Occupation

Quality Engineer

Quality Engineers develop and maintain quality systems, monitor manufacturing or product processes, and drive continuous improvement across operations in regulated industries like aerospace, automotive, medical devices, and manufacturing. The role involves inspecting materials and finished products, analyzing quality data, performing root cause analysis, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations through systematic problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration. The work suits detail-oriented engineers with manufacturing or industry-specific experience who thrive in structured environments where quality directly impacts safety, reliability, or regulatory compliance.

Duties & responsibilities

Develop and maintain quality systems aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements
Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions to resolve quality issues
Inspect materials, components, and finished products to verify conformance to specifications
Analyze quality data and apply statistical techniques to identify trends and drive continuous improvement
Establish control plans, inspection strategies, and acceptance criteria for manufacturing processes
Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to resolve quality risks and compliance gaps
Perform factory audits and supplier evaluations to ensure quality throughout the supply chain

What Quality Engineer roles involve, from employers’ own postings.

How much does a Quality Engineer make?

Too few Quality Engineer postings state pay to publish a median yet: 20 of 53 open roles do, and we wait for 25.

Who is hiring for Quality Engineer roles?

53 open Quality Engineer roles from 35 employers; the most at Adient, Crane Co. and A-dec, and in California, Michigan and Oregon.

From employers’ own postings, as of2026-10-28.

Quality Engineer in the job market

Last checked October 28, 2026

Open roles: 53
Employers: 35
Median pay: —
Disclose pay: —

Open Quality Engineer roles (53)

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Quality Engineer

Accenture

Listed on Accenture’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Quality Engineer

Adtran

Adtran Huntsville HQ

Listed on Adtran’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Quality Engineer

Alliance Laundry Systems

Ripon, WI

Listed on Alliance Laundry Systems’s careers site · Apply there ↗

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Staff Quality Control (QC) Engineer

Crusoe

Full-time · Warrenton, MO · $135,000 – $165,000

Crusoe seeks a Quality Control Engineer to oversee construction and installation quality across their data center infrastructure projects, ensuring systems meet design specifications and commissioning readiness. This field-heavy role bridges construction management, MEP systems expertise, and quality documentation in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

Listed on Crusoe’s careers site · Apply there ↗

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Senior Build Reliability Engineer, Weekend Shift

Relativity Space

Full-time · Long Beach, CA · $122,000 – $182,000

This role leads quality and reliability initiatives for Relativity Space's Terran R rocket program, working across design, manufacturing, and test teams to embed quality controls from development through scaled production. It suits engineers with aerospace manufacturing expertise who thrive in fast-paced environments and want to shape processes and systems as a program scales from development to operations.

Listed on Relativity Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗

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Associate Quality Engineer

AST SpaceMobile

Midland, TX

This role supports the inspection and testing of manufacturing processes and equipment for a satellite communications company, developing quality plans and coordinating with teams across the organization to address defects and implement improvements. It suits engineers early in their careers who want to contribute to aerospace manufacturing while building expertise in quality assurance.

Listed on AST SpaceMobile’s careers site · Apply there ↗

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