Quality Engineer II
Protolabs · Rosemount, MN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Protolabs (industrial) in Rosemount, MN.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, Root cause, DMAIC, Control plans, Minitab
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Minnesota: typical posted base $83k–$141k.
Median of the low and high ends of 33 live postings that list pay, out of 56 quality engineer openings in Minnesota, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 55 other live quality postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $83k–$135k, from 31 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 57%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 43%
- ✓ Lean 41%
- Six Sigma 41%
- ✓ Supplier quality 39%
- CAPA 38%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Minitab, AS9100, CNC, Machining, 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 Protolabs
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
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?
- 4
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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: Protolabs in Rosemount
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Full description from ProtolabsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Be yourself at Protolabs
Why Protolabs?
We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.
Join our team as a Quality Engineer II!
The Quality Engineer II will be responsible for working in and leading project teams to establish and implement systems that ensure products conform to requirements. The Quality Engineer II will identify problems, lead and support problem investigations, and collaborate to design and implement effective solutions. This individual will also participate and facilitate engineering continuous improvement project teams, ensuring adequate process controls are designed and implemented
You will
- •Provide Quality Assurance technical expertise in support of manufacturing. Identify issues and analyze the cost of poor quality.
- •Support continuous improvement activities, including Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, kaizens, and lean manufacturing activities. Where appropriate, drive project completion in quality disciplines related to continuous improvement, problem solving (using formal methods such as DMAIC, 8D, etc.), and statistical data analysis.
- •Collaborate with Engineering to characterize manufacturing processes. Determine process capability, identify sources of variation in production processes, implement adequate control plans, and establish feedback mechanisms.
- •Support or lead projects of various scope and complexity.
- •Review, and analyze relevant data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- •Conduct investigations of customer complaints to identify causes and appropriate actions to prevent recurrence.
- •Ensure thorough investigation and execution of corrective and preventive actions associated with internal process, vendor, and audit findings.
- •Support and define requirement for product line transfers and new process introductions.
- •Support the audit and qualification of new suppliers, and resolve supplier quality issues.
- •Support and/or perform internal audits of the Quality System, and support external audits of the Quality System.
- •Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What it takes
- •A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical), physical Science, or related field, from an accredited college or university
- •3+ years of experience as an engineer in a manufacturing environment
- •Understanding of Quality systems and practices in a manufacturing environment
- •Familiarity in Quality System Standards such as ISO 9001 and/or ISO 13485, AS9100
- •Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Demonstrated ability in applying statistics to industrial practices
- •Experience working with customers and suppliers
- •Demonstrated project management
- •Able to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment
- •Able to communicate complex technical information to all levels of the organization, able to write technical procedures and work instructions
- •Ability to read, write and speak English fluently
What Makes You Stand Out
- •5+ years of experience working within a quality system
- •Experience in CNC machining, injection molding, and/or 3D printing environment(s) is preferred
- •Proficiency in using statistical analysis software (such as JMP or Minitab), and in applying statistics to industrial practices
- •ISO 9001 Audit Certification
- •Existing understanding of Quality systems and practices in a manufacturing environment
- •Demonstrated success in applying continuous improvement concepts, such as Lean and DMAIC
- •Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills