Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

For nearly 30 years, SQA Services has been a leading provider of managed supplier quality services, offering audits, assessments, remote surveillance, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering solutions to manufacturers across all industries. We deliver these services by deploying a network of highly skilled associates based throughout the United States and in over 90 countries worldwide, ensuring rapid on-site support at your supplier locations. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with extensive experience and local expertise, enabling us to represent our clients on demand and with greater speed and efficiency than our competitors.

We are seeking a skilled Quality Engineer  to support our team in   Duluth, MN . This is a contract 6 month full-time, first-shift position working Monday-Friday. Apply today for consideration!

Key Responsibilities :

• Investigate and document nonconformances in collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams identified in manufacturing, receiving inspection, and the field.
• Support creation of Supplier Discrepancy Reports when responsibility lies with the supplier.
• Assess and validate quality gates to ensure proper placement and functionality for each manufacturing stage.
• Confirm that processes align with standard manufacturing practices and client requirements.
• Monitor process indicators (e.g., yield, takt time, throughput) to evaluate performance during validation.
• Provide recommendations for corrective actions, process improvements, and risk mitigation.
• Work closely with client and supplier teams to support resolution of quality issues.
• Maintain and track corrective action follow-up plans, ensuring effectiveness of implemented solutions.
• Document findings and prepare reports to communicate results, trends, and recommendations.
• Maintain an on-site presence Monday through Friday, following client direction and priorities.

Required Qualifications :

Mileage reimbursement at the US government rate ($0.70 per mile driven). Untaxed.

SQA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based on merit and qualifications, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

This position requires access to ITAR-controlled technical data and / or defense articles. Must be ITAR compliant.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.