Senior Quality Engineer Systems Integration & Standardization
Louisville, KY - USA
Job Summary
We are seeking asenior levelhands-on Quality Engineer tooperateat the intersection of twokeybusiness units driving integration standardization and execution across quality systems and processes.
This role will collaborate deeply with engineering manufacturing supply chain and external software service providers to align product and quality dataestablishscalable systems and build foundational programs from the ground up.
This is not a purely administrative orhigh-levelrole. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable editing and updating BOMs defining configuration rules working directly in PLM/QMS systems and leadingcross teamalignment to get real outcomes delivered.
Key Responsibilities
CrossBusiness Unit Integration
- Act as the primary quality interface between business units to standardize processes data structures and system usage
- Identifygaps inconsistencies and redundancies between teams and drive standardization efforts
- Facilitate working sessions to harmonize quality practices documentation and system workflows
Product Structure & Configuration Management
- Own andmaintainthe processes that controlBills of Material (BOMs) part numbers and revisionlevelsacross integrated product lines
- Apply configurationmanagementbest practices to ensure traceability change control and data accuracy throughout the product lifecycle.
- Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and ensure quality impacts areproperly assessedand implemented
PLM / QMS Systems Execution
- Serve as an internal subject matter expert for Arena PLM and QMS modules (or similar tools)
- Interface directly with software service providers to:
- Kick off and configureNonconformance/CAPA modules
- Define workflows and data relationships aligned to business needs
- Translate business requirements into actionable system configurations (not just slideware)
Program Development & Ownership
- Design and implement foundational quality programs such as:
- Calibration programs (frominitialinventory through recurring execution)
- Inspection supplier quality ornonconformanceworkflows
- Develop procedures work instructions and training materials to support program rollout
- Ensure programs are scalable auditable and usable by frontline teams ranging from prototypes to full-scale productions.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Partnerswith Engineering Manufacturing Supply Chain and Operations to resolve quality and data issues and disconnects.
- Support root cause investigations and corrective actions where system or configuration issues are involved.
- Identifyopportunities to improve efficiency data integrity andcross teamalignment
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in engineering Manufacturing Quality or a related technical field
- 8years experiencein Quality Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or Quality Systems roles
- Direct experience withlow-volume/high mix manufacturing environments with demanding customer requirements( or similar)
- Demonstrated experience with:
- BOM maintenance and product structure management
- Configuration management and change control
- PLM/QMS tools (Arena strongly preferred)
- Proven ability to execute detailed work independently while collaborating across teams.
- Handsonexperience configuringlaunchingand sustaining:
- Nonconformance/ CAPA modules
- Calibration or metrology programs
- Traceability standards/best practices
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with regulated orcompliance-drivenenvironments (ISO 9001 AS9100 FDA etc.)
- Experience supporting product integration following mergers acquisitions or organizational restructuring
- Comfortable operating in environments withstate-of-the-artprocesses and evolving requirements.
- Experience working directly with external vendors or software providers
What Success Looks Like in This Role
- Quality and product data are consistent traceable and usable across both business units.
- Systems such as Arena PLM are actively used not just technically implemented
- Calibration nonconformance and changeworkflowsfunctionend-to-endwith minimal friction.
- Teams trust the systems and processes because they were built with practicality in mind
- Prototypelifecycle items are fastto processwhereasproduction lifecycleitemscontaindetailed
Why This Role Is Different
This position is designed for someone who likes to build fix and executenot delegate from a visibility influence and real ownership without being buried under a purely strategic or overly titled role that prevents progress.
Benefits
- Salary range: $120000 $145000 USD/per year
- 100% company-paid medical dental vision short/long-term disability
- Employer-funded Health Savings Account
- Unlimited PTO
- 401(k) match
- Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- Flexible Savings Account
- Paid FMLA Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Student Loan Repayment
- Equity Program
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
ColdQuanta is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our teams, here in beautiful Boulder, Colorado; Madison, Wisconsin; and Oxford, UK. We work in a dynamic and collaborative environment and value each person's contribution whether technical or administrative. Our employees ... View more