Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer II

The Quality Engineer II is a mid-level position focused on ensuring product quality through the completion of validation and qualification activities independently. This role is pivotal in meeting customer quality needs via cross-departmental collaboration and has minimal customer-facing interactions.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure product quality by executing validation and qualification activities with minimal assistance.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally to meet customer quality needs.
• Represent the quality function in the support of day-to-day manufacturing operations.
• Address nonconforming products and generate reports, CAPAs, and documentation.
• Implement process changes and drive improvements in assembly, machine production, and support.
• Engage in injection molding and equipment management.

Essential Skills:

• Expertise in quality engineering and CAPA processes.
• Experience working with manufacturing engineers and supervisors.
• Ability to use manufacturing software, spreadsheet software, Minitab or other statistical process control software, and Microsoft Office products.
• Competency in using SolidWorks or other CAD software.
• Working knowledge of design controls and Quality System Regulations.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Eagerness to learn and strong execution skills.
• Strong interpersonal, personal, and communication skills.

Work Environment:

The role involves working very closely with the production team to address quality issues arising from manufacturing. It provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience in contract manufacturing within the medical device industry.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Saint Paul, MN.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $55.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type:

This is a fully onsite position in Saint Paul, MN.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 1, 2025.

About Actalent:

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.