Senior Quality Engineer
📍 Location: Near Barrington, IL
💼 Hire Type: Direct Hire
💰 Salary: $90,000–$105,000/year
🎁 Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with Match, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, PTO, Paid Holidays
Sterling Engineering is partnering with a growing manufacturing organization to hire a Senior Quality Engineer to support quality systems, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives across a diverse set of industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, robotics, and industrial equipment.
This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys working cross-functionally, driving quality improvements, and solving complex manufacturing challenges in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead continuous improvement and quality-focused projects across manufacturing operations
- Apply statistical analysis to evaluate production data and drive process improvements
- Partner with internal teams and customers to resolve quality concerns, complaints, and non-conformances
- Drive corrective actions from root cause through implementation and validation
- Support inspection and quality teams with investigations and material disposition
- Conduct internal, customer, and supplier audits as needed
- Utilize tools such as SPC, gage R&R, process capability, regression, and ANOVA to improve manufacturing performance
- Facilitate structured problem-solving using 5-Why, fishbone diagrams, and other methodologies
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field
- 5–8+ years of experience in a manufacturing quality environment
- Experience working with quality standards such as IATF 16949, ISO 13485, and/or AS9100
- Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and QMS processes
- Proven experience with corrective actions, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Proficiency with statistical analysis tools and data-driven decision making
- Experience conducting internal QMS audits
- Background in automotive, aerospace, or medical manufacturing preferred
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and with external customers
