Senior Quality Engineer: APQP for NPD & Launch

OpTalent; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

OpTalent in Foothill Ranch, California, seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to drive APQP and New Product Development from concept to launch. You’ll collaborate with Product, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, and suppliers to mitigate risks early and ensure scalable production readiness.

You’ll apply DFMEA/PFMEA, RCA, SPC, DOE and control plans to guide design decisions and prevent issues, while supporting prototypes, validation, and pilot runs for successful market introduction.

Qualifications

• Experience applying APQP in new product development.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple development projects and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Support new products from concept through production launch.
• Apply APQP principles to plan and manage quality throughout NPD.
• Evaluate product designs for quality, risk, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Identify potential failure modes and drive risk reduction through DFMEA/PFMEA and related quality planning.
• Apply quality and problem-solving tools including RCA, SPC, Cpk, MSA, Control Plans, and DOE.
• Provide technical feedback to Product and Design Engineering to prevent issues before production.
• Support prototype builds, testing, validation, pilot production, and launch readiness.
• Partner with Manufacturing and suppliers to address process, tooling, and production risks.
• Support quality gates and ensure appropriate controls are established before production.
• Manage multiple development projects, priorities, and timelines.

Job description

OpTalent in Foothill Ranch, California, seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to drive APQP and New Product Development from concept to launch. You’ll collaborate with Product, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, and suppliers to mitigate risks early and ensure scalable production readiness.

You’ll apply DFMEA/PFMEA, RCA, SPC, DOE and control plans to guide design decisions and prevent issues, while supporting prototypes, validation, and pilot runs for successful market introduction.