Quality Engineer - Manufacturing - Springfield, MA

Springfield, Massachusetts Permanent USD80,000 - USD100,000 per year View Job Description
This role partners with cross‑functional teams to ensure product quality, compliance, and risk mitigation across new and existing products. You'll lead qualification, root cause analysis, and continuous quality improvements that directly impact customers and business performance.
  • Own product quality from design through production
  • High‑impact role supporting innovative, market‑leading products

About Our Client

Our client is a global manufacturer with a strong reputation for innovation, safety, and product reliability. They foster a collaborative, values‑driven culture where quality excellence and employee growth are top priorities.

Job Description

  • Champion safety as the top priority across all quality activities
  • Develop and execute qualification plans for new products and process changes
  • Deploy APQP tools including FMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, and risk assessments
  • Lead root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions for quality issues
  • Analyze quality data to reduce cost of poor quality and improve performance
  • Improve and sustain corrective action systems and quality metrics
  • Support new product development teams through stage‑gate quality deliverables
  • Maintain quality system procedures and support internal/external audits
  • Lead regulatory, compliance, and certification activities
  • Support supplier quality initiatives including qualification, monitoring, and CAPA
  • Deliver training on quality processes and systems

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Technical Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience leading quality improvements in manufacturing
  • Strong knowledge of Lean principles and quality tools
  • Six Sigma Green Belt preferred; ASQ certifications a plus
  • Proficiency with MS Office, Minitab, and collaboration platforms



What's on Offer

  • Safety‑first culture with strong values and employee respect
  • High visibility role with influence across engineering and operations
  • Opportunity to support innovative, industry‑leading products
  • Collaborative environment with strong cross‑functional teamwork
  • Stable, growing organization with long‑term career opportunities



Contact
Emma White
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7035099

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Quality, Technical
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Springfield
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Emma White
Job Reference
JN-062026-7035099