What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Blue Signal Search?
Quality Engineer
A growing manufacturer is adding a Quality Engineer to help strengthen product performance, solve complex production issues, and elevate quality across a high visibility mechanical manufacturing environment. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys hands on problem solving, cross functional collaboration, and turning data into action. The right person will play a key role in improving reliability, supporting continuous improvement, and helping a production organization build smarter, more repeatable quality processes.
This Role Offers:
- Opportunity to influence product quality and customer outcomes in a meaningful way
- Visible role with broad collaboration across technical and operational teams
- Hands on work in a manufacturing setting where problem solving and follow through matter
- Stable environment with room to grow and contribute to long term improvements
Focus:
- Drive investigations into product and process failures, identify underlying causes, and help lead durable corrective actions
- Review quality trends and operating data to uncover recurring issues, prioritize risk, and support improvement efforts
- Partner with manufacturing, engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to resolve nonconformances and strengthen overall performance
- Develop containment plans and follow through on corrective and preventive actions to reduce repeat problems
- Monitor action effectiveness, confirm closure, and help ensure process changes are sustained over time
- Support validation activities, inspection methods, and practical quality tools used in production
- Build and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and other quality documentation that improves consistency on the manufacturing floor
- Communicate findings, recommendations, and progress updates to stakeholders across multiple functions
Skill Set:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Process Engineering, or a closely related field
- Experience leading root cause analysis and implementing corrective action in a manufacturing setting
- Strong data analysis skills with the ability to translate findings into practical next steps
- Experience creating SOPs, work instructions, and quality documentation
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross functional teams
- Background in mechanical manufacturing, industrial production, automotive, aerospace, or a similar environment is strongly preferred
About Blue Signal:
Blue Signal is a leading executive search firm, specializing in engineering recruitment. Our engineering recruiting team has expertise placing high-performing talent in areas such as electrical, mechanical, civil, and telecom engineering. Learn more at bit.ly/46IAFRJ