Quality Engineer

Cure Consulting Solutions, LLC | Full time

Rochester, United States | Posted on 10/03/2026

• Date Opened 10/03/2026
• Job Type Full time
• Work Experience 3+ years of experience
• Created Time 10/03/2026 05:23
• Minimum Base Salary $60,000.00
• Job Date Modified 10/03/2026 05:00
• Street Address West side of Rochester, NY
• State/Province New York
• Country United States

Join a High-Growth Aerospace & Defense Manufacturer in the Finger Lakes!

If you’re a Quality Engineer looking for an opportunity to make a real impact in a growing precision manufacturing environment, this could be the career move you’ve been waiting for. Located in the Rochester, NY/Finger Lakes region, our client is experiencing unprecedented growth and has never been busier with customer orders.

With a 45,000-square-foot expansion underway , they are investing heavily in their people, processes, and manufacturing capabilities, and are adding talented professionals to their team. As part of this exciting expansion, they are growing their Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Production Planning teams to drive quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery in a demanding aerospace and defense manufacturing environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving organization where your expertise will directly contribute to continued growth and operational excellence.

Job Title:

QUALITY ENGINEER

INDUSTRY AEROSPACE &DEFENSE INDUSTRIES

LOCATION

Rochester, NY | On-site manufacturing engineering role

EMPLOYMENT

Full-time | Direct Hire, comes with suite of benefits | Shift: Monday-Friday 7:30AM to4:00PM | Base Pay: $60,000 to $95,000/yr.

REPORTSTO

VP of Engineering & Quality

The Quality Engineer owns the quality-engineering controls that turn complex custom aerospace and defense GD&T engineering drawings into conformingCNC-machined components. Working across engineering, CMM programming, CNC machining, quality inspection, supply chain, and supporting customers, this role translates GD&T and contractual requirements into practical inspection strategies; leads first-article and production verification; resolves non conformances; and sustains an AS9100-based quality management system (QMS). The successful candidate balances precision, traceability, customer responsiveness, and throughput without compromising product safety or compliance.

• Read and interpret engineering blueprints, specifications, purchase-order flow-downs, and GD&T.Resolve ambiguities with engineering and customers before production or acceptance.
• Develop and maintain risk-based quality inspection plans, characteristic matrices, ballooned drawings, sampling methods, control plans, and work instructions for CNCturning, milling, and related finishing or special processes; identify key/critical characteristics and appropriate hold points.
• LeadAS
  9102 first-article inspections (FAI), partial/repeat FAI as applicable, and complete, auditable first-article inspection reports (FAIRs), including traceability from design characteristics to objective evidence and material/process documentation.
• Selectand validate AS9100 quality inspection methods using CMMs, optical/vision systems, height gages, surface-plate tools, micrometers, calipers, threadgages, and other precision equipment; review CMM programs and measurement setups against datum schemes and tolerance intent.
• Partner with machinists and CNC programmers to support CNC setup approval, in-process checks, final inspection, and release decisions; analyze capability, SPCtrends, measurement uncertainty, and measurement-system adequacy (including Gage R&R when appropriate).
• Maintain control of calibrated precision measuring equipment, inspection records, revision status,material/lot…