Quality Engineer
Software Specialists
Los Angeles, CA · Posted October 26, 2026
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About the job
Job Title: Quality Engineer Location: Los Angeles, California (On-Site)
Job Summary: We are representing an opportunity for a Quality Engineer to support hydromechanical and electromechanical products across fabrication, assembly, and test. This position plays an important role in strengthening quality assurance, improving processes, and helping ensure product and documentation accuracy across cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
Support quality assurance activities for customer-facing and internal functions across manufacturing, assembly, and test.
Review and approve product drawings, Acceptance Test Procedures, manufacturing process plans, and First Article Reports.
Drive non-conforming material control, Engineering Change Order flow down, customer RMAs, failure analysis, and corrective action activities.
Support audits, develop quality plans, PFMEA, control plans, and contribute to process improvement and KPI reporting.
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, with a preferred degree in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
Minimum of 3 years of progressive quality experience in an aerospace, automotive, or industrial manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of quality engineering disciplines, manufacturing concepts, and problem-solving techniques such as 8D, Fishbone, 5-why, and PFMEA.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) preferred, along with knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), hydraulic/hydromechanical assembly and testing processes, Lean & Six Sigma tools, blueprints, technical data sheets, schematics, quality and metrology, and Microsoft Office and PDF reader applications.
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