Advanced Quality & Manufacturing Engineer

Advanced Manufacturing & Quality Engineer – Hydro Flask & OXO

Work Location:

Bend, OR, Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote).

• Develop, implement, and sustain quality systems to ensure Hydro Flask products meet customer expectations for safety, durability, and performance.
• Support both New Product Introduction (NPI) and sustaining production across a global supplier base, applying structured problem‑solving, quality planning, and data analysis to improve cost, quality, and delivery.
• Partner with Design, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and suppliers to embed manufacturing quality from concept through launch.
• Support Technical Reviews, Manufacturing Builds, and Pilot Builds.
• Define and validate Critical‑to‑Quality (CTQ) characteristics and provide early‑stage DFX feedback.
• Support quality and manufacturing planning activities, including development of DFMEAs, PFMEAs, control plans, inspection standards, and robust measurement systems.
• Lead and manage PPAP submissions, ensuring supplier compliance, process capability validation, and on‑time documentation delivery.
• Collaborate with overseas engineering teams and suppliers to review, approve, track, and maintain PPAP documentation across NPI and sustaining products.
• Develop and maintain a PPAP tracker to manage maturity levels across products and factories; elevate legacy programs to required PPAP standards.
• Work closely with contract manufacturers to ensure robust incoming, in‑process, and final inspection control plans.
• Identify gaps in current AQME systems and implement improvements to drive consistency, efficiency, and enforce ability.
• Drive continuous improvement using supplier feedback to address recurring issues and implement process enhancements that improve manufacturability, cost, quality, and throughput.
• Support production issues as needed, providing structured problem‑solving and corrective actions.
• Support validation and qualification of new or additional toolsets, ensuring dimensional, capability, and performance alignment with existing tooling.
• Identify manufacturing improvement opportunities related to cycle time, quality, throughput, automation, and NRE investments.
• Support qualification of dual‑sourced production and onboarding of new suppliers in alignment with Hydro Flask quality standards.
• Own manufacturing process specifications and ensure accurate cross‑functional communication and rollout of updates across all suppliers and facilities.
• Develop new process specifications and coordinate testing activities as required.
• Drive ECR/ECO/ECN execution for manufacturing and process changes, including alignment, implementation planning, documentation, and rollout.
• Provide feedback to continuously improve Engineering Change mechanisms and cross‑functional collaboration.

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing and process engineering principles.
• Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous environment while managing multiple projects and prioritizing effectively.
• Solid understanding of quality management systems and APQP/PPAP methodologies.
• Experience with SPC, MSA, capability studies, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement tools.
• Proven ability to diagnose issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective corrective actions.
• Demonstrated success improving manufacturing processes to enhance quality and reduce cost.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management from development through end of life.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across cross‑functional and global teams.
• Experience building or scaling manufacturing and quality systems (start‑up experience a plus).

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Quality Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing or quality engineering for high‑volume consumer products.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting manufacturing or product defects.
• Experience working with international, cross‑functional teams.
• Experience building and managing change control systems to ensure design and process continuity.
• Hands‑on experience working directly with international suppliers (China and…