Six Figure Work

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Cubic

Company websitecubic.com (Cubic, opens in new tab)

Base salary $101K  to $110K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Knoxville, TN

Apply (opens in new tab)

You apply on the employer's own site. Six Figure Work does not handle applications.

  • LocationKnoxville, TN
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
  • Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since

About this job

Business Unit:

Cubic Integrated Supply Chain

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. This role is essential in ensuring that our products meet and exceed quality standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements. The Senior Quality Engineer will lead quality improvement initiatives, perform root cause analysis, oversee inspections, and manage quality processes within SAP.

Key Responsibilities:

Root Cause Analysis & Problem Solving

  • Lead and facilitate thorough root cause analyses to address product and process nonconformities.
  • Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Inspection Oversight

  • Oversee and support inspection processes, ensuring adherence to internal and external quality standards.
  • Create, review, and update inspection plans, ensuring alignment with product specifications.
  • Train and mentor inspection personnel to improve inspection techniques and documentation practices.

SAP Quality Management

  • Manage quality-related data and processes within SAP, including quality notifications, inspections, and tracking CAPAs.
  • Ensure accurate documentation of quality control activities and maintain records for audits.
  • Identify opportunities to optimize SAP quality workflows and reporting capabilities.

Audit & Compliance

  • Support internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100, or other applicable standards.
  • Ensure product and process documentation is up to date and meets regulatory requirements.
  • Assist with supplier quality assessments and audits as needed.

Team Collaboration

  • Act as a liaison between quality, engineering, and manufacturing teams to address quality concerns proactively.
  • Provide technical expertise and training in quality tools and methodologies to team members.
  • Foster a culture of quality and accountability across the organization.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a quality engineering role, preferably in manufacturing or a similar industry.
  • Proficiency in root cause analysis tools (e.g., 8D, Fishbone Diagram, 5 Whys).
  • Hands-on experience with inspection tools, techniques, and equipment.
  • Strong working knowledge of SAP, particularly in Quality Management (QM) modules.
  • Familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar quality management systems.
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Certification such as CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt is a plus.

Work Environment:

  • Combination of office and manufacturing floor environments.
  • Occasional travel may be required for supplier assessments or audits

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Responsibilities may change at any time based on business needs.

‎ 

Cubic Pay Range:

$101,000.00 - $110,000.00 + benefits.

‎ 

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

‎ 

#LI-ME1

‎ 

Worker Type:

Employee

‎

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

Source: Cubic on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($101,000) is above 5% of the 1,002 Manufacturing & Production roles nationwide listed on this site; 5 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $140,000; the middle half runs from $120,000 to $160,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Cubic roles with the nearest advertised base floor
Chart as a table
This range next to 6 other live Cubic roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (this listing)$101K - $110K
Site Engagement Lead$106K - $119K
Sustaining Engineer$106K - $114K
Product Application Engineer$115K - $133K
Subcontracts Manager$119K - $140K
Manager Subcontracts$119K - $140K
Senior Field Application Engineer$119K - $131K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Cubic roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

  1. First observed on the employer's board
  2. Began meeting the published-salary criteria
Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-09-04
Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: Knoxville, Tennessee

$101,000.00 - $110,000.00 + benefits.

Method
Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
Checked
Rule set
us-base-v2

The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.

What we verified

  • The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
  • The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
  • The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.

We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.