Quality Engineer

Flex · California

Level: Engineer
Team: Quality
Degree: Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked: 5+ years
Industry: Industrial
Posted: Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level quality role at Flex (industrial) in California. In charge of developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.

They ask for: 5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names: Root cause, FMEA, Control plans
Openings: 2 with this title at this site

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026

Quality Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $100k–$148k.

Median of the low and high ends of 93 live postings that list pay, out of 190 quality engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 189 other live quality postings in California.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Typical (5+ years)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Root cause 78%
✓ FMEA 55%
Supplier quality 48%
Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 45%
AS9100 43%
ISO 9001 39%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Quality Engineer at Flex in other locations

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quality Enginee r located in Milpitas, CA.

Reporting to the Quality Director, the Quality Engineer will be maintaining quality engineering programs, standards and improvements within the organization

The experience we’re looking to add to our team

✓Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
✓5+ years of experience in engineering in the high technology electronics industry or related field.
✓Previous electronics manufacturing / SMT / printing circuit board assembly experience
✓Systems level integration experience
✓Experience working with suppliers
✓IPC-A-610 and IPC-A-620
✓Liquid cooling experience (prefer)

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Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

What a typical day looks like

•Implement all quality QMS policy and procedures
•Apply PFMEA control plans and core quality tools for improvements
•Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.
•Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating and reporting quality and reliability data.
•Develops and implements methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost.
•Directs workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product or process quality and reliability.
•Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.
•Holds up Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers with customer interfaces as necessary on quality related issues.
•Assures data availability and integrity for all quality related data. Consolidates and reports quality results.
•Initiates 8D corrective action methodology requests as needed and tracks to satisfactory completion.
•Assists with development and implementation of quality audits.
•In charge of developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
•Designs and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and/or production equipment.
•Explores reports and returned products and recommends corrective action.
•Establishes program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement and research of equipment and facilities.
•Approves product, process and equipment qualifications.
•Provides liaison to various regulatory bodies.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide

•Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
•Life Insurance
•Short-term and Long-term Disability
•Matching 401(k) Contributions
•Vacation and Paid Sick Time
•Tuition Reimbursement