Senior Quality Engineer

Description

About Helix Linear:

Helix Linear Technologies designs and manufactures high-precision motion control systems for industries where performance matters most, including medical devices, advanced automation, aerospace and defense. Our products power mission-critical applications where reliability and precision down to ±0.0001 inches make all the difference.

Our vision is to engineer what’s possible in motion, with precision, integrity, and purpose. We pursue that vision by designing, machining, grinding, and assembling critical motion components in-house, including precision ball screws and linear systems. Our clean, climate-controlled facility is equipped with advanced manufacturing equipment including Citizen Swiss lathes, multi-axis CNC mills, precision grinders, and specialized assembly and test systems.

Helix is growing and investing in new equipment, advanced processes, its people, and the systems required to scale with discipline. As we expand, we’re building a world-class precision manufacturing operation, which means higher standards for ownership, communication, urgency, and accountability across every role on the floor.

At Helix, we value ownership, technical excellence, and a growth mindset. If you’re motivated by meaningful work at the intersection of engineering, innovation, and manufacturing, and want to grow with a company shaping the future of motion control, we’d love to meet you.

About the Position:

We're looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to own inspection, nonconformance resolution, and customer-facing quality issues across our product lines; lead screws, ball screws, linear actuators, custom assemblies, and precision components for medical device, aerospace, and defense customers. This is a senior, high-trust role built with succession in mind, ideal for an experienced quality professional ready to grow into broader quality leadership at Helix.

This role is the technical owner of what happens when something goes wrong: a part doesn't conform, a customer calls, an FAI needs to pass the first time. You'll be the calm, credible voice in those moments, and the person building the systems that prevent them from repeating.

Core Responsibilities:

Customer and Corrective Action

• Own MRB and DMR dispositions for non-conforming material, and carry that discipline through to a clean RMA process
• Represent quality on customer calls, including the hard ones, from non-conformance notification through resolution
• Support customer audits with substantive documentation and clear technical responses

Inspection & NPI

• Own the inspection strategy and plans across product lines: what gets measured, at what stage, to what standard
• Apply GD&T daily in inspection planning, tolerance stack analysis, and FAI review
• Run Gauge R&R studies to validate measurement systems and gauge capability
• Lead AS9102 FAIs, coordinating documentation, execution, and customer acceptance
• Use CMM, vision system, and SPC data to identify process trends and catch issues before they escape
• Support NPI with DFM reviews, process validation, and capability studies

Systems & Continuous Improvement

• Support the quality management system in practice: control plans, work instructions, corrective action closure
• Support AS9100 and ISO 9001 compliance, including active participation in certification work
• Conduct supplier audits and assessments; define incoming quality requirements and drive supplier corrective action
• Manage gage selection, calibration, and operator training
• Lead AS9100 internal audit planning and execution, driving certification and surveillance audit readiness
• Mentor and develop quality engineers and inspectors, building bench strength and succession depth within the quality function

Leadership & Audit Readiness

• Serve as…