Quality Engineer

Shift and Location

Shift: 1st shift

City: Solon

Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success.

Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between. That same dedication spans to our customers.

Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development.

We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging.

Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.

We hope you’ll consider joining our team.

Performs multiple assignments of moderate to complex scope with guidance from supervisor and other technical experts. Evaluates, selects, and applies standard quality engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in making adaptations and modifications. Assignments have a clear and specific objective. Provides training of manufacturing personnel to convey quality requirements and methods. This position is responsible for the development and maintenance of quality plans and quality specifications for new and existing products.

• Develop and implement product quality assurance plans and specifications.
• Assist in the development and implementation of process control plans for designated products.
• Collect and assess statistical capability data to ensure compliance of products, processes and measurement systems to stated quality goals and initiate corrective action as necessary.
• Assess compliance of control plans to state quality goals and initiate corrective action as necessary.
• Design and acquire gauges, measurement systems, and data collection systems.
• Provide training in product quality requirements, process control tools, statistical methods, gage design, and problem solving to appropriate personnel.
• Issue or modify quality related documents via DCN system.
• Provide feedback and approval of documents including, but not limited to, technical bulletins, test procedures, test data analyses, preliminary catalog information, manufacturing drawings.
• Conduct and report the results of internal process audits.
• Complete periodic reporting of project status, as required.
• Drive process improvements to reduce the risk of external escapes. Engage production to proactively identify quality risks and drive improvements
• Assist in development of Service group product family plans.
• Lead and/or participate in PQP events. This includes defining customer requirements, completing SDA’s, completing process analyses, conducting process and gage studies, and conducting DMA’s.
• Train others in the use of PQP toolbox.
• Work with support groups to develop improved gauging methods, improve machine capability, and adjust product requirements.
• Work with Project and Manufacturing personnel to ensure the smooth implementation of process development work into Value Stream operations.
• Attending PQP CoP meetings.
• Communicates progress through management updates and team meetings.
• Act as a resource to evaluate nonconforming material conditions and provide approval recommendation.
• Assess key performance indicators to identify opportunities for improvement and initiate disciplined problem solving.
• Follow‑up on corrective action responses and ensure implementation of appropriate problem resolution methods and verify effectiveness.
• Assist internal suppliers, as necessary, to resolve production problems.
• Evaluate customer requests for information (e.g., capability studies, state of compliance to potential customer specifications) and prepare formal responses.
• Coordinate and analyze gauge R&Rs.
• Design and analyze component capability study information on new processes…