Quality Engineer - Manufacturing

Pay is $85,000-90,000

Saltera HR is partnering with a manufacturing client in Tempe to hire a Quality Engineer. In this hands-on role, you’ll work with production, engineering, and supply chain teams to ensure that parts and processes meet customer specifications, aerospace quality standards, and regulatory requirements. When a defect appears on the production floor, you’ll help the team investigate what happened, put a corrective action in place, and use production data to verify that the fix holds.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain manufacturing quality procedures that support compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, and applicable customer and regulatory requirements.

• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and work instructions to identify critical dimensions, tolerances, and inspection requirements.

• Participate in First Article Inspections (FAIs) in accordance with AS9102 and maintain records that support material and process traceability.

• Lead cross-functional investigations into defects and nonconformances. Use 8D, 5 Whys, or Fishbone diagrams to identify root causes and guide corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

• Track scrap, rework, defect rates, and yield. Use these trends to prioritize improvements and measure the impact of Lean and Six Sigma initiatives.

• Conduct internal audits and support external audits by customers, regulators, and certification bodies.

• Support supplier qualification, conduct supplier audits, and monitor supplier quality performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, or a related field.

• At least two years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and aerospace regulatory requirements, or equivalent experience applying quality requirements in an industrial manufacturing environment.

• Experience reading blueprints, interpreting geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and using precision inspection tools.

• Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) and statistical analysis tools such as Minitab.

• Ability to form and lead cross-functional teams, communicate findings clearly, and follow corrective actions through to completion.

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) certification is preferred.

Work Environment

This position involves regular work on the manufacturing floor and requires adherence to site safety procedures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) where required. Occasional travel may be needed for supplier audits or customer visits.