Sr Quality Engineer
Morgan Advanced Materials · New Bedford, MA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $109k–$131k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior quality role at Morgan Advanced Materials (industrial) in New Bedford, MA. You’ll own product and process quality across manufacturing operations.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, DMAIC, SPC, FMEA, Control plans, MSA / Gage R&R
- Base pay
- $109k–$131k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Massachusetts: typical posted base $102k–$147k. This one lists $109k–$131k.
Median of the low and high ends of 65 live postings that list pay, out of 99 quality engineer openings in Massachusetts, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Massachusetts plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 98 other live quality postings in Massachusetts.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $97k–$138k, from 51 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 64%
- FDA / GMP 44%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 44%
- ✓ CAPA 38%
- ✓ ISO 13485 37%
- ✓ FMEA 35%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for DMAIC, MSA / Gage R&R, PLC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Morgan Advanced Materials
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
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Turn a reply into a short call
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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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Morgan Advanced Materials in New Bedford
3 other open roles at this site.
- Process Engineer · Process
- Quality Engineer · Quality
- Sr Process Engineer · Process · Senior
Full description from Morgan Advanced MaterialsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
We make complex products where quality isn’t a box to tick — it’s the difference between “works perfectly” and “don’t ship it.”As our Senior Quality Engineer, you’ll be the person who keeps processes tight, problems owned, and customers confident. You’ll sit right at the crossroads of manufacturing, engineering, and customer quality — and you’ll have the authority (and expectation) to drive real change.This role suits someone who’s been around the block in aerospace and/or medical manufacturing, knows how things
should work, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves when they don’t.
The role
You’ll own product and process quality across manufacturing operations. That means leading complex investigations, running CAPAs that actually stick, working directly with customers and auditors, and keeping the Quality Management System doing what it’s meant to do — not just looking good on paper.Some days you’ll be deep in data and root cause. Other days you’ll be on the floor, in audits, or leading cross‑functional problem‑solving sessions. No two days are the same — and that’s the point.
Key responsibilities
- ◆Lead investigations into non‑conformances, escapes, and customer complaints using structured problem‑solving methods
- ◆Own CAPAs end‑to‑end — from root cause to verified effectiveness
- ◆Analyze scrap, yield, and defect trends and turn data into action
- ◆Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve capability, reduce variation, and boost first‑pass yield
- ◆Act as the main quality contact for customers, including SCARs, audits, and technical discussions
- ◆Support and lead internal, customer, and third‑party audits (ISO 13485, AS9100, and customer requirements)
- ◆Maintain and improve core quality processes like MRB, NCMR, RMA, PFMEA, and control plans
- ◆Lead or approve validation activities (IQ, OQ, PQ) for processes and equipment
- ◆Use SPC, DOE, and capability analysis to drive data‑based decisions
- ◆Support supplier quality activities and improve measurement systems (MSA, GR&R, calibration)
- ◆Mentor other Quality Engineers and lead cross‑functional teams — without needing direct authority to get results
requirements
(the fine print, but important)
- ✓This role involves working with controlled technical data, so you’ll need to meet U.S. ITAR requirements. Individual must be a Citizen of the United States , or Permanent resident alien of the United States , or Protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) as defined by 22CFR120.15
- ✓Able to sit and work at a computer for most of the day
- ✓Able to lift up to 35 lbs
- ✓Willing to travel domestically and internationally as needed
- ✓Corrected vision of 20/20
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Overview
Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.
We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.
The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.
Key Figures: Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), ~8,000 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.
What you’ll bring
- •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or similar)
- •5–10+ years of hands‑on manufacturing quality engineering experience
- •Background in aerospace and/or medical device manufacturing
- •Strong working knowledge of:
- •CAPA, MRB, NCMR, and RMA processes
- •Root cause methodologies (8D, DMAIC, etc.)
- •Statistical tools (SPC, DOE, Minitab or equivalent)
- •Process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- •Experience working within ISO 13485 and/or AS9100 quality systems
- •Confidence working directly with customers, auditors, and regulators
- •A practical mindset — you know when to be thorough and when to be decisive
Nice to have
- +ASQ‑CQE certification
- +Experience improving yield and reducing scrap in high‑mix manufacturing
- +Prior mentoring or technical leadership experience
Other
What you’ll get
- •A senior‑level role with real influence, not just responsibility
- •The chance to solve meaningful problems and see your work on the production floor
- •Collaboration with experienced engineers and operations leaders
- •Competitive compensation and benefits (details shared during the process)
Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer.
This job description does not state or imply that all duties to be performed are specifically identified above. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested or instructed by an authorized person of the Company. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.