Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Consumer Technology

VulcanForms Inc.•Devens, MA

40d•$75,000 - $103,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Quality Engineer, your mission is to ensure daily shop-floor quality compliance, drive rapid defect containment, and maintain high yields during active production ramps of advanced metal components for high-volume consumer electronics. Reporting to Quality Leadership, you will work directly alongside production operators, machinists, and engineers to execute inspection routines, disposition non-conforming material, and perform physical failure analysis to prevent escapes in high-velocity manufacturing.

Requirements

2+ years of Quality Engineering experience in high-volume hardware, consumer electronics, precision machining, or advanced metal manufacturing environments.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, Quality, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience; equivalent hands-on experience will also be considered.
Working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5), metrology tools (CMM, optical comparators, height gauges), basic SPC, and 8D root-cause troubleshooting.
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-rate manufacturing environments where rapid containment is critical to keeping lines running.

Nice To Haves

Experience with consumer technology enclosure manufacturing, metal additive manufacturing, CNC machining, or specialized surface finishing (anodizing, polishing, heat treatment).
ASQ certification (CQE, CQA) or Six Sigma Green Belt.

Responsibilities

Provide daily, hands-on quality support to consumer technology production lines, monitoring line yields, scrap rates, and first-pass yields (FPY).
Lead immediate containment and Material Review Board (MRB) evaluations for non-conforming lots, isolating defect trends to minimize production downtime.
Set up and execute optical, CMM, and cosmetic inspection protocols (AQL standards) for high-precision, high-finish consumer hardware components.
Compile First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) and verify mechanical/dimensional compliance against engineering drawings and GD&T specifications.
Support line-level defect investigations using 8D and 5-Why methodologies, collecting photo, measurement, and physical evidence to support root-cause resolution.
Perform regular operator observation walks, audit line clearance protocols, and ensure Device History Records (DHR) and lot traveler documentation are 100% compliant.