Quality Engineer
The Quality Engineer at Confidential Client supports product and process quality within the Solar Modular manufacturing operation by monitoring quality performance, investigating issues, and implementing improvements to reduce defects and enhance process capability. This role collaborates closely with multiple engineering and operations teams to ensure manufacturing processes meet quality standards and drives continuous improvement initiatives in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
About Careertakes
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Role Purpose
Confidential Client seeks a Quality Engineer to support product and process quality within a Solar Modular manufacturing operation. This early-career engineering role will monitor manufacturing quality performance, investigate process and product issues, and implement improvements that reduce defects and improve process capability. The role works closely with Operations, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Measurements & Controls, and Quality teams.
What You’ll Do
- Provide day-to-day quality engineering support for Solar Modular manufacturing processes and production activities.
- Monitor product and process quality performance; identify trends, abnormalities, defects, or conditions requiring investigation.
- Analyze manufacturing and quality data to identify sources of variation and opportunities to improve quality, yield, and process capability.
- Lead or support root-cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions using structured problem-solving methods.
- Partner with Operations, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, and Measurements & Controls to resolve product and process quality concerns.
- Support containment, evaluation, and disposition of nonconforming product per established quality procedures.
- Develop and maintain process quality controls, inspection criteria, sampling methods, specifications, and quality documentation.
- Apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) and other statistical tools to monitor processes and identify quality risks.
- Participate in PFMEA, Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gauge R&R, and process capability studies.
- Support product/process qualifications, manufacturing trials, process changes, and new product introductions.
- Support corrective and preventive actions and verify effectiveness of implemented improvements.
- Assist with internal quality audits and compliance with the Quality Management System.
- Promote a strong culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement on the manufacturing floor.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Materials Science, or related technical discipline.
- Entry-level experience (1+ years) in quality, manufacturing, process engineering, or related technical environment.
- Demonstrated technical aptitude and ability to apply engineering and quality principles to manufacturing problems.
- Basic understanding of manufacturing quality, process control, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action methods.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to use manufacturing and quality data to support decisions.
- Familiarity with basic statistical concepts and their application in manufacturing.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify process and product quality abnormalities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities.
- Comfortable working in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
Desired Qualifications
- Internship, co-op, or other hands-on experience in manufacturing quality, process or manufacturing engineering.
- Experience in solar modules, wafers, semiconductor, electronics, glass, or other technically complex manufacturing.
- Familiarity with SPC, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, Gauge R&R, 8D, 5 Why, or other root-cause tools.
- Experience with ISO 9001 or other Quality Management Systems.
- Experience with Excel, Minitab, Power BI, or other data analysis/visualization tools.
- Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, DMAIC, or other continuous improvement methods.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or related continuous improvement training.
Work Schedule & Additional Info
- Core hours are typically Monday–Friday; flexibility required to support floor investigations, production issues, trials, or activities outside normal hours and across shifts.
- This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range (full-time): $80,011.00 - $110,016.00.
- Competitive benefits supporting health, wellness, financial goals, and career development.
- Retirement savings with employer matching, company-wide bonuses, and other standard benefits.
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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