Senior Quality Engineer - Process Improvement & Inspection

Divergent; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Incentive bonus opportunities

Paid vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Health benefits

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure the quality and reliability of our advanced systems. You will lead quality control initiatives, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet customer and industry standards.

Responsibilities include developing inspection criteria, managing audits, and delivering PPAP, FAIR, and other quality documentation while guiding corrective actions and data-driven improvements in a high-precision manufacturing

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in quality initiatives focused on process improvement, defect reduction, and inspection optimization in manufacturing environments.
• Proficiency with PPAP, FMEA, and root-cause analysis to resolve quality issues and improve processes.
• Knowledge of advanced inspection methods and tools, including CMM programming, Gage R&R, and sampling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality control initiatives and drive continuous improvement in production processes.
• Develop and implement inspection strategies, controls, and acceptance criteria aligned with customer requirements.
• Manage audits, quality deliverables (PPAP, FAIR), and customer communications to resolve issues.
• Conduct nonconformance tracking, root-cause analysis, and CAPA activities (MRB).
• Monitor KPIs (yield, defect rates, on-time delivery) and develop real-time dashboards for stakeholders.
• Support process validation for new or modified manufacturing processes and deployment of inspection technologies.
• Mentor team members and collaborate with cross-functional groups to integrate quality requirements into development.

Skills

Quality initiatives

PPAP, FMEA, RCA

CMM programming

Gage R&R

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication of metrics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

Divergent is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure the quality and reliability of our advanced systems. You will lead quality control initiatives, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet customer and industry standards.

Responsibilities include developing inspection criteria, managing audits, and delivering PPAP, FAIR, and other quality documentation while guiding corrective actions and data-driven improvements in a high-precision manufacturing