Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer – Betts Company

The Quality Engineer applies quality engineering principles to manufacturing processes, products, and quality systems. This position works closely with Production, Design Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering to maintain quality standards, resolve nonconformances, improve manufacturing processes, and ensure compliance with customer and engineering requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide quality engineering support for existing and new products, manufacturing processes, and production issues.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements to establish appropriate inspection, testing, and process controls.
• Develop and maintain inspection criteria, control plans, sampling methods, quality instructions, and related documentation.
• Investigate manufacturing defects, customer complaints, supplier quality concerns, and recurring quality issues using structured root-cause analysis and corrective-action methods.
• Analyze product and process data to identify trends, variation, and opportunities for quality improvement.
• Participate in design reviews, process assessments, risk evaluations, and product validation activities.
• Support the evaluation and disposition of nonconforming materials in coordination with Engineering, Production, and Quality personnel.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to reduce defects, scrap, rework, and recurring quality issues.
• Support customer and supplier quality activities, including corrective actions, technical communication, and documentation.
• Support Quality Management System activities, including audits, calibration controls, controlled documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and update work instructions, inspection procedures, forms, and technical training materials.
• Provide technical guidance to production personnel and, when assigned, mentor engineering or quality interns.
• Perform related quality engineering duties and technical projects as assigned.

This position is an individual contributor and does not have direct supervisory responsibilities.