Quality Engineer

Summary

Ludlow Manufacturing is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Quality Engineer to support quality assurance, customer satisfaction, process improvement, and new product launches. The role develops inspection plans, manages PPAP submissions, leads corrective actions, and ensures products meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements while coordinating with customers, suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Developing inspection plans
• Performing critical characteristic reviews
• Managing PPAP submissions
• Leading corrective actions
• Ensuring products meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements
• Serving as a key liaison between customers, suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing to drive quality performance, reduce defects, and ensure successful product realization from launch through production

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related technical field
• Experience supporting fabricated metal, welding, machining, assembly, or automotive manufacturing environments
• Experience with customer-facing quality activities and supplier quality management
• PPAP
• APQP
• PFMEA
• Control Plans
• First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR)
• 8D Problem Solving
• RCCA
• CAPA
• Gage R&R
• Process Capability Studies
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Advanced GD&T interpretation
• Blueprint and specification review
• Dimensional inspection and measurement techniques
• Critical Characteristics Reviews
• High QA Inspection Builder proficiency
• Inspection Plan Development
• Final Quality Review and Product Release
• Quality metric analysis and reporting
• Calipers
• Micrometers
• Height Gages
• Bore Gages
• Thread Gages
• Optical Comparators
• Surface Profilometers
• CMM Equipment
• High QA Inspection Builder
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office Suite
• ERP Systems
• Quality Management Software
• Customer Quality Portals
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing quality engineering role preferred
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Experience with automotive, agricultural, powersports, aerospace, or heavy equipment industries

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related technical field
• Experience supporting fabricated metal, welding, machining, assembly, or automotive manufacturing environments
• Experience with customer-facing quality activities and supplier quality management
• PPAP
• APQP
• PFMEA
• Control Plans
• First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR)
• 8D Problem Solving
• RCCA
• CAPA
• Gage R&R
• Process Capability Studies
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Advanced GD&T interpretation
• Blueprint and specification review
• Dimensional inspection and measurement techniques
• Critical Characteristics Reviews
• High QA Inspection Builder proficiency
• Inspection Plan Development
• Final Quality Review and Product Release
• Quality metric analysis and reporting
• Calipers
• Micrometers
• Height Gages
• Bore Gages
• Thread Gages
• Optical Comparators
• Surface Profilometers
• CMM Equipment
• High QA Inspection Builder
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office Suite
• ERP Systems
• Quality Management Software
• Customer Quality Portals

Nice to Haves

• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing quality engineering role preferred
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Experience with automotive, agricultural, powersports, aerospace, or heavy equipment industries

Benefits

• Benefits package after 90 days includes PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Voluntary plans, and more.