Quality Engineer
ITW Specialty Films
Chicago, IL · $75k–$95k a year · Posted October 29, 2026
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Where Chicago, IL ranks
Where Chicago, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Midwest1,085 openings · of 55
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Great Lakes1,085 openings · of 44
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Midwest82 / 100 · of 17
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Great Lakes83 / 100 · of 14
- #1Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Midwest89 / 100 · of 17
- #1Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Great Lakes87 / 100 · of 14
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,318 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $85,000 a year. Across 193 open quality engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $81,000 to $106,500 and the median is $91,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 7% below the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial engineers: 4% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...leverages core competencies in films, foils, holography, and laminates to meet complex customer needs.
Position Summary The Quality Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring product integrity, process capability, and compliance across film‑manufacturing operations....