Senior Quality Engineer

Brightpath Associates LLC; Kentucky; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Associates LLC is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to lead quality activities for new and existing products in a manufacturing setting. You will develop and maintain Control Plans, PFMEA, inspection plans, and process documentation, while leading root-cause analysis, CAPA, and nonconformance investigations.

You will apply SPC, MSA, and statistical methods to drive improvements and support APQP, first article inspections, and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field with 6+ years of progressive quality engineering experience; injection molding/plastics manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality engineering activities for new, revised, and existing products in a manufacturing environment.
• Develop and maintain Control Plans, PFMEA, inspection plans, process flows, work instructions, and quality documentation.
• Lead root-cause analysis, 8D, CAPA, corrective/preventive actions, and nonconformance investigations.
• Apply SPC, MSA, process capability studies, statistical analysis, and data-driven problem solving to improve quality.
• Support APQP, product/process validation, First Article Inspection, production readiness, and engineering changes.
• Manage customer complaints, containment, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Support supplier quality, supplier audits, supplier development, PPAP, and recurring supplier quality issues.
• Drive Lean/Six Sigma, continuous improvement, mistake-proofing, and scrap/rework reduction initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9000/IATF-style quality systems and support internal, external, and customer audits.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

Job description

• Lead quality engineering activities for new, revised, and existing products in a manufacturing environment.
• Develop and maintain Control Plans, PFMEA, inspection plans, process flows, work instructions, and quality documentation.
• Lead root-cause analysis, 8D, CAPA, corrective/preventive actions, and nonconformance investigations.
• Apply SPC, MSA, process capability studies, statistical analysis, and data-driven problem solving to improve quality.
• Support APQP, product/process validation, First Article Inspection, production readiness, and engineering changes.
• Manage customer complaints, containment, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Support supplier quality, supplier audits, supplier development, PPAP, and recurring supplier quality issues.
• Drive Lean/Six Sigma, continuous improvement, mistake-proofing, and scrap/rework reduction initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9000/IATF-style quality systems and support internal, external, and customer audits.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field with 6+ years of progressive quality engineering experience; injection molding/plastics manufacturing experience preferred.