Description
The Quality Engineer ensures that products, services, and processes meet or exceed defined quality, safety, regulatory, and reliability standards. This role will develop, implement, and maintain quality systems; investigate deviations; drive continuous improvement; and collaborate across teams to support production, development, and design activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance/control processes, policies, and standards.
- Monitor production / development processes to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications.
- Perform inspections, tests, audits (internal and supplier), and evaluations at various stages of production or product development.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve quality issues; conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPA).
- Maintain and analyze quality data (defects, nonconformities, process capability, metrics), identify trends and propose improvements.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory standards and industry’s best practices .
- Review engineering designs, specifications, and processes to incorporate quality, inspect ability, and manufacturability into new products.
- Develop and maintain documentation: test protocols, inspection reports, procedure manuals, quality plans, risk assessments.
- Provide training and support to production / development / supplier teams on quality tools, procedures, and standards.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, process optimization, etc.).
Requirements
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical or related field) or equivalent experience or related sciences (degree).
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
- Proficient in statistical methods, data analysis, process capability, SPC, FMEA, root cause analysis.
- Comfortable reading and interpreting engineering drawings/specifications.
- Familiarity with audit processes (internal, supplier, regulatory) and compliance.
Skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Good communication (written & verbal); ability to clearly document issues and present findings.
- Attention to detail, high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to collaborate across functions (engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, etc.).
- Time management, ability to handle multiple tasks/priorities.