Quality Engineer

At Spectrum Control, most departments operate on a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule in exchange for a 3-day weekend . We offer competitive wages and PTO, plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment. Come join a workforce where we put you first!

Job Summary: The Quality Engineer plans, coordinates, and executes quality engineering activities that ensure products and manufacturing processes meet customer, regulatory, and Spectrum Control requirements. This role provides technical support across Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain, with emphasis on inspection methods, process controls, statistical analysis, auditing, corrective action, and continuous improvement.

Working within a high-reliability electronics manufacturing environment, the Quality Engineer analyzes performance trends, resolves product and process issues, supports supplier quality, and helps maintain the effectiveness of the site’s quality management system.

• •Provide technical quality support to Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality personnel regarding product and process inspections, sampling plans, audit requirements, process controls, and statistical applications.
• •Develop, implement, and continuously improve inspection methods, measurement techniques, sampling plans, and process-monitoring systems.
• •Apply Statistical Process Control (SPC), capability analysis, trend analysis, and other quality tools to evaluate process performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• •Investigate internal, supplier, and customer quality issues; lead or support root-cause analysis and corrective action using structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5 Whys, and A3.
• •Prepare clear and timely corrective and preventive action documentation and verify the effectiveness of implemented actions.
• •Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the site’s quality management system.
• •Plan and conduct internal quality audits to verify compliance with company procedures, customer requirements, and applicable quality standards.
• •Maintain accurate quality records, procedures, work instructions, inspection documentation, and other quality-system materials.
• •Partner with Supply Chain and Purchasing to evaluate supplier capabilities, quality performance, inspection and test methods, and nonconforming material.
• •Review and analyze quality metrics and performance trends; communicate findings and recommend actions to improve product quality, process capability, and operational performance.
• •Collaborate with customers and internal teams to ensure key product characteristics, technical requirements, and contractual quality expectations are understood and satisfied.
• •Participate in cross-functional continuous-improvement initiatives focused on reducing defects, improving yield, controlling variation, and preventing recurrence.
• •Promote proven corrective actions and quality best practices across applicable products, processes, and work areas.

• •Work is performed in a combination of office and electronics manufacturing environment in our Marlborough, MA facility.
• •Regular interaction with manufacturing operations, inspection areas, engineering teams, suppliers, and customers may be required.
• •Must be able to follow all applicable safety, quality, security, and environmental requirements.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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