Senior Quality Engineer — APQP/PPAP & Customer Quality

Twin City Die Castings Company; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 82,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Company-funded HRA account

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

Vision and Dental Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

Twin City Die Castings Company in Minneapolis seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to translate requirements into robust quality plans and lead APQP/PPAP activities. You will support production on quality issues, manage customer communications, and drive process improvements across NPD/EC projects.

Responsibilities include developing metrology plans, GD&T application, and audits, with ESOP benefits and a strong safety culture. 5+ years in a related field is preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related technical field with 5+ years of experience.
• Experience developing new product and process qualification plans.
• Experience with SPC, DOE, and process capability studies.
• Experience optimizing processes for cost reductions and risk reduction.
• Experience in die casting or precision machining preferred.
• ASQ or similar certification; Green Belt/Black Belt a plus.

Responsibilities

• Primary customer contact for all quality related communications.
• Build and manage relationships with customer quality personnel.
• Provide hands-on support to production to resolve quality issues.
• Lead problem solving teams to address complaints and reduce scrap.
• Maintain and train quality plans, inspection plans, and work instructions.
• Disposition suspect product and materials per customer requirements.
• Work with suppliers to resolve quality-related issues.
• Quality representative for NPD & EC projects.
• Define quality requirements for NPD/EC projects and APQP activities.
• Support design reviews and input into print development.
• Participate in PFMEA risk assessment activities.

Skills

Quality engineering

APQP

PPAP

GD&T

Problem solving

Process improvement

Gemba

Cross-functional work

Statistical methods

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

Zeiss-Calypso CMM

ERP systems

Quality databases

CMM programming

Job description

Twin City Die Castings Company in Minneapolis seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to translate requirements into robust quality plans and lead APQP/PPAP activities. You will support production on quality issues, manage customer communications, and drive process improvements across NPD/EC projects.

Responsibilities include developing metrology plans, GD&T application, and audits, with ESOP benefits and a strong safety culture. 5+ years in a related field is preferred.