Quality Engineer

Company Overview

Transcendia is a leader in custom-engineered materials for critical product components across a wide range of markets and applications. The company combines deep material science expertise with broad geographic coverage to deliver exceptional customer service and trusted product reliability.

Position Summary

• As a Quality Engineer at Transcendia, you will serve as a key change agent on our manufacturing floor at two Grand Rapids sites – 2500 Oak Industrial Drive and 2555 Oak Industrial Drive. You won’t just maintain our QMS — you will actively partner with Operations and Engineering to drive continuous improvement, minimize process risk, and ensure the absolute reliability of custom materials used in critical, high-stakes applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with manufacturing and engineering to develop, implement, maintain and improve quality standards and methods to ensure product quality within manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate with and mentor cross-functional team members through the root-cause analysis process, continuous improvement process, and supporting a culture of quality.
• Lead investigations in response to quality nonconformances and manage timely corrective and preventive actions in alignment with quality system requirements.
• Analyze quality data and key performance indicators, identify trends, and initiate actions to address emerging product or process risks.
• Plan and execute test method validations.
• Participate in internal and external audits.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, or a related technical field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in quality or engineering within a regulated industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing nonconformance investigations and corrective action activities in a regulated quality system
• Experience supporting manufacturing process improvements in a regulated environment
• Experience applying risk management and statistical process control methods in manufacturing environments
• Experience developing Standard Operating Procedures and Test Methods
• Experience managing Test Method validations

Skills & Competencies

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• High attention to detail with strong documentation and follow-up skills.
• Proficiency in statistical software (e.g., Minitab, JMP) and Microsoft Office, with strong data analysis skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Professional interaction with internal teams, customers, and external vendors.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.

Work Environment

• Combination of office and manufacturing floor environment.
• Requires use of personal protective equipment (PPE) when entering production areas.