Quality Engineer (Manufacturing)

Location: East Peoria, Illinois, United States; onsite five days a week. Travel up to 5%. Relocation assistance is available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $112,710–$169,060 per year

Company

Manufacturing organization developing products and solutions for stronger, more sustainable communities.

What you will do

• Perform advanced inspections and audits of materials, processes, and products to verify conformance with quality standards.
• Gather, analyze, trend, and communicate non-conformance and defect data for root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Maintain quality system documentation, quality plans, traceability, and audit readiness.
• Provide technical support for internal and external audits, including corrective-action follow-up and closure.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and support teams to identify risks and implement preventive controls.
• Lead or support quality initiatives involving Built in Quality, Lean, Defect Free, APQP, variation reduction, and waste reduction.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of quality management systems, documentation, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to analyze root causes, evaluate alternatives, and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Strong accuracy, attention to detail, structured decision-making, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of quality project tasks, deliverables, and timelines.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience is desired.

Nice to have

• Experience in manufacturing engineering, design engineering, quality, fabrication, casting, or machining.
• Expertise with GD&T, metrology equipment, vision systems, CMM, 3D laser or blue-light scanners.
• ASQ quality certification such as CQE, CRE, CMQ&OE, CQA, or CSSBB.
• Automotive supply-base, APQP, new product introduction, weld engineering, ASNT-II, or CWI experience.
• Experience with Creo, Power BI, or similar data-analysis and visualization tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite manufacturing work with cross-functional collaboration and continuous-improvement practices.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time, and parental and adoption benefits.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, and voluntary benefits.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, health lifestyle programs, and incentive bonus opportunities.