Highlights
This role will use quality engineering tools, data analysis, auditing, and structured problem-solving methods to resolve quality issues, reduce risk, and drive continuous improvement. Job Summary: Work closely with manufacturing, engineering, operations, and customers to improve product quality and manufacturing processes.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | East Chicago, IN |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Title: Quality Engineer
Location: East Chicago, IN
Overview: Sterling has helped build careers for thousands of professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits: Benefits from day 1 with almost 100% coverage! In addition to 11 paid holidays, 2-3 weeks vacation, 401K, etc.
Target Salary: $100,000-120,000
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: up to 20% annual bonus
Mon-Fri, 7am-4:30pm; 50 hrs/wk on average
At least 50% travel to East Chicago, IL / Sidney, NE / Mojave, CA
Job Summary: Work closely with manufacturing, engineering, operations, and customers to improve product quality and manufacturing processes. This role will use quality engineering tools, data analysis, auditing, and structured problem-solving methods to resolve quality issues, reduce risk, and drive continuous improvement.
Job Duties:
- Partner with manufacturing, engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to identify and resolve product and process quality issues
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions related to customer concerns, audit findings, and manufacturing issues
- Develop and maintain PFMEAs, Control Plans, process flows, inspection methods, testing requirements, procedures, and other quality documentation
- Analyze quality and manufacturing data using SPC, process capability studies, Pareto analysis, control charts, and other statistical tools
- Support APQP, PPAP, MSA, Gauge R&R, process validation, and equipment/process qualification activities
- Conduct internal process and quality system audits and support customer and third-party audits
- Support new product launches and manufacturing process changes to ensure quality requirements are incorporated
- Work with Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance to improve process capability, reliability, and overall manufacturing performance
- Lead or participate in continuous improvement, Lean, and Kaizen initiatives
- Maintain quality records and communicate with customers regarding quality concerns and corrective actions
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field
- Quality engineering or manufacturing quality experience within an industrial manufacturing environment
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and process controls
- Working knowledge of AIAG Core Tools, including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA/FMEA, MSA, and SPC
- Experience with structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone, DMAIC, and Pareto analysis
- Experience with statistical analysis, process capability, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
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.
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.