Quality Engineer Senior

                                                   

QSC is creating exceptional, people-centric experiences with the perfect balance of technology and creativity. Q-SYS, our innovative full stack audio, video and control platform, unifies data, devices and a cloud-first architecture, empowering organizations to deliver transformative AV experiences across built spaces. Building on the QSC legacy, QSC Audio delivers audio technology that empowers live entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals with the confidence to create and deliver memorable experiences for their audiences.

Atrius, Distech Controls and QSC are part of the Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) business segment. Our mission is to make spaces smarter, safer and greener through our strategy of connecting the edge with the cloud using disruptive technologies that leverage data interoperability.

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals. Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Quality Engineer to support quality planning during the

earliest phases of the Product Development Process (PDP). This role focuses on building strong foundations

for design quality through structured risk management, lessons learned application, and critical design

reviews. The Quality Engineer will work closely to apply APQP tools such as FMEA, control plans, and

drawing reviews, while contributing to new product reliability and manufacturability.

 

This position will sit onsite in our Costa Mesa offices with a hybrid schedule.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Support early risk management activities: lessons learned gathering, FMEA facilitation, and tracking mitigations in collaboration with design engineering
• Participate in cross-functional design reviews (Electrical, Mechanical, and Systems) to identify how critical requirements are validated and provide feedback from a quality perspective
• Collaborate with engineering to review engineering drawings to ensure critical design aspects are properly identified, tolerance-checked, and marked for downstream quality control
• Support preparation of Quality Plans and part qualification activities for prototype builds and transition to supplier quality. 

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering Discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or related field)

• 5+ years of industry experience in product development, manufacturing, or in a quality-related role.

   

• Experience with APQP tools (FMEA, SPC, PPAP)

   

• Experienced with process control practices in the following types of operations desired: PCBA assembly,

  plastic injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, system assembly, and test.

   

• Understanding of mechanical design principles, tolerancing, and qualification for new parts and

  assemblies.

• Experience with structured problem solving (8D) and data analysis
• Communcation: being able to summarize and provide project meeting level communication 

QSC. is owned by Acuity Inc., which is located in the United States. These companies share a global recruitment system on which the data you provide will be stored, and which will be subject to the laws of the United States of America.

 

The range for this position is $91,000  to $164,000. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on role. For a list of our benefits, click