Senior Quality Engineer
Hitchiner Manufacturing · Milford, DE
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior quality role at Hitchiner Manufacturing (industrial) in Milford, DE.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Root cause, SPC, FMEA, PPAP, Control plans
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How this role compares
Against 7 other live quality postings in Delaware.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ SPC 88%
- ✓ Root cause 88%
- ✓ DOE 38%
- ✓ Supplier quality 38%
- Lean 38%
- ✓ Six Sigma 38%
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Full description from Hitchiner ManufacturingAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
while improving efficiency, reducing defects, and strengthening quality systems.
What You'll Do...
requirements
and ensure corrective actions for purchased materials
requirements
including drawings, PO specs, and engineering changes
- ✓Serve as technical liaison between Production Planning, Engineering, and customers
- ✓Lead targeted improvement projects to enhance product quality and process performance
- ✓Perform industrial engineering tasks such as method studies, time standards, and equipment/tooling specifications
responsibilities
from time to time, as needed. The company reserves the right to change job duties at any time.
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Senior Quality Engineer
Our Senior Quality Engineer will drive product quality, process capability, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Suppliers, and Customers to ensure products meet stringent
Quality Assurance & Compliance
- •Conduct inspections for final product and incoming materials; maintain required customer and regulatory documentation
- •Perform internal and supplier audits aligned with ISO 9001, ISO/TS16949, and AS9100
- •Manage nonconforming material and determine appropriate disposition (rework, deviation, scrap)
- •Prepare customer approval packages including PPAP, MRB, and first article documentation
Continuous Improvement & Data Analysis
- •Support Six Sigma initiatives and corrective actions with structured problem-solving (8D preferred)
- •Execute statistical analysis including MSA, capability studies, DOE, SPC, PFMEA, and control plans
- •Reduce scrap and rework by identifying root causes and improving process capability
- •Optimize manufacturing processes through equipment specification, method improvements, and new process introduction
Supplier Quality & Collaboration
- •Audit and develop suppliers to ensure product and facility compliance
- •Maintain supplier performance metrics in partnership with Purchasing
- •Define incoming inspection
Engineering & Technical Leadership
- •Interpret engineering
Team & Workplace Standards
- •Train junior technical staff on quality tools and processes
- •Model safety and conduct standards and maintain a clean, organized work environment
- •Support additional duties as needed
Who You Are...
- •Associate or Bachelor's degree
- •4–10 years of experience in quality, manufacturing, or process engineering
- •Working knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO/TS16949, AS910
- •Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills
- •Proficiency in MS Office, statistical tools, and technical modeling
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal