Quality Engineer

Position Title: Quality Engineer

Position Location: Hopkinton, MA

Compensation: $100,000 - $125,000 annually

(Compensation depends on skills, knowledge, education, and experience)

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About the role: As a Quality Engineer, you will support aerospace and defense manufacturing programs by ensuring products and processes comply with all applicable quality, regulatory, contractual, customer, drawing, and specification requirements. You will play a key role in maintaining AS9100 compliance, supporting material identification and traceability, and ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and retention of Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) throughout the product lifecycle. Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Contracts, and Program Management, you will analyze quality data, drive continuous improvement initiatives, support risk mitigation efforts, and help ensure the delivery of safe, compliant, and high-quality products for critical aerospace and defense applications.

A day in the life:

• Ensure a safe and well-maintained work environment through compliance with all company safety standards, policies, and procedures
• Support compliance with the Quality Management System, AS9100, customer, contractual, Department of Defense, and regulatory requirements
• Review contracts, purchase orders, drawings, specifications, and quality clauses to identify applicable product, process, inspection, documentation, and record-retention requirements
• Support critical-material controls, including material identification, traceability, OQE, certifications, test reports, and required records through final product acceptance
• Review material certifications, Certificates of Conformance, inspection/test results, and manufacturing records for compliance with drawing, specification, and customer requirements
• Support configuration and change control; coordinate required customer submittals including VIRs, deviations, waivers, and other approval documentation
• Manage Nonconformance Reports and MRB activities; lead or support containment, root-cause analysis, corrective action, effectiveness verification, and customer responses
• Participate in internal, process, product, customer, and regulatory audits, including verification of contractual, traceability, and critical-material controls
• Support NPI, drawing/specification reviews, inspection planning, PFMEAs, Control Plans, risk assessments, special-process controls, and AS9102 FAI documentation
• Analyze quality data and support SPC, process capability, MSA, Gage R&R, calibration, Cost of Poor Quality, defect reduction, product safety, and risk mitigation
• Provide technical Quality support across Quality Control, Engineering, Manufacturing, Contracts, Purchasing, and Program Management; support continuous improvement and other assigned quality activities

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Quality, or a related technical field preferred
• 5-7 years of Quality Engineering experience in aerospace, defense, naval shipbuilding, nuclear, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with controlled materials, traceability, OQE, and customer-specific requirements is desirable
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and aerospace/defense manufacturing quality practices; experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, customer quality clauses, and contractual requirements
• Experience with nonconformance control, MRB, corrective action, internal auditing, AS9102 FAI, material certification, product identification, traceability, OQE, configuration control, and special-process documentation
• Understanding of PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, Gage R&R, and process capability. Experience supporting U.S. Navy, naval shipbuilding, nuclear, or comparable critical-material programs preferred
• Direct experience with General Dynamics Electric Boat Level I requirements and EB Specification 2678 strongly preferred; equivalent Department of Defense critical-material and traceability experience will be considered. Strong organizational, communication, technical-writing, documentation, and computer skills required
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, technical documents, customer quality clauses, contractual requirements, inspection reports, test reports, and quality-system documentation; communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Benefits of joining our team:

• Health Insurance - multiple plan options
• Dental Insurance
• HSA & FSA options
• Vision Care
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company-paid Life & Disability Insurance
• Parental and Family Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career advancement opportunities
• Multiple shifts and flexible schedules
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee discount & recognition programs
• Credit Union access
• Opportunity to purchase company stock & receive free shares
• Benefits effective date of hire

About Hutchinson Aerospace:

Hutchinson Aerospace is an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of engineered solutions for the control of shock and vibration. As a unit of Hutchinson Worldwide, a market leader in the industrial rubber sector and we are part of TotalEnergies, one of the world's top energy companies with operations in more than 130 countries. Our long-standing commitment to innovation, engineering excellence, and global collaboration enables us to deliver advanced solutions and serve a broad range of industries.

Our Culture:

We are proud of our diverse and dynamic environment, where personal and professional growth are strongly supported. Our success is driven by employees who pair strong technical expertise with business development skills to create an exciting and rewarding future. At Hutchinson, we seek great people, inspired to innovate, who are engaged, enabled, and energized to make an impact. We offer excellent career opportunities and clear paths for advancement, encouraging team members to shape meaningful and fulfilling careers.

Learn more: www.hutchinsonai.com www.hutchinsonworldwide.com www.totalenergies.com www.vlier.com