Quality Engineer I | Drive Quality in Advanced Energy Manufacturing

• Location: Greenville, SC | Onsite

• Schedule: 1st Shift, Monday-Friday (Flexible start times between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM)

• Pay Rate: $39.86/hour

Shape Quality. Improve Processes. Make an Impact.

PDS Tech Commercial is hiring a Quality Engineer I to support a leading manufacturer in the energy equipment industry. This is an opportunity to work on highly engineered, large-scale machined components that power critical infrastructure around the world.

In this role, you'll be the quality expert supporting manufacturing operations, driving process improvements, solving complex production challenges, and ensuring products meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance.

What You'll Do

Support Manufacturing Quality

• Serve as the primary quality resource for large CNC machining operations.

• Partner with production, engineering, and operations teams to ensure compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements.

• Support first article inspections, production startups, process validations, and readiness reviews.

• Provide technical guidance and resolution for quality-related manufacturing challenges.

Drive Quality Systems & Compliance

• Develop and maintain quality plans, control plans, inspection plans, and quality procedures.

• Ensure compliance with internal quality requirements, customer specifications, and industry standards.

• Support internal and external audits and drive corrective actions resulting from findings.

Lead Inspection & Metrology Activities

• Interpret engineering drawings and GD&T requirements.

• Support inspection processes using CMMs, laser trackers, portable CMM arms, and other advanced metrology equipment.

• Analyze inspection results and quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

• Perform MSA and Gage R&R studies to validate measurement systems.

Improve Processes & Reduce Defects

• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action initiatives.

• Utilize tools such as 8D, DMAIC, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, PFMEA, and SPC.

• Facilitate cross-functional problem-solving efforts focused on defect reduction and process capability improvement.

• Track quality metrics and support continuous improvement initiatives across the operation.

Support Supplier & Customer Quality

• Participate in supplier quality reviews and corrective action processes.

• Collaborate directly with customers regarding inspections, audits, quality concerns, and acceptance criteria.

• Support product release activities and customer source inspections.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• 3-5 years of Quality Engineering experience within a manufacturing or machining environment.

• Strong understanding of machining processes and manufacturing operations.

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements.

• Proficiency with GD&T (ASME Y14.5).

• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to effectively collaborate across production, engineering, supplier, and customer teams.

Required Technical Skills

• GD&T

• Process Control Plans

• PFMEA

• Quality Control Plans

• Standardized Problem Solving

• Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of Quality Engineering experience supporting CNC machining operations.

• Experience within energy, aerospace, defense, heavy industrial, turbine, or precision machining environments.

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification.

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

• Experience with SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP systems.

• Minitab experience.

• CMM programming and metrology data analysis experience.

• Process capability analysis (Cp/Cpk).

• Knowledge of welding, fabrication, heat treating, and non-destructive testing processes.

Why Join Us?

• Work on complex, large-scale products that support critical energy infrastructure.

• Join a high-performing manufacturing environment focused on quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with experienced engineering, operations, and quality professionals.

• Gain exposure to advanced machining, metrology, and process improvement tools.

• Competitive pay and the opportunity to make a measurable impact on manufacturing performance and product quality.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you're a quality-driven manufacturing professional who thrives on solving problems, improving processes, and ensuring world-class product performance, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today to join PDS Tech Commercial and help drive quality excellence in advanced energy manufacturing.

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