Quality Engineer – 7+ Month Contract

Location: Syracuse, NY area
Schedule: First shift
Pay: $40–$60 per hour, based on experience
Additional Compensation: Paid holidays and project completion bonus

Sapphire Recruitment is hiring a Quality Engineer for a 7+ month project with an advanced manufacturing company in the Syracuse area.

This role will support quality systems, manufacturing operations, and continuous improvement within a precision electromechanical environment. The Quality Engineer will work closely with engineering and production teams to resolve quality issues, strengthen processes, and improve product performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Conduct product, process, and manufacturing audits to identify quality gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain quality standards, inspection plans, procedures, and supporting documentation.
• Investigate nonconformances, product quality concerns, and customer issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective and preventive action efforts.
• Analyze quality data and performance metrics to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to reduce defects and improve process capability and product reliability.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Train and assist production personnel with quality standards, inspection methods, and best practices.
• Collaborate across departments to improve quality performance and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Previous experience in quality engineering, manufacturing quality, or process improvement.
• Experience in precision electromechanical manufacturing is preferred, including medical devices, industrial automation, robotics, machine vision, motion control, or optical systems.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and other quality improvement tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

For immediate consideration, send your resume to techjobs@hiresapphire.com.

Sapphire Recruitment is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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