Quality Engineer

Responsibilities: Perform precision dimensional inspections of ball screws, nuts, and other precision-machined components using CMMs, optical measurement systems, micrometers, profilometers, thread measurement equipment, and other metrology tools. A key part of the position involves in-machine measurement while components remain fixtured in CNC machining centers, making this an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining engineering expertise with practical manufacturing experience.

Eleven Recruiting is searching for a Quality Engineer to join a rapidly growning aerospace manufacturing sitting onsite in Freeland, Michigan.
This is a hands-on, shop-floor-focused quality engineering role where you’ll work directly with CNC machining, inspection, manufacturing, and engineering teams. A key part of the position involves in-machine measurement while components remain fixtured in CNC machining centers, making this an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining engineering expertise with practical manufacturing experience.
Responsibilities:

• Perform precision dimensional inspections of ball screws, nuts, and other precision-machined components using CMMs, optical measurement systems, micrometers, profilometers, thread measurement equipment, and other metrology tools.
• Perform in-machine inspection and measurement while parts remain fixtured in CNC machining centers to verify tool offsets, critical dimensions, and machining accuracy.
• Develop and maintain inspection plans, control plans, and First Article Inspection (FAI) documentation.
• Evaluate critical ball screw characteristics including lead accuracy, pitch variation, straightness, runout, surface finish, and related geometric requirements.
• Work closely with machinists and manufacturing engineers to ensure processes consistently achieve required tolerances.
• Analyze Cp/Cpk and process capability for critical characteristics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Investigate nonconforming material, perform root-cause analysis, and support RCCA/8D corrective and preventive actions.
• Review and approve work instructions, inspection methods, and manufacturing/process changes.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9102, customer requirements, and internal quality standards.
• Prepare and maintain FAI packages, inspection reports, deviation requests, and other quality documentation.
• Participate in internal and external audits, supplier assessments, and customer quality reviews.
• Partner with design engineering to interpret GD&T, engineering drawings, and tolerance stack-ups.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to improve fixturing, machining strategies, inspection methods, and overall inspection workflows.
• Support supplier quality activities, including incoming inspection and supplier corrective actions.
• Evaluate customer quality concerns and drive timely investigation, resolution, and communication with appropriate internal teams.
• Review new quotes and purchase orders for quality requirements and ensure applicable requirements are communicated to affected departments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of Quality Engineering experience in aerospace, precision machining, motion control, or similarly high-precision manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of dimensional metrology and GD&T, including ASME Y14.5.
• Hands-on experience with precision measurement equipment and inspection techniques.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision while knowing when to escalate complex quality issues.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Demonstrated experience performing in-machine inspection and interpreting measurements while components remain fixtured.
• Experience programming and operating CMMs, including PC-DMIS, Zeiss Calypso, or comparable software.
• Strong manual inspection and precision measurement skills.
• Understanding of ball screw geometry, lead accuracy, preload, runout, and mechanical performance characteristics.
• Working knowledge of AS9100, AS9102, and aerospace quality systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with root-cause analysis, RCCA, 8D, and corrective action methodologies.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and technical specifications.
• Comfortable working directly with machinists, manufacturing engineers, suppliers, and design engineers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace actuation systems or precision motion-control components.
• Advanced metrology and statistical process control (SPC).
• CNC machining, CNC programming, or fixture design.
• Experience with complex precision-machined components and tight-tolerance manufacturing.
• Exposure to non-destructive testing (NDT) methods used with mechanical/aerospace components.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems.
• Supplier quality engineering experience.

Salary: $75,000 - $90,000
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