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Quality Technical Advisor

Germantown, MD, us💼 Full-time💰 $68,900–$68,900🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead quality strategies for assigned product lines to ensure compliance, reduce defects, and improve productivity in manufacturing operations.

Role type

Senior Quality Technical Advisor (Manufacturing)

Builds

Quality assurance processes, sampling systems, and remediation actions for component manufacturing.

Domain

Rail equipment manufacturing / Quality Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Six Sigma certification, statistical analysis (Minitab, SAS), PPAP, MSA, metrology, automated testing, process improvement, supplier quality management, internal/external auditing, technical documentation review

Preferred skills

New Product Introduction (NPI) experience, change management, advanced technology specification

Technologies

Excel, Minitab, SAS, Access

Responsibilities

Develop and execute quality objectives and process improvement projects; Analyze production limitations and implement statistical sampling systems; Oversee evaluation of test equipment and precision measurements; Disposition nonconforming material and devise remediation actions; Collaborate with NPI teams to approve new production processes; Resolve quality issues with existing and new suppliers; Conduct audits for compliance to quality requirements; Specify and accept advanced quality information and test equipment; Act as a consultant to Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering organizations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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