Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer

Full Time Professional Franklin, WI, US

Salary Range: $70,000.00 To $ Annually

Our Company

Krones designs, develops, manufactures, and installs both machines and complete packaging lines. We have become one of the leading system suppliers for breweries and beverage producers as well as for the food, chemical and cosmetics industries. Our 20,000 employees worldwide strive for innovation and detail and ensure that each customer receives the best quality in product and service. Krones Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Purpose or Job Summary

The Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all turnkey sanitary process systems—design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning—comply with applicable regulatory, quality, and customer requirements. This role supports an entire project lifecycle, ensuring hygienic design standards, documentation integrity, and validation readiness for industries requiring strict sanitary and regulatory compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance and Product Quality
• Prepare inspection test plans (ITPs) and corresponding documents (e.g. test reports)
• Ensure compliance with customers’ standards and regulatory requirements
• Prepare company standards and technical specifications
• Conduct acceptance tests internally and qualifications and validations externally with customer
• Perform Welding Supervision and support Site Management
• Supplier management support and monitoring fabrication quality
• Identify, monitor, document and handle non-conformities
• Conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive measures (CAPA)
• Practice and drive the management system for continuous improvement (PDCA or KAIZEN)

• Qualification and Validation Support
• Conduct Design Acceptance Test (DAT) internally with process engineering and 3D design
• Coordinate Design Qualification (DQ) with customer
• Compile and review turnover packages and maintain finalized and audit-ready documentation

• Supplier Management Support and Fabrication Quality
• Perform quality assurance and audit subcontractors (on-site) and fabricators (pre-fabrication)
• Conduct factory acceptance tests (FAT) at fabricators’ facilities (e.g. tanks or skids)
• Conduct site acceptance tests (SAT) of installed or assembled plants or machines
  • Monitor and check welders site test before welding on site
  • Monitor on-site welding quality
  • Conduct borescope inspection
• Review and check suppliers’ technical documentation

Quality Management

• Implement and maintain the Quality Management System
• Organize company certifications, e.g. ISO 9001
• Coordinate and support internal audits external audits with CBs or NRTL and AHJ
• Project management support and project coordination support
• Preparing annual Management Reviews for the Board of Management

Required qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering: (Mechanical, Chemical or related field) or equivalent experience
• International Welding Engineer (preferred)

Experience

• 3 – 8 + years of QA / QC experience in sanitary and hygienic process systems (tubing and piping)
• Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or food processing industry
• Hands-on experience with hygienic piping systems, skid fabrication, or process equipment

Technical Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of hygienic design principles and stainless-steel fabrication (304/316L)
• Comprehensive knowledge of manual TIG welding and TIG orbital welding and inspection method
• Standard knowledge of P&IDs and isometric drawings and 3D models and
• Standard knowledge of QA documentation and Qualification and Validation (DQ/OQ/IQ)
• basic knowledge of root cause analysis (e.g. 5?, Fishbone)
• basic knowledge of quality management KPIs and statistical process control

Additional Certifications (preferred)

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or CQA
• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
• ASME BPE familiarity or training
• Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher)

Soft Skills

• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities

Physical / Working Demands

• The work environment is a professional…