Senior Quality Engineer: QMS & Process Improvement

ELANTAS; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement plan

Job summary

ELANTAS North America, Inc. in Schenectady, NY is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Quality team. You will develop, maintain, and apply the Quality Management System across the organization, investigate non-conformities, and drive corrective actions.

This role collaborates with operations and engineering to improve processes, conducts audits to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards, and delivers data-driven reports to enhance customer satisfaction and product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Materials Engineering, or a related field.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 preferred.
• 1–2 years in quality engineering or manufacturing, including auditing and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for quality issues with customers and suppliers.
• Develop and implement procedures to meet quality goals and reduce waste.
• Maintain the QMS and related records.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering to improve processes.
• Create and manage quality test procedures and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.
• Conduct internal and external audits.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Support PFMEAs, Control Plans, and PPAPs.
• Train teams on new quality initiatives.
• Monitor KPIs and respond to trends.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer satisfaction, product quality.
• Represent Quality in cross-functional meetings.
• Apply statistical methods to support quality improvements.
• Prepare data-driven reports and recommendations.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Auditing

QMS

Education

BSc in Mechanical/Materials Eng

Tools

PFMEA

PPAP

SPC

Job description

ELANTAS North America, Inc. in Schenectady, NY is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Quality team. You will develop, maintain, and apply the Quality Management System across the organization, investigate non-conformities, and drive corrective actions.

This role collaborates with operations and engineering to improve processes, conducts audits to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards, and delivers data-driven reports to enhance customer satisfaction and product quality.