The Certified Quality Engineer is a professional who understands the principles of product and service quality evaluation and control. This body of knowledge and applied technologies include, but are not limited to,
• Development and operation of quality control systems ,
• Application and analysis of testing and inspection procedures,
• The ability to use metrology and statistical methods to diagnose and correct improper quality control practices,
• Understanding of human factors and motivation,
• Facility with quality cost concepts and techniques,
• The knowledge and ability to develop and administer management information systems
• Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.

Assess your knowledge and experience

The Technical Body of Knowledge is an outline of topics covered on the certification exam. The Technical Competency Model describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by manufacturing professionals. It will help you better envision your role and evaluate your readiness for certification.
• Body of Knowledge
This body of knowledge includes all material that will be covered in the exam
-  Management and Leadership
- Quality Philosophies and Foundations
- The Quality Management System (QMS)
- ASQ Code of Ethics
- Leadership Principles and Techniques
- Facilitation Principles and Techniques
- Communication Skills
- Customer Relations
- Supplier Management
- Barriers to Quality Improvement
-  The Quality system
- Elements of the Quality System
- Documentation of the Quality System
- Quality Standards
- Quality Audits
- Cost of Quality
- Quality Training
-  Product, Process and Service Design
- Classification of Quality Characteristics
- Design Inputs and Review
- Technical Drawings and Specifications
- Verification and Validation
- Reliability and Maintainability

-  Product and Process Control
- Methods
- Material Control
- Acceptance Sampling
- Measurement and Testing
- Metrology
- Measurement System Analysis (MSA)

-  Continuous Improvement
- Quality Control Tools
- Quality Management and Planning Tools
- Continuous Improvement Methodologies
- Lean tools
- Corrective Action
- Preventive Action
-  Quantitative Methods and tools
- Data collection
- Quantitative Concepts
- Probability Distributions
- Statistical Decision Making
- Relationships Between Variables
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Process performance and Capability analysis
-  Risk Management
- Risk planning and mitigation
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Control