Process Quality Engineer - Snowline Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 14, 2026.
Why consider a career with Snowline Engineering?
Snowline Engineering is a state-of-the-art precision machining facility located in the beautiful foothills of the Sierra Nevada just 20 minutes outside of Sacramento. Our company's objective is to provide our customers with diversity in precision machining, precision sheet metal, light to medium fabrication, and turnkey assemblies.
We have been in business since 1966 and have a very diverse customer base including customers from the Aerospace, Robotics, Medical and Train industries.
Our 80,000 square foot facility features the most state of the art equipment in the industry.
We offer in-house training and opportunity for advancement.
If you want to work for a company that values excellence and surround yourself with a talented team of professionals, we look forward to receiving your resume!
Position: Process Quality Engineer
Location: Cameron Park, CA
Status: Full Time
Hours: Monday - Friday 6:00am - 2:30pm
Our Compensation and Benefits show how much we value our team!
- $65,000 to $110,000 annually, depending on experience
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with high company contribution
- Long Term Disability and Life Insurance Plans
- 401K plan with Company Match
- Generous Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
- Snap Fitness Membership
As a Process Quality Engineer, you will ensure that incoming and outgoing materials, components, and products meet required quality standards, specifications, and compliance requirements, aligning with organizational and customer expectations. Oversee products with minimal guidance, often on accelerated timelines.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Participate in engineering design reviews
- Review and approve special process certifications (welding, plating, heat treatment etc.)
- Create inspection requirements, key features, data evaluation, balloon drawing
- Define, review, and conduct First Article Inspection.
- Review and approve manufacturing build documents including work orders and nonconformance records.
- Understanding 8D, 5-Why, fishbone, fault tree analysis
- Support effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions
- Support scrap and rework reduction projects as required
- Perform periodic audits of the application of our quality system in accordance with AS9100/ISO9001
- Collaborate with internal customers on quality related concerns; develop and present training materials to build quality awareness.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder)
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, or minimum of 3 years in Quality
- Background in component machining, welding, machining, inspection
- Understanding of GD&T
- RCCA/CAPA fundamentals
- Quality Management System audit experience
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Green Belt
- Quality assurance experience in production environment. Aerospace, Machine shop
- Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO9001 Quality Management System
- Understanding of ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, switching rules normal, tightened and reduced sampling
- Understanding of Measurement System Analysis (MSA), including Gage R&R studies
- Conduct process capability studies (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk) and recommend process or tolerance adjustments
- Develop acceptance sampling plans (ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, C=0) based on risk and lot size; support Design of Experiments (DOE) for process optimization
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