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GTI Fabrication · 8 hours ago

Advanced Quality Engineer

Goodyear, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

GTI Fabrication is a leader in industrial modular fabrication, serving the energy, defense, and heavy industrial markets. The Advanced Quality Engineer plays a key role in ensuring that new and existing products meet high standards for quality, safety, and performance by leading quality activities and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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Responsibilities

Lead Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities for new product introduction and engineering changes, ensuring manufacturability and quality readiness

Develop and maintain Control Plans, FMEAs, Process Flow Diagrams, and Inspection Standards for new and existing products

Identify critical dimensions and features with customer input, define input variables to control, develop tooling and methodologies to measure features, build systems to record and track measurements, ensure capability to implement SPC in processes

Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain during the design and prototype phases to identify potential quality risks and implement preventative measures

Establish and validate process capability (Cp, Cpk) for key manufacturing operations, including steel fabrication, welding, machining, and assembly

Drive First Article Inspection (FAI) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation for new or modified parts and assemblies

Support supplier qualification and evaluation, ensuring critical materials and outsourced processes meet GTI’s specifications and standards

Use root cause analysis and structured problem-solving tools (8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa) to address quality issues and implement effective corrective actions

Partner with Operations to ensure quality standards are built into manufacturing processes — “quality at the source.”

Develop inspection and test methods, work instructions, and quality documentation to support standardization across production

Lead continuous improvement projects targeting scrap reduction, rework elimination, and first-pass yield improvements

Support internal, customer, and third-party audits; ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and other applicable standards

Provide technical training and guidance to technicians and operators on quality methods and measurement techniques

Qualification

Quality EngineeringAdvanced Product Quality PlanningControl PlansFMEARoot Cause AnalysisISO 9001MS OfficeSix Sigma CertificationCommunication SkillsCollaboration SkillsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field

5–10 years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment — preferably custom steel, structural fabrication, or heavy industrial manufacturing

Demonstrated success leading NPI and APQP processes

Strong understanding of fabrication processes, GD&T, welding, machining, and assembly

Hands-on experience developing and maintaining Control Plans, FMEAs, and PPAP documentation

Proficiency in root cause analysis tools (8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, DMAIC)

Working knowledge of ISO 9001 or equivalent quality management systems

Proficiency in MS Office, Minitab, Power BI, or other quality analytics tools

Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills