Company Overview
This is a unique opportunity to work for the world leader in measurement, monitoring and control of molten metal processes. Heraeus Electro-Nite Co., LLC (HEN) develops and manufactures measuring sensors, supporting apparatus and instrumentation used during the melting and refining of metals---steel, iron and aluminum. HEN provides sensors, measuring systems and services to the steel, foundry and aluminum industries to improve product quality, productivity costs, environmental protection and working conditions. Our sensors, measuring systems and services have revolutionized the steel industry, enabling us to move from a craft to a high-technology business. Heraeus is a global company offering a generous compensation and benefits package and a great teamwork environment.

About the Job

Are you driven by precision, energized by data, and inspired by the challenge of working in a precious metals laboratory in a cutting‑edge manufacturing environment?

Join our team as a Quality Engineer – Precious Metals Handling & Testing, where you’ll lead quality excellence across platinum laboratory operations and thermal processing systems that are core to our business.

The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality, capability, and continuous improvement of precious metals laboratory and furnace room operations within a manufacturing environment. This role serves as the quality authority for precious metal analytical testing, thermal processing, and material accountability while driving digitalization initiatives, data integrity, and process modernization. The Quality Engineer partners cross-functionally to improve process robustness, reduce variability, enhance traceability, and support operational excellence through data-enabled decision making.

What You’ll Do: As a key technical authority with the Quality Assurance Team:

Lead Quality for Precious Metals Processes

• Own quality engineering for the platinum lab and furnace room, ensuring all processes meet strict internal and customer standards.
• Develop and maintain process controls, inspection strategies, and acceptance criteria for melting, alloying, heat treating, and precious‑metal recovery.
• Drive data‑based decision‑making using SPC, capability analysis, and trend monitoring.

Oversee Laboratory Excellence

• Guide analytical method development, validation, and measurement uncertainty analysis.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, and other applicable quality requirements.
• Review and approve lab data, investigations, and material release decisions.

Assure Furnace Room Performance

• Partner with engineering to qualify, validate, and optimize furnace processes.
• Investigate anomalies or precious metal losses using structured root‑cause analysis.
• Maintain airtight traceability and reconciliation of all precious‑metal materials.

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and DMAIC initiatives to reduce variation, scrap, rework, and cycle time.
• Shape key quality KPIs and champion digital transformation for lab and furnace operations.

Own CAPA, Risk & Metrology

• Lead CAPA, nonconformance analysis, MRB support, and risk mitigation activities.
• Own measurement system strategy—MSA, Gage R&R, calibration, and measurement‑uncertainty reduction.
• Support internal, customer, and third‑party audits with confidence.

Who You Are

You thrive in a high‑precision, fast‑moving technical environment. You bring:

• A strong work ethic, professionalism, and the ability to build trust at all levels.
• Fluency in data integrity, digital tools, SPC, PFMEA, CAPA, control plans, and root‑cause methodologies.
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• The ability to interpret technical procedures, journals, specs, and regulations.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Is able to work in the US without sponsorship now, or at any point in the future.

Education & Experience

• Associate degree (minimum) in a relevant technical field.
• Manufacturing or industrial experience highly desired or experience in military or energy sector.
• Lean/Six Sigma experience required.
• ISO 9001 & ISO/IEC 17025 familiarity highly desired.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer preferred.

Work Environment

• Mix of lab, furnace room, and office environments.
• Exposure to heat, cold, dust, mechanical equipment, and moderate to high noise levels.
• Use of PPE required, including safety shoes, eye/hearing protection, and heat‑protective gear.

Ready to Elevate Your Career?

If you’re excited by the opportunity to be hands on, drive technical excellence, and shape the future of our digital, data-driven quality operations, we want to meet you.

Apply today and become the quality force behind our most critical processes!

Pay: From $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Military leave
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future?
• Can you reliably commute to Hartland, WI ?
• How many years of experience do you have with ISO-9001 and 17025 regulated laboratory or quality system?
• Do you have working knowledge of SPC, CAPA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and root cause analysis?
• Briefly describe your previous relevant experience.
• What is your salary expectation?

Work Location: In person