Quality Engineer

Union Metal Industries Corporation • Canton, MI

60d • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer will lead the quality, compliance, and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approval/certification process for manufactured products. This role will serve as the primary technical owner for regulatory approvals and will work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, testing laboratories, suppliers, and state DOT agencies to bring products from development through approval and into sustained production.

Requirements

• Must be reliable and ability to remain confidential.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft programs.
• Must be thorough and detailed orientated.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to read blueprints, bill of materials, purchase orders, and other documents submitted by customers.
• Bachelor's degree in Quality Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related discipline
• 3–5+ years of experience in quality engineering, regulatory compliance, product certification, manufacturing quality, or related field
• Demonstrated experience managing DOT/Federal/state regulatory approval or certification processes
• Experience working with government agencies, third-party testing laboratories, certification organizations, or regulatory bodies
• Strong understanding of quality systems, root-cause analysis, CAPA, FMEA, control plans, process validation, and statistical/process controls
• Experience translating engineering and regulatory requirements into manufacturing processes and quality controls
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, test standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong project-management skills and the ability to drive multiple stakeholders toward a regulatory deadline.
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills
• Must be able to lift 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with infrastructure, transportation, construction products, engineered materials, or other regulated manufactured products is highly desirable
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Solidworks, and ERP (Epicor preferred) systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the DOT approval process from initial requirements through testing, submission, agency review, approval, and ongoing compliance.
• Interpret applicable DOT, federal, state, and industry standards/specifications and translate them into product and manufacturing requirements.
• Develop and manage the overall regulatory approval and certification roadmap, including schedules, milestones, testing requirements, documentation, and deliverables.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact with DOT agencies, certification bodies, testing laboratories, and other regulatory stakeholders.
• Coordinate qualification, validation, performance, durability, environmental, and other required product testing.
• Prepare and/or oversee technical documentation, compliance reports, test plans, engineering reports, specifications, and approval submissions.
• Partner with product and manufacturing engineering to ensure the design is manufacturable and consistently meets approved specifications.
• Develop and implement quality plans, inspection criteria, control plans, process validation, and acceptance criteria for production.
• Lead root-cause analysis, corrective actions, nonconformance investigations, and continuous improvement related to product quality and regulatory compliance.
• Establish systems for change control and configuration management so that manufacturing or design changes do not inadvertently invalidate regulatory approvals.
• Develop supplier quality requirements and work with suppliers to ensure incoming materials and components meet applicable specifications.
• Support audits, regulatory inspections, customer quality reviews, and product certification renewals.
• Maintain the technical records and evidence necessary to demonstrate ongoing compliance.
• Identify regulatory and quality risks early and develop mitigation plans.
• Establish KPIs for quality, compliance, approval cycle time, defects, corrective actions, and manufacturing process capability.
• Drive cross-functional teams toward approval and production-readiness milestones.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level