Quality Engineer

Avidity Science•Waterford, WI

23d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer ensures product quality, process effectiveness, customer satisfaction, and compliance with the Quality Management System. The role plans and conducts quality assurance activities involving standards, manufacturing processes, materials, and products across the organization. Quality Engineers support both Quality Systems and Manufacturing Quality, with primary ownership of assigned processes or areas while maintaining proficiency and providing support across the full scope of quality responsibilities. The position is on-site in Waterford, Wisconsin. Quality Engineers work with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, Service, customers, and suppliers to investigate quality issues, implement corrective actions, improve manufacturing processes, support product development and validation, maintain quality systems, and contribute to audits and continuous improvement. All Quality Engineers are expected to contribute across both Quality Systems and Manufacturing Quality disciplines to support departmental goals and operational continuity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience; the posting also allows a combination of education and experience.
3–5 years of related experience, or a combination of education and experience.
Ability to contribute across Quality Systems and Manufacturing Quality disciplines.

Nice To Haves

ASQ Certification.

Responsibilities

Investigate and resolve internal, supplier, and customer quality issues using structured problem-solving methods, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Serve as a technical resource to Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, and Service on quality concerns and process improvements.
Lead and support customer corrective actions, complaint resolution, and supplier quality improvement activities.
Improve manufacturing quality through defect reduction, process capability analysis, statistical methods, testing, validation, and continuous improvement.
Support new product development, process validation, quality planning, and identification of key product and process measurement characteristics.
Develop, maintain, and improve Quality Management System processes, procedures, work instructions, quality records, and compliance activities.
Plan, conduct, and support internal and external audits and ISO compliance initiatives; drive effective corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Administer and support quality systems, including document control, calibration management, corrective action systems, audit programs, and related quality infrastructure.
Support DVM performance management through quality metric review, data analysis, problem solving, and performance improvement activities.
Interface with customers and suppliers to investigate issues, implement corrective actions, and improve quality performance as required.
Provide backup support across Quality Systems and Manufacturing Quality functions to ensure operational continuity and achievement of business objectives.
Depending on assignment, own areas such as document control, calibration, internal audit programs, ISO and external audit coordination, quality system documentation, corrective action tracking, quality records, customer/supplier/internal investigations, DVM metrics, statistical analysis, testing and validation, scrap and rework reduction, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
401(k) with company match.
Performance Bonus Plan.
PTO and paid holidays.
Supportive and inclusive work culture.
Community involvement and paid volunteer time.
Flextime.
Tuition reimbursement.
Collaborative and independent work environment.
Professional development opportunities.