<p>Job Title: Quality Engineer</p> <p>Position Overview</p> <p>This role is responsible for strengthening and sustaining the company's quality framework, ensuring alignment with applicable aerospace and customer-driven quality standards. The Quality Engineer will play a hands-on role in system maintenance, compliance activities, and continuous improvement efforts across the organization.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Contribute to the development, upkeep, and ongoing effectiveness of the site's quality management system, ensuring compliance with AS13100 and certifications such as ISO9001, AS9100, NADCAP, and key customer requirements. </li><li>Control and maintain quality-related records and documentation, including but not limited to customer specifications, external standards, operating procedures, work instructions, and the Quality Manual. </li><li>Plan and execute internal audits to meet certification and customer audit expectations. </li><li>Track, document, and manage findings from internal and external audits through closure, ensuring corrective and preventive actions are properly implemented and sustained. </li><li>Evaluate customer feedback and satisfaction metrics, analyzing trends and supporting leadership with data that helps guide business decisions. </li><li>Partner with cross-functional teams to monitor and verify supplier adherence to company quality standards, procedures, and technical requirements. </li><li>Provide quality support to site operations and actively participate in routine customer interactions as needed. </li><li>Lead or support contract review activities and assist in the interpretation and integration of customer-imposed requirements across departments. </li><li>Perform additional quality or operational tasks as assigned that are consistent with the scope and level of the role. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications and Experience</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline such as Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering, or a comparable combination of education and relevant industry experience. </li><li>Prior experience working within a formal quality management system in a manufacturing environment. </li><li>Working knowledge of APQP methodologies and related deliverables including PPAP and FMEA. </li><li>Demonstrated ability to perform structured root cause analysis. </li><li>Experience applying corrective action tools such as 8D problem-solving techniques. </li><li>Ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings and technical documentation. </li></ul> <p>Skills</p> <p>Quality engineering, Mechanical engineering, Mechanical design, Engineering, Process development, Autocad, Product engineering</p> <p>Top Skills Details</p> <p>Quality engineering</p> <p>Additional Skills & Qualifications</p> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <p>Aerospace, defense, nuclear, or other regulated industry experience</p> <p>Experience with corrective actions and audits</p> <p>Strong shop-floor presence</p> <p>Ideal Candidate Profile:</p> <p>Detail-oriented and compliance-minded</p> <p>Comfortable working with operations</p> <p>Able to balance documentation with execution</p> <p>Experience Level</p> <p>Entry - Mid Level</p> <p>For immediate consideration, please email resume to jonukwugha@actalentservices.com!I will be conducting talent screenings for this role!</p> <p>Job Type & Location</p> <p>This is a Permanent position based out of Groton, CT.</p> <p>Pay and Benefits</p> <p>The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $95000.00/yr.</p> <p>Competitive Benefits Package Medical insurance (starts on first day) Vision insurance (starts on first day) Dental insurance (starts on first day) Disability life insurance Voluntary life insurance Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance Health Savings Account (HSA) Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Employee Assistance Program Teladoc services Financial & Incentives Annual bonus eligibility Competitive 401(k) match Time Off Paid Time Off (PTO) Paid holidays Paid Holidays Include New Year's Day Good Friday Memorial Day Independence Day (4th of July, 2 days) Labor Day Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving (2 days) Christmas (2 days)</p> <p>Workplace Type</p> <p>This is a fully onsite position in Groton,CT.</p> <p>Application Deadline</p> <p>This position is anticipated to close on May 12, 2026.</p> <p>Diversity, Equity & Inclusion</p> <p>At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:</p> <ul> <li>Hiring diverse talent </li><li>Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection </li><li>Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes </li><li>Ensuring growth opportunities for our people </li></ul> <p>Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.</p> <p>About Actalent</p> <p>Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we've helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC-with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000+ extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.</p> <p>Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.</p>