Quality Engineer

Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Newport, TN

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Salary: $80k-$90k/yr.

Benefits: Insurance (Health, Medical, Dental), PTO, Paid Holidays, and more!

Sterling Engineering is looking for a Quality Engineer to support quality and continuous improvement initiatives within a manufacturing environment. This opportunity is ideal for someone with experience in root cause analysis, corrective actions, quality systems, and process improvement. The role will work closely with engineering, production, and supply chain teams to resolve quality issues, prevent defects, and improve overall product and process performance.

Job Duties:

• Investigate internal and external defects to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions, with a focus on reducing customer defects.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and management teams to resolve quality issues and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Develop and manage corrective action plans using methods such as 8D, Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), and A3 problem-solving.
• Ensure corrective actions are completed on time, effective, and sustained.
• Conduct internal quality audits, identify nonconformances, and follow up to verify corrective actions.
• Maintain quality procedures, documentation, and document control practices.
• Coordinate testing to validate corrective actions and ensure updates are made to control plans, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs).
• Collaborate with engineering to develop and maintain FMEAs and control plans for new products, components, and processes.
• Support process capability studies, including Cpk monitoring during new product introductions and engineering or process changes.
• Support ISO registration and ongoing compliance by assisting with internal audit programs, procedures, and certification requirements.
• Support the development of incoming and internal quality inspection processes, including procedures and employee training.
• Identify and lead productivity and process improvement projects, evaluating potential return on investment and prioritizing opportunities.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Associate degree in a technical field with at least 4 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field.
• Minimum of 3 years of related experience.
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and structured problem-solving methods.
• Knowledge of quality systems, internal audits, and ISO registration requirements.
• Experience with FMEAs, control plans, SOPs, and process capability metrics such as Cpk.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across engineering, production, and supply chain teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office or similar software.
• Lean Six Sigma certification is preferred.
  
  

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.