Quality Engineer ​/ Quality Lead

Quality Engineer / Quality Lead

Gleason Corporation is a leader in gear technology with more than 2,200 employees and 13 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Gleason's product and service offerings include gear and transmission design software, gear manufacturing machines and related accessories, gear metrology equipment and automation systems. Gleason products are used by customers in e-mobility, commercial vehicles, aerospace, agriculture, mining, sustainable energy, construction, power tools, marine and many other industries.

Working for Gleason, you will be connected to work that matters, putting your expertise to its best use while developing skills for the future. The result is a career defined by you, supported by Gleason and built on tangible accomplishments. As we continue to grow and evolve, we are looking for the right people to join us on our mission.

If you are interested in being part of our team, there are a few things you should know:
We are energized by challenges and the effort needed to solve them. We like working with people who are positive, adaptable and growth-minded. We care how work gets accomplished and are deeply invested in the success of our customers and colleagues. If this sounds like you, we invite you to read on and learn more.

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Quality Engineer / Quality Lead to join our manufacturing team. This hybrid role bridges technical quality engineering with hands-on, high-level inspection leadership. You will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining quality standards, while actively leading our inspection team on the shop floor.

The ideal candidate possesses strong engineering problem-solving skills (like root-cause analysis) alongside expert-level knowledge of precision measurement tools to ensure product specifications are consistently met, defects are proactively eliminated, and the highest standards of manufacturing quality and dimensional accuracy are maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Engineering
  • Process Improvement: Design, implement, and audit quality control systems and inspection plans for incoming, in-process, and finished goods.
  • Root-Cause Analysis: Lead investigations into internal non-conformances and customer returns using structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 5 Whys, 8D, Fishbone diagrams).
  • Documentation & Compliance: Author and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Quality Manuals.
  • Quality: Collaboration with all areas to evaluate internal / external / supplier corrective action requests (OSARS) and ensure timely and effective implementations of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Data Analysis: Track and analyze quality metrics (scrap rates, defect types) to identify trends and present actionable data to management.
• Quality Lead
  • Advanced Metrology: Perform complex, high-precision inspections on first-article parts, prototypes, and critical production runs using CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machines), optical comparators, micrometers, and calipers.
  • Team Leadership: Provide technical support and coordinate quality technician team daily schedules, inspection tasks, department assignments to ensure testing throughput matches production timelines.
  • Calibration Management: Oversee the calibration schedule and database for all plant measurement gages and inspection equipment, ensuring compliance with ISO standards.
  • Continuous Improvement: Serve as the facilitator of the continuous improvement system and team to drive organizational changes and improvement suggestions.
  • ISO Internal Auditor: Function as a lead auditor for ISO 9001-ISO 14001 for internal compliance to the standards.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing quality or quality engineering role.
• Technical Skills: High proficiency in blueprint reading.
• Metrology: Hands-on experience operating CMM equipment and using standard precision measuring tools.
• Problem Solving: Demonstrated experience using QA tools (FMEA, SPC, Root-Cause Analysis).
• Communication: Strong technical writing skills for creating reports and the ability to coach floor inspectors and…