Company: OpTalent
Location: Foothill Ranch, CA
About the Opportunity
We’re seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and New Product Development (NPD) from concept through development, validation, and production.
APQP provides the quality-planning framework for the role, but the focus is hands-on product and engineering involvement. You’ll work closely with Product, Design Engineering, Project Engineering, Manufacturing, suppliers, and global teams to identify product and manufacturing risks early, influence design decisions, and ensure new products are ready for successful production at scale.
This is not a traditional production Quality or Quality Systems role. You’ll be involved early in product development and help connect product design, quality, manufacturability, validation, and launch readiness.
What You’ll Do
Support new products from concept through production launchApply APQP principles to plan and manage quality throughout NPDEvaluate product designs for quality, risk, reliability, and manufacturabilityIdentify potential failure modes and drive risk reduction through DFMEA/PFMEA and related quality planningApply quality and problem-solving tools including RCA, SPC, Cpk, MSA, Control Plans, and DOEProvide technical feedback to Product and Design Engineering to prevent issues before productionSupport prototype builds, testing, validation, pilot production, and launch readinessPartner with Manufacturing and suppliers to address process, tooling, and production risksSupport quality gates and ensure appropriate controls are established before productionManage multiple development projects, priorities, and timelines
Please apply today if interested!