Quality Engineer, Prototyping
- Foster City, CA (ONSITE M-F)
- $76/hr pay rate + benefits
- 6-month contract
Continuum Recruiting is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Quality Engineer, Prototyping to join its team.
In this role, you’ll help ensure that prototype parts, assemblies, and manufacturing processes meet high-quality standards throughout the design, fabrication, assembly, and inspection lifecycle. You’ll work cross-functionally with design engineering, fabrication, CNC, additive manufacturing, harness, assembly, and metrology teams to support quality processes and drive issue resolution in a fast-paced prototyping environment.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, process-driven, and experienced in manufacturing quality systems, inspection methodologies, and engineering documentation.
As a Quality Engineer, Prototyping, you'll:
- Review Jira tickets to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and proper process documentation.
- Create balloon drawings and inspection report templates to support inspection and quality validation activities.
- Review inspection documentation and support approval workflows in accordance with established quality processes.
- Support nonconformance investigations and follow established escalation and resolution procedures when issues are identified.
- Maintain quality dashboards and provide recurring progress updates and reporting for inspection and prototyping teams.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and metrology teams to support product quality and process improvements.
- Help ensure manufacturing, inspection, and assembly activities comply with established quality standards and best practices.
Qualifications:
- BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field
- 4 to 6 years of experience in quality/manufacturing
- Experience with Quality
- Able to work with minimal supervision
Bonus Qualifications:
- Automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier experience
- Process Improvement certification (Lean Six Sigma / Shainin)
- Knowledge about CMM programming, IPC 620, & ESD best practices
Benefits:
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Employer-subsidized healthcare benefits
- Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
- Employer covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
- 401k package
- PTO and Sick Days