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About the Role
As a Quality Engineer, you will establish and maintain robust quality processes within the Pilot manufacturing facility, ensuring operations meet ISO 9001 standards while supporting rapid product and process development. You will develop and implement production quality processes, support manufacturing, drive improvements, and help deploy digital quality systems, contributing to scalable manufacturing practices for future facilities.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary Quality representative for Pilot manufacturing operations.
- Support daily production activities by ensuring quality requirements are understood and consistently applied.
- Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to resolve production issues and implement corrective actions.
- Lead root cause investigations and drive effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Review and disposition nonconforming material in collaboration with Engineering and Operations.
- Develop and maintain quality procedures, work instructions, forms, and records supporting Pilot operations.
- Implement quality processes aligned with ISO 9001 requirements, preparing Pilot to operate with certified-quality practices.
- Support document control, change management, record retention, and risk-based thinking throughout manufacturing.
- Participate in internal audits and management reviews and track actions to closure.
- Develop production quality plans and inspection requirements for Pilot manufacturing.
- Define Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) characteristics with Engineering and Manufacturing.
- Create and maintain Control Plans that define inspection points, sampling frequency, and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with the Metrology Lead and Analytical Lab Lead to ensure appropriate measurement methods are available.
- Support implementation and continuous improvement of digital manufacturing and quality systems, including MES, ERP, LIMS, and the electronic Quality Management System (eQMS).
- Improve traceability and data integrity across manufacturing operations.
- Help define system requirements for inspections, deviations, nonconforming material, CAPA, document control, and production records and participate in software testing, validation, and user training.
- Analyze production quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Develop dashboards and quality metrics to monitor Pilot performance.
- Support standardization of manufacturing processes and best practices.
- Drive projects that improve product quality, process consistency, efficiency, and traceability.
- Help prepare Pilot processes for successful transfer to Benson manufacturing.
- Document lessons learned and best practices.
- Support development of scalable production documentation and training materials.
- Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to improve production readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- 3+ years of experience in manufacturing quality, production engineering, or quality systems, with reduced experience requirements for candidates holding advanced degrees (M.S. or Ph.D.).
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001 principles and Quality Management Systems.
- Experience supporting production operations in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience writing SOPs, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
- Experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Excellent statistical analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Experience supporting manufacturing start-up or scale-up environments.
- Experience implementing or using MES, ERP, LIMS, or eQMS platforms.
- Experience with document control and electronic workflows.
- Experience analyzing manufacturing data using Excel, Power BI, or similar tools.
- Experience working in advanced materials, battery, semiconductor, magnet, or other high-technology manufacturing industries.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
Skills
- Quality Processes
- ISO 9001
- Root Cause Analysis
- Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
- Nonconforming Material Disposition
- Quality Procedures
- Work Instructions
- Document Control
- Change Management
- Risk-Based Thinking
- Internal Audits
- Production Quality Planning
- Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) Characteristics
- Control Plans
- MES
- ERP
- LIMS
- eQMS
- Data Integrity
- Statistical Analysis
- Problem-Solving
- Analytical Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Communication Skills
- Excel
- Power BI
Location
- RTP
- Benson
Work Type
- Pilot manufacturing
Experience Level
- 3+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
About the Company
- Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future.
- With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future.
- Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Transparency.