Senior Quality Engineer - ISO 9001 & Manufacturing

Actalent; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership through stock options

Comprehensive health coverage (medical

Retirement savings plan

Unlimited paid time off

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer in Long Beach, CA, to lead the development and execution of robust quality processes across manufacturing, testing, and deployment. You will partner with Product and Project engineering to implement inspection plans and drive continuous improvement in product quality and safety.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in manufacturing quality roles, strong ISO 9001 expertise, and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment as a Manufacturing Engineer, Test Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or Quality Engineer.
• Proficiency in quality engineering and ISO 9001 standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) and provide training to relevant personnel on ISO 9001 compliance requirements and industry standards.
• Perform and train QA for Electrical and Mechanical systems, including drawings, production and test operations inspection sign-offs, and verification of compliance to procedures.
• Utilize strong engineering domain knowledge and practical experience to advise and solve problems with design, manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership teams on product quality and safety.
• Partner with Product and Project engineering to create inspection plans for all deployable systems and support real-time during operations on the implementation of the plans.
• Identify and address the largest quality-related issues and risks impacting manufacturing and operations across product lines, partnering with relevant stakeholders to minimize risk and implement process improvements.
• Conduct internal audits to assess core business processes, systems, and products ensuring compliance to customer requirements, internal procedures, policies, and ISO 9001 standards.
• Utilize corrective and preventive action processes to address non-conformances and drive quality management improvements across product lines.
• Drive quality assurance within the supply chain, ensuring effective supplier qualification and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Define team growth plans and roadmaps to increase quality support across all relevant production, test, and deployment operations.

Skills

Quality engineering

ISO 9001

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM

Tools

DOE

SPC

Root cause analysis

CAPA

APQP

PFMEA

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer in Long Beach, CA, to lead the development and execution of robust quality processes across manufacturing, testing, and deployment. You will partner with Product and Project engineering to implement inspection plans and drive continuous improvement in product quality and safety.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in manufacturing quality roles, strong ISO 9001 expertise, and hands-on leadership.