Senior Quality Engineer — PPAP, FMEA & Supplier Quality

HyAxiom, Inc.; South Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

HyAxiom, Inc. is seeking a senior-quality professional to lead day-to-day quality assurance activities, ensure ISO 9001 compliance, and drive cross-functional problem solving across manufacturing, product development, and supplier quality.

You will translate customer and engineering requirements into practical inspection plans, containment actions, and corrective actions. The role requires planning and execution of quality programs, collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain,

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Engineering or Quality Assurance with 5–8+ years in manufacturing/engineering.
• Experience with PPAP, FMEA, Gauge R&R, and process control plans.
• Experience working with suppliers and supplier quality.
• Ability to analyze quality data and drive corrective actions.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 / quality management systems and change control.

Responsibilities

• Own quality planning and execution for assigned products, programs, projects, or production areas.
• Maintain ISO 9001 / ASME / Quality Management System requirements, including procedures, work instructions, quality records, and audit follow-up items.
• Convert customer specifications, engineering drawings, product requirements, and special requirements into inspection criteria, control plans, and quality checkpoints.
• Ensure customer quality commitments are met by monitoring nonconformances, audit findings, quality escapes, and open corrective actions.
• Lead or support PPAP, FMEA, Gauge R&R, process control plan, source inspection, incoming inspection, and supplier audit activities including overseas supplier.
• Develop quality verification plan for new part and new supplier qualification including setting up quality documentation package.
• Work directly with suppliers to investigate defects, confirm containment, review corrective action plans, and verify effectiveness.
• Provide clear quality requirements to internal teams and suppliers before release, build, shipment, or customer submission.
• Coordinate cross-functional actions to ensure owners, due dates, escalation points, and closure evidence are clearly documented.
• Develop receiving, In-process and final inspection plan and provide training to inspectors.
• Lead structured problem solving for internal, supplier, and customer quality issues using root-cause analysis, corrective action, preventive action, and mistake-proofing methods.
• Analyze inspection results, audit observations, defect trends, warranty/service inputs, and COPQ drivers to identify priority improvement areas.
• Drive timely containment, disposition, and corrective action closure for nonconforming materials, components, assemblies, and processes.
• Verify effectiveness of corrective actions through follow-up audits, data review, process confirmation, and documented evidence.
• Communicate quality risks, status, decisions needed, and recommended countermeasures in a concise, data-supported manner.

Skills

ISO 9001 familiarity

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Documentation

Quality planning

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

BA/BS in Engineering or Quality Assurance

MA/MS in related field

PhD

Tools

PPAP

FMEA

Gauge R&R

Process Control Plans

Job description

HyAxiom, Inc. is seeking a senior-quality professional to lead day-to-day quality assurance activities, ensure ISO 9001 compliance, and drive cross-functional problem solving across manufacturing, product development, and supplier quality.

You will translate customer and engineering requirements into practical inspection plans, containment actions, and corrective actions. The role requires planning and execution of quality programs, collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain,