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Quality engineer: a person in this job makes sure physical products are built to spec: sets the checks, investigates defects and fixes their causes. Anduril Industries, Veeva, SpaceX, Lucid Motors and Shield AI have the most open roles with “Quality engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

577 open roles · 57 posted in the last 7 days · 7% remote · 225 companies hiring · $148K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay282 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The dark column holds the median, $148K.
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$200K to $250K35
$250K to $300K3
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Can be done from home7%43 of 577 jobs
State the pay52%299 of 577 jobs
Are for beginners4%22 of 577 jobs
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Skills asked for in quality engineer roles

Root cause analysis217 · 38%Quality management systems187 · 32%ISO 9001174 · 30%SPC159 · 28%FMEA151 · 26%Quality inspection123 · 21%GD&T111 · 19%

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What quality engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$133K134
Senior$152K106
Lead and above$182K38

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Kinds of work close to this one

Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

Supplier quality and development engineerRoot cause analysis, GD&T, Six Sigma, ISO 9001 · $160K, $12K moreManufacturing and qualityComputer Vision, Root cause analysis, Sensor fusion, GD&T · $154K, $5K moreQuality inspectorRoot cause analysis, GD&T, ISO 9001, Quality inspection · $114K, $34K lessManufacturing engineerComputer Vision, Root cause analysis, Sensor fusion, GD&T · $158K, $9K moreComposites technicianComputer Vision, Sensor fusion, GD&T, ISO 9001

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Questions about quality engineer jobs

What is a quality engineer job?
In a quality engineer job, a person makes sure physical products are built to spec: sets the checks, investigates defects and fixes their causes. 577 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many quality engineer jobs are open right now?
There are 577 open quality engineer jobs at 225 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 57 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most quality engineer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (78), Veeva (17), SpaceX (16), Lucid Motors (15) and Shield AI (14). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote quality engineer jobs?
43 of the 577 open quality engineer jobs (7%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do quality engineer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $148K, based on 282 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $122K and $172K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a quality engineer job?
22 of the 577 open quality engineer jobs (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 363 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 225 companies are hiring and 57 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing quality engineer jobs?
104 of the 577 open quality engineer jobs (18%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, LLM, Machine Learning. Employers still list 577 such roles today at 225 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do quality engineer jobs ask for?
Most often Root cause analysis (38%), Quality management systems (32%), ISO 9001 (30%), SPC (28%), FMEA (26%) of the 577 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in quality engineer jobs?
Quality Engineer (53), Supplier Quality Engineer (33), Senior Quality Engineer (32), Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (22), Quality Manager (20): the most common titles among the 577 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are quality engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
577 quality engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 225 companies, 0.4% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 57 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $148K. 43 (7%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for quality engineer jobs?
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