Data Analyst — Quality Engineering Analytics
The Data Analyst in Quality Engineering Analytics is responsible for collecting, cleansing, and analyzing quality-related datasets to generate actionable insights and support leadership decision-making. This role develops executive dashboards, scorecards, and reports to track quality metrics, identify trends, and standardize KPIs across multiple locations, driving continuous improvement within the organization.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, IT Services and IT Consulting / Technology / Information and Media.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
Confidential Client is seeking a Data Analyst to support Quality Engineering Analytics. You'll analyze quality and defect datasets, build repeatable scorecards and executive dashboards, and deliver insights that inform site- and enterprise-level decisions.
- Partner with stakeholders to gather data from internal systems and source-of-truth reports
- Validate, cleanse, and structure large datasets for multi-dimensional analysis (time period, program/area, severity, employee attributes)
- Perform monthly and year-over-year comparisons to surface trends, anomalies, and improvement opportunities
- Build analytical models, recurring reports, and scorecards aligned to enterprise/site frameworks
- Create executive-level dashboards and visualizations using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or PowerPoint
- Produce leadership-ready summaries (trend charts, heatmaps, distribution analyses) and present findings to stakeholders
- Incorporate feedback and refine dashboards, expanding analytics scope to include new metrics or predictive signals
Position Details
- Location: Wichita, KS (on-site or as required by the Confidential Client)
- Employment type: CONTRACTOR
- Education: Bachelor's degree required
- Experience: Typically 3–7 years in data analysis, reporting, or analytics
Who You Are — Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years analyzing operational or quality data and producing recurring reports and dashboards
- Advanced Excel and strong SQL skills
- Experience with Power BI and/or Tableau
- Comfortable working hands-on with large datasets: cleansing, shaping, and validating
- Strong analytical thinking, attention to data accuracy, and ability to translate results into action
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, or quality engineering analytics
- Familiarity with scorecard / KPI framework development
- Experience using Python or R for analysis or automation
- Comfortable combining structured and unstructured data sources
Key Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Data storytelling and executive communication
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Continuous improvement mindset and attention to detail
Why This Role
This contractor role gives you the chance to work with a Confidential Client to shape quality analytics across locations, deliver executive-level insights, and influence operational improvements through data-informed decisions.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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