VulcanForms
NPI Quality Engineer - Consumer Technology
$75K–$103K
Devens, MA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years; experience may be in quality engineering, failure analysis, or metallurgical lab testing.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or Quality Engineering; equivalent hands-on experience will also be considered.
About the job
Investigates defects and non-conformances in metal additive manufacturing and post-processing, leads initial containment and root-cause analysis, and provides evidence to support corrective actions.
What you'll do
- Perform physical, optical, and mechanical failure analysis on builds, machined features, and sub-assemblies; coordinate laboratory testing and inspections.
- Respond to non-conformances and line stoppages, lead quarantine and containment, and document findings with supporting evidence.
- Support 8D investigations, review production and material records, and track and present defect trends to engineering teams.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of quality engineering, failure analysis, or metallurgical lab testing experience in precision hardware or advanced manufacturing.
- Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or Quality Engineering; equivalent hands-on experience will also be considered.
- Hands-on experience with failure analysis tools, including optical microscopy, fractography, hardness testing, and sectioning/polishing.
- Basic GD&T and 8D/5-Why root-cause methodologies.
Nice to have
- Experience identifying metal additive manufacturing defect modes or destructive mechanical testing of titanium/nickel alloys.
- Experience tracking non-conformance data, using ERP/PLM systems for lot traceability, and performing Pareto or yield trend analysis.
Pay
$75,000 to $103,000 (annual base salary)
Tools
optical microscopy, fractography, hardness testing, GD&T, 8D, 5-Why, ERP/PLM, CMM
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