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Quality Engineer - Precision Machining

Job in Elk Grove Village, Cook County, Illinois, 60009, USA
Listing for: TekPro
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-26
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Quality Engineering, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
  • Quality Assurance - QA/QC
    Production QC/QA, Quality Engineering, Quality Control - QC Analysts/Managers, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 105000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 105000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

We are seeking a Quality Engineer for a high-precision contract manufacturing environment supporting aerospace, medical device, and other tightly regulated industries. This role is ideal for someone with a strong mechanical engineering foundation, hands‑on manufacturing quality experience, and the ability to work closely with engineering, production, inspection, and customers.

Responsibilities
  • Support quality engineering activities for precision machined and complex mechanical components
  • Lead root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventative actions for internal and customer quality issues
  • Review drawings, specifications, tolerances, GD&T, and customer quality requirements
  • Support First Article Inspection, PPAP, AS9102, validation, and customer documentation packages
  • Work closely with manufacturing, engineering, inspection, and production teams to resolve quality issues
  • Assist with audits, nonconformance reports, supplier quality issues, and continuous improvement projects
  • Analyze inspection data, process capability, defect trends, and customer feedback
  • Ensure compliance with aerospace, medical device, and customer‑specific quality requirements
  • Help improve quality processes, inspection methods, work instructions, and documentation controls
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field preferred
  • 3+ years of quality engineering experience in manufacturing
  • Experience in precision machining, contract manufacturing, aerospace, medical device, or highly regulated component manufacturing strongly preferred
  • Strong ability to read mechanical drawings and interpret GD&T
  • Experience with FAI, CAPA, NCRs, 8D, RCCA, process validation, and customer quality documentation
  • Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, or related quality systems preferred
  • Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work directly with production and engineering teams
  • Experience with CMM inspection, metrology, or inspection planning is a plus
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to interface with customers, suppliers, and internal teams
Required Skills
  • Mechanical engineering education or equivalent hands‑on technical background
  • Experience supporting aerospace and/or medical device component manufacturing
  • Comfortable in a high‑mix, low‑volume precision manufacturing environment
  • Strong mix of technical drawing interpretation, root cause analysis, documentation, and shop floor problem‑solving
Preferred Skills
  • Experience with CMM inspection, metrology, or inspection planning
Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.

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