For nearly 30 years, SQA Services has been a leading provider of managed supplier quality services, offering audits, assessments, remote surveillance, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering solutions to manufacturers across all industries. We deliver these services by deploying a network of highly skilled associates based throughout the United States and in over 90 countries worldwide, ensuring rapid on-site support at your supplier locations. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with extensive experience and local expertise, enabling us to represent our clients on-demand and with greater speed and efficiency than our competitors.

We're hiring for a Quality Engineer who is fluent in both French and English. This is a contract opportunity lasting 6 months working 30+ hours a week in Vannes, France. This will be done on first shift hours, Monday-Friday. This role will be instrumental in performing quality assessments, driving root cause analysis and corrective actions (RCCA), and ensuring adherence to industry and client-specific standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Management - Working with other departments such as other engineering teams, inspection teams, and other program managers. Running the supplier quality programs (Sigmaphi).
• Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA): Lead investigations of non-conformances using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone analysis. Ensure effective corrective and preventive actions are implemented and sustained.
• Inspection Planning: Develop and review control plans, inspection test plans (ITPs), and verification activities to ensure product conformity throughout the manufacturing process and prior to shipment.
• Documentation & Reporting: Create detailed assessment reports, qualification packages, and audit findings. Maintain records of discrepancies, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• NPI Support: Assist in the qualification of new products and suppliers, including review of PFMEAs, process flow diagrams, and First Article Inspections (FAIs).
• Process Validation: Validate critical manufacturing processes and assess inspection methods for effectiveness and risk mitigation.
• Supplier Collaboration: Partner with suppliers to resolve quality issues, improve process controls, and implement best practices.
• Continuous Improvement: Recommend and support improvements to quality systems, procedures, and production workflows.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, or Supplier Quality, with hands-on experience in RCCA, QMS auditing, and process validation.
• Management and leadership experience.
• Problem Solving Tools: Proficiency in quality tools such as 8D, PFMEA, SPC, GRR, Control Plans, and Risk Assessment methodologies.
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with manufacturing processes for mechanical or electromechanical systems, including inspection of assemblies, welds, HVAC, or power handling systems.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to clearly document findings and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Assurance, or a related technical field-or equivalent experience.
• Bilingual French & English.

Preferred Qualifications

• ASQ Quality Engineer Certification
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification
• Six Sigma Black Belt

$90 - $90 an hour

SQA Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based on merit and qualifications, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.