Quality Assurance Engineer
About The Position
The Quality Assurance Engineer I is an entry-level technical role supporting quality assurance activities to ensure products, processes, and systems meet defined quality standards and regulatory requirements. The role applies foundational engineering and quality principles while developing knowledge of structured quality methods, problem-solving tools, and compliance expectations. The engineer supports the Quality organization with quality planning, inspection support, data analysis, and documentation in manufacturing or operational environments. This developmental position builds a foundation in quality systems, standards, and engineering discipline and typically reports to a Quality Assurance Engineer II, Senior Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, or Engineering Manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Entry-level experience, typically 0–2 years, including internships or co-ops in quality, manufacturing, or engineering roles.
- Foundational understanding of engineering and quality principles.
- Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
- Basic analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and procedures.
- Proficiency with basic computer tools, including spreadsheets and documents.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to learn quality systems and standards.
Responsibilities
- Support implementation of quality assurance activities for products or processes.
- Assist with inspection, testing, and verification of materials or products and support incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities.
- Collect and accurately record quality data; assist with basic measurement, testing, and evaluation activities.
- Prepare and maintain inspection records, reports, logs, and other quality documentation; ensure records are complete, accurate, and properly retained.
- Support audit readiness through disciplined documentation practices.
- Assist with documenting nonconformances and quality issues; support root-cause analysis and corrective action activities.
- Track corrective actions and verify completion as directed.
- Monitor process performance and quality metrics, assist with identifying trends or deviations from specifications, and escalate quality risks or issues under guidance.
- Follow internal quality systems, procedures, and control plans; support compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, or industry standards and learn applicable quality requirements.
- Work with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations teams; support communication of quality requirements and findings and participate in assigned quality meetings or reviews.
- Learn quality tools such as SPC and basic FMEA concepts, and participate in continuous improvement or problem-solving activities.
- Develop foundational quality engineering and analytical skills.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
