Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
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.
Title: Senior Quality Engineer
Location: San Fernando, CA
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $100,000 - $130,000
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, PTO
Must have Skill Set: Ability to travel 10%
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $100,000 - $130,000
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, PTO
Must have Skill Set: Ability to travel 10%
Overview:
We are seeking a Quality Engineer to support manufacturing operations by driving quality improvements, reducing defects, resolving customer and production issues, and improving overall process performance. This role will work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to support production, new product launches, supplier quality initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
We are seeking a Quality Engineer to support manufacturing operations by driving quality improvements, reducing defects, resolving customer and production issues, and improving overall process performance. This role will work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to support production, new product launches, supplier quality initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
Job Duties:
- Lead customer complaint investigations, containment activities, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
- Drive structured problem-solving initiatives utilizing 8D, DMAIC, A3, and other quality methodologies.
- Support new product launches through APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and process validation activities.
- Conduct process audits, Gemba walks, and quality assessments to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to improve product quality, reduce defects, and lower the cost of poor quality.
- Support Material Review Board (MRB) and non-conformance activities, including disposition and corrective action implementation.
- Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Analyze quality metrics, customer complaints, warranty trends, and cost of poor quality data to identify systemic issues and drive improvement projects.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and internal quality management system requirements.
- Utilize ERP, MES, and Quality Management Systems (QMS) to manage quality data, reporting, and documentation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field preferred, equivalent professional experience is acceptable.
- 5+ years of Quality Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
- 2+ years of experience working directly with customers on quality-related issues.
- Bilingual English/Spanish is not required, but it would be a huge plus.
- Control plan experience, APQP experience
- Six Sigma green belt or strong Lean and 6 Sigma experience
- Strong experience with:
- Root Cause Analysis
- 8D, DMAIC, and A3 Problem Solving
- PFMEA and Control Plans
- APQP and PPAP
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
- Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies
Work Environment
- Combination of office and manufacturing floor environment.
- Regular standing, walking, and facility inspections.
- Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
- Up to 10% travel to customer and manufacturing locations.
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.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Fernando, CA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $100,000–$130,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- 8Dunmatched
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)unmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Auditingunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Data Managementunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- English Languageunmatched
- ISO 9001unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Lean Manufacturingunmatched
- Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
- Lift/Move 25 Poundsunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Multilingualunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)unmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Process Validationunmatched
- Product Supportunmatched
- Product/Service Launchunmatched
- Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)unmatched
- Production Supportunmatched
- Quality Assuranceunmatched
- Quality Engineeringunmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- Quality Metricsunmatched
- Quality System Requirements (QSR)unmatched
- Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Root Cause Analysisunmatched
- Six Sigma DMAICunmatched
- Six Sigma Green Beltunmatched
- Spanish Languageunmatched
- Statistical Process Controlunmatched
- Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
- Sustainabilityunmatched
- Systems Analysisunmatched
- Validation Planunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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