project leadership and ability to collaborate