Quality Engineer

Ohio Ordnance Works Inc. is a premier firearms manufacturer providing sales, service, and support for retail, law enforcement, domestic and foreign government agencies. Since its founding in 1981, OOW has been focused on the customer, fulfilling requirements with quality product in a timely manner. OOW embraces the importance of history, using lessons learned from the past and applying them to our innovations in design and manufacturing.

OOW is a fully licensed new production manufacturer of post sample machine guns as well as its own commercial line of firearms. To further aid our customers OOW provides full training services, spare parts, and ancillary items. OOW is also renowned for its repair and refurbishment of antique and collectible machine guns and other firearms.

The mission of Ohio Ordnance Works Inc. is to operate with excellence to supply military firearms, parts, and accessories of impeccable workmanship to law-abiding citizens of the free world.

"Do unt...". Respect customers, team members, company policy, property, and principles. "Improvise adapt and overcome" to accomplish goals and objectives. Strive for a clear, concise, and open form of communication by practicing the principle of feedback. Provide and maintain a team-oriented culture to better accomplish goals and objectives to recognize value and develop God given gifts, talents, and temperaments. To hire, train and retain employees who demonstrate the highest levels of integrity, commitment, diligence, and self-motivation.

The Quality Engineer is a hands-on role responsible for ensuring product conformance through direct engagement with machining processes, inspection methods, and shop floor quality execution. This position focuses on translating engineering drawings and technical data packages into practical inspection plans, validating measurement methods, and driving real-time quality improvements in a precision machining environment.

The role requires strong working knowledge of inspection metrology, GD&T, and blueprint reading to ensure accurate verification of tight-tolerance components used in government and defense applications. This individual works closely with machinists, inspectors, and manufacturing engineers to prevent defects at the source and ensure repeatable, compliant production.

This is a technical, execution-focused role with no direct people management responsibility.

• Interpret engineering drawings, GD&T callouts, and technical data packages to define inspection requirements and acceptance criteria
• Develop and validate inspection methods for machined components, including in-process and final inspection strategies
• Select and apply appropriate metrology tools (CMM, optical systems, surface plate instruments, handheld gages, etc.)
• Provide shop floor support to machinists and inspectors to ensure understanding of dimensional and geometric requirements
• Troubleshoot dimensional issues using measurement data, machining knowledge, and root cause analysis
• Serve as a subject matter expert in GD&T application and interpretation
• Review of drawings and specifications for inspection feasibility
• Lead and schedule DCMA source inspections

• Ensure accuracy and reliability of inspection equipment through Measurement System Analysis (MSA) & Gage R&R's
• Evaluate gaging strategies for complex features and tight tolerances
• Develop work instructions and inspection plans that clearly define measurement methods and acceptance criteria
• Support CMM programming validation and inspection method optimization

• Apply statistical methods and process monitoring to reduce variation in machining processes…