Senior Quality Engineer: Lead CAPA & Audits

Plexus Corp.; Buffalo Grove, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Plexus Corp. in Buffalo Grove, IL is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to ensure product compliance with customer specifications and industry standards. You will lead CAPA discussions, maintain master validation plans, and support NPI documentation while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of related experience, and strong problem-solving and communication skills to drive quality improvements on the manufacturing floor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of related experience.
• Experience in manufacturing quality and customer-facing quality issues.
• Strong problem-solving using structured tools and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary customer contact for quality issues and audits.
• Lead CAPA development and root-cause analysis with SMEs.
• Develop inspection strategy for receiving and pre-ship quality.
• Support internal and external audits and QMS improvements.

Skills

Quality engineering

CAPA

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ABI compliance

ECOs

QMS audits

Job description

Plexus Corp. in Buffalo Grove, IL is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to ensure product compliance with customer specifications and industry standards. You will lead CAPA discussions, maintain master validation plans, and support NPI documentation while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of related experience, and strong problem-solving and communication skills to drive quality improvements on the manufacturing floor.