Quality Engineer (2nd Shift)

Princeton Tool Inc•Mentor, OH

2d•$85,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

Princeton Precision Group is seeking experienced Quality Engineers to join their organization. The Quality Engineer is responsible for real-time problem solving, process improvements, and ensuring compliance with customer and internal quality management system requirements. This role involves working directly on the production floor with machinists, inspectors, programmers, and leadership to identify root causes, reduce defects, improve process capability, and ensure compliance to customer, AS9100, and internal quality requirements. The ideal candidate is proactive, technically strong, and comfortable making timely decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment involving tight-tolerance machined castings and complex customer requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, quality, or related technical field preferred.
Ability and willingness to adhere to a second shift schedule; typical hours 3p--1130p.
Previous experience in a Quality Technician or similar role may be considered in lieu of degree.
Minimum 3–5 years in a quality functional role.
Experience working in an AS9100-certified environment required.
Familiarity with AS13100 compliance requirements preferred.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) preferred.
Experience with turbine components, complex castings, or tight-tolerance machining highly preferred.
Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience preferred.
Must be either a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident (green card holder) or otherwise classifiable as a “U.S. Person” under relevant regulations due to ITAR/EAR-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AS13100 compliance requirements
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
Experience with turbine components, complex castings, or tight-tolerance machining
Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience

Responsibilities

Provide immediate hands-on support for production quality issues on the manufacturing floor.
Troubleshoot dimensional, cosmetic, tooling, fixturing, and process-related nonconformances.
Work directly with production machinists, setup personnel, programmers, and inspectors to resolve issues in real time.
Support first-piece approvals, in-process inspections, and final acceptance activities.
Assist with part over-inspections.
Review machining processes for potential quality risks and recommend corrective actions.
Participate in MRB activities and disposition support for nonconforming material.
Lead and / or support root cause investigations.
Drive containment and corrective actions to prevent recurrence of defects.
Monitor effectiveness of corrective actions and validate sustainable improvements.
Support customer complaint investigations and response development.
Ensure compliance with: AS9100, Customer specifications, Internal quality procedures, and NADCAP-related requirements (where applicable).
Assist with internal, customer, and third-party audits.
Support maintenance and improvement of quality documentation and control plans.
Review and approve quality-related process documentation and inspection plans.
Analyze scrap, rework, and defect trends to identify improvement opportunities.
Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on: Yield improvement, scrap reduction, process capability, operator error reduction, and inspection efficiency.
Collaborate with manufacturing engineering and operations to improve process stability.
Support and troubleshoot CMM, gauging, and inspection-related issues.
Verify measurement techniques and inspection methods are effective and repeatable.
Assist in gauge selection, validation, and MSA activities.