Quality Engineer

Position: Quality Engineer

Location: Durham, NC

Position Type: Full-Time, Long-Term Career Opportunity

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic Quality Engineer to drive the development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our quality assurance processes. This position offers a unique, balanced environment in a heavy industrial setting. You will spend over 50% of your time active on the shop floor—engaging directly with teams and mastering our physical processes—while dedicating the remainder of your time to advanced data analytics, statistical modeling, and quality reporting.

This is a premier long-term career opportunity with significant growth potential within a top-tier manufacturing organization.

Key Responsibilities

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• Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify operational bottlenecks, lead root-cause problem resolution, track loss reporting, and implement corrective actions.
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• Optimize Process Controls: Design, implement, and refine robust methods for process control, product testing, inspection, and continuous improvement.
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• Leverage Data Analytics: Develop, execute, and analyze statistical quality reporting measures to transform raw data into actionable process improvements.
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• Lead Quality Audits: Actively participate in both internal and external quality audits to ensure strict compliance and operational excellence.
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Qualifications

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• Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related scientific discipline.
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• Core Quality Tools: Strong foundational knowledge and practical application of industry standard quality methodologies (including CAPA, 5 Whys, 5S, and Lean Six Sigma).
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• Compliance Standards: Direct exposure to or working knowledge of ISO 9000/9001 frameworks.
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• Mindset: A highly analytical, quantitative, and data-driven approach to complex problem-solving.
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