Process Quality Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Process Quality Engineer evaluates production processes and performance in manufacturing. Develops engineering to improve the quality of existing production processes or develops new processes to improve quality and efficiency.

Job Outlook

There were 48 Process Quality Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1461 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Validation Engineer industry, which includes the Process Quality Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:

Salary

Many new Process Quality Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $111,765.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $111,765.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Process Quality Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $97,192.

Education and Experience

Posted Process Quality Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	72.48%
Master's Degree	11.64%
Doctoral Degree	1.57%
Other	4.86%

Posted Process Quality Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	24.04%
3 to 5 years	58.01%
6 to 8 years	11.29%
9+ years	6.66%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Process Quality Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Problem Solving (41.14%)
Communication (35.59%)
Operations (34.7%)
Management (34.29%)
Quality Assurance (23.68%)
Leadership (22.66%)
Quality Control (17.73%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (14.92%)
Investigation (14.78%)
Microsoft Excel (14.44%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Quality Management Systems (25.26%)
Six Sigma Methodology (31.58%)
Continuous Improvement Process (49.26%)
Process Engineering (40.98%)
Auditing (35.58%)
Lean Manufacturing (34.11%)
Manufacturing Processes (27.44%)
Root Cause Analysis (26.32%)
Project Management (20.63%)
Process Improvement (46.25%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Statistical Analysis (8.21%)
Process Validation (11.02%)
Supply Chain (8.07%)
Data Analysis (17.54%)
Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) (10.04%)
Medical Devices (10.95%)
Automation (8.77%)
Quality Improvement (10.46%)
Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (15.72%)
Chemical Engineering (9.68%)
ISO 9000 Series (14.04%)
Industrial Engineering (10.88%)
Change Management (7.51%)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (9.68%)
Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (11.09%)
Mechanical Engineering (11.65%)
Manufacturing Engineering (12.56%)
Lean Six Sigma (11.86%)
Process Capability (11.02%)
Risk Analysis (7.93%)
Production Process (9.82%)
Statistical Process Controls (26.39%)
Tooling (6.81%)
Process Control (20.84%)
Quality Management (17.26%)
Product Quality (QA/QC) (20.07%)
New Product Development (12.7%)
Production Line (4.42%)
Kaizen Methodology (9.68%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Process Engineering (62.8%)
Manufacturing Processes (42.04%)
Project Management (31.61%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Process Quality Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Quality Engineer
Process Engineer
Continuous Improvement Engineer
Quality Process Engineer
Process Improvement Engineer
Supply Chain Quality Engineer
Quality Assurance Validation Specialist
Quality Engineering Intern
Quality Assurance Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Process Quality Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Actalent (70)
The Judge Group (46)
Georgia-Pacific (45)
Johnson & Johnson (38)
Ford (28)
Randstad (20)
Micron Technology (18)
Civica (15)
GE Vernova (14)
Cepheid (12)

North Carolina

The Judge Group (3)
Hubbell (3)
Saint-Gobain (3)
Jobot (3)
Hsm Sarl (2)
Tekni-Plex (2)
Henkel (2)
Sealed Air (2)
BD (2)
Trelleborg (2)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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