Quality Engineer - Automation Industry

Rollon • Norton Shores, MI

4h

About The Position

The Quality Engineer ensures that automation products, equipment, and manufacturing processes meet quality standards and customer expectations. This role develops and improves quality systems, leads root-cause investigations, supports new product introduction, and collaborates with engineering, production, and suppliers to continuously improve quality within an automation-driven environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field).
• 2–5+ years of experience in quality engineering, preferably in automation, robotics, or advanced manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, electrical controls, sensors, PLC-driven equipment, and automated assembly processes.
• Proficiency in quality tools (SPC, FMEA, PPAP, MSA, control plans).
• Experience with ISO 9001 or comparable quality management standards.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and interpret GD&T.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality systems in alignment with ISO 9001 or other applicable standards.
• Create and update documentation including control plans, PFMEAs, work instructions, and audit procedures.
• Conduct internal audits and support external or customer audits.
• Monitor production processes and automation equipment to ensure consistent output and product reliability.
• Analyze quality data (scrap, defects, downtime) and identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to optimize automated processes for quality and efficiency.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify their long-term effectiveness.
• Lead or support investigations using tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone, 8D, or DMAIC.
• Conduct failure analysis on components, assemblies, and automated systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects and improve process capability.
• Participate in design reviews, providing manufacturability and quality input for automated assembly lines.
• Validate new automation equipment, tooling, and inspection systems.
• Support process capability studies (CPk, PpK) and first article inspections.
• Evaluate and qualify new suppliers for automation components, electrical systems, and mechanical parts.
• Perform supplier audits and track supplier performance metrics.
• Partner with suppliers on quality improvement and issue resolution.
• Develop automated and manual inspection methods.
• Support programming and optimization of vision systems, sensors, and automated test equipment.
• Maintain calibration of inspection tools and equipment.

Benefits

• Voluntary health, dental, vision benefits on day one of employment!
• 10 paid holidays per year, paid sick, vacation, maternity/paternity and so much more.

What This Job Offers

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