Job Description

Manufacturing Quality Assurance Engineer
Direct-hire | South Bend, IN | $100,000/yr | Bachelor's degree required
A day in the role
Picture your week starting with a production walkthrough, clipboard in hand, verifying that new procedures are being followed on the floor. Midweek, you're partnering with engineering and operations to address a nonconformance, digging into the data to spot trends, facilitating a root-cause session, and aligning on corrective actions. By Friday, you've trained teammates on updated quality standards and finalized a clear, data-backed report that documents outcomes and next steps. That's the rhythm of impact in this Quality role.
What you'll do

• Create and roll out quality assurance processes and procedures to ensure products meet applicable industry standards.
• Run scheduled audits and hands-on inspections, surfacing opportunities to elevate performance.
• Work cross-functionally to resolve quality issues and drive effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Analyze product and process data to monitor performance and quality trends.
• Lead and participate in root cause analysis and structured problem-solving activities.
• Coach and train team members on quality requirements, methods, and best practices.
• Produce thorough documentation and reports for all quality assurance activities.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Assurance, or related discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in a quality engineering or closely related function.
• Solid command of quality control methodologies and tools.
• Strong analytical mindset and problem-solving ability.
• Proficiency with data analysis software and quality management systems (QMS).
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams.

Technical toolkit

• GD&T
• Quality Inspection Experience
• Continuous Improvement
• ISO 13485
• 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
• ISO 22000
• Quality Control Experience
• Quality Control Data Analysis

Why join
Step into a role where your attention to detail safeguards reliability, and your problem-solving drives continuous improvement across the organization.

Skills Required