We place quality engineers, quality managers, and directors of quality who reduce defects, pass audits, and turn quality from a cost center into a competitive edge.
Quality is where reputation and margin quietly live or die. A strong quality engineer keeps defects from reaching the customer and audits from becoming crises; a weak one shows up as scrap, returns, and a 2 a.m. containment call from your biggest account.
The hard part is that "quality" spans very different worlds. APQP and PPAP for automotive, AS9100 first-article for aerospace, design controls and CAPA for medical device — the title is identical, the discipline is not. Hiring someone certified in the wrong world wastes months.
We screen for the right regulatory and industry fit, real problem-solving instead of paperwork, and the backbone to hold the line on quality under shipping pressure. You get quality talent who's been audited, certified, and tested in your environment — not adjacent to it.
From the lab to the leadership team, we place quality professionals who protect your customers, your audits, and your brand.
SQE, CQE, and process quality engineers who own APQP, PPAP, FMEA, control plans, and corrective action.
Engineers who manage supplier quality, PPAP submissions, audits, and incoming inspection across the supply base.
Leaders who own QMS, ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 / AS9100 / ISO 13485 systems, and the audit calendar.
CMM programmers, calibration leads, and inspection professionals who keep measurement accurate and traceable.
Senior leaders who set quality strategy, build the function, and represent quality at the executive table.
Quality-minded engineers who drive root-cause problem solving, Six Sigma, and measurable defect reduction.
IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485, SQF — we match the candidate to your actual regulatory environment, not a generic 'quality' background.
Real root-cause and corrective-action results — defects reduced, scorecards recovered — not a binder of procedures.
Has carried a company through customer and registrar audits and come out clean.
The judgment and backbone to stop a shipment when it matters, and the credibility to make it stick.
Works across design and the floor to build quality in, rather than inspecting it in at the end.
Quality engineers we place generally run $80K–$120K, with quality managers and directors of quality reaching $130K–$180K+ plus bonus. Regulated industries — aerospace, medical device — and travel-heavy supplier-quality roles pay toward the top.
We start with a deep conversation to understand your operation, your culture, and exactly what success looks like for this hire.
We work our national network and run a focused, confidential search for candidates who match the role — not just the resume.
We manage the process through offer, acceptance, and onboarding, then follow up to ensure a long-term fit for both sides.
It depends on your industry — IATF 16949 for automotive, AS9100 for aerospace, ISO 13485 for medical device, plus CQE and Six Sigma certifications. We match to your standard.
Typically 30–60 days; specialized regulated roles can take longer given the smaller certified pool. We'll be straight about the timeline.
Roughly $80K–$120K for engineers and $130K–$180K+ for managers and directors, usually with a bonus. We benchmark to your industry and region.
Yes — SQE roles with significant travel are common in our searches, and we screen specifically for candidates who want that profile.
Yes — quality leadership who owns the QMS, the audit calendar, and the team is core to what we do.
Both, based on how critical and confidential the role is.
Tell us your industry, your standards, and your quality challenges — we'll bring you quality talent who has been audited, certified, and battle-tested in the same environment.