Senior Quality Engineer — Lead APQP & Quality Excellence

Sterling St James LLC; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling St James LLC in Omaha, NE seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead APQP efforts, drive root cause analysis, and ensure ISO 9001 standards are sustained. You will work with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers to improve processes and ensure conformance of welded, machined, and formed metal products.

You will establish inspection plans and test protocols, mentor engineers, and champion a culture of quality planning across the site.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering and 4+ years of related experience.
• 2+ years Certified Quality Engineer preferred.
• APQP experience preferred and knowledge of DFMEA/PFMEA.

Responsibilities

• Participates and leads Quality in APQP activities.
• Develops dashboards and QA systems.
• Develop control plans, PFMEA, and quality plans for products or projects.
• Manage Product and Process qualifications (CPK studies, Gage R&R).
• Monitor quality metrics and corrective actions (CARs).
• Lead Advanced Quality tools and processes (DMAIC, 8D, Mistake Proofing).
• Oversee QMS Certification compliance and internal audits.
• Lead design for quality assignments and escalate issues as needed.
• Train Quality Team in fundamental tools and methodologies.

Skills

APQP planning

Quality leadership

Root cause analysis

Statistical analysis

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Minitab

SAS/JMP

Excel (Macros)

Power BI

Job description

Sterling St James LLC in Omaha, NE seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead APQP efforts, drive root cause analysis, and ensure ISO 9001 standards are sustained. You will work with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers to improve processes and ensure conformance of welded, machined, and formed metal products.

You will establish inspection plans and test protocols, mentor engineers, and champion a culture of quality planning across the site.