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ASQ Certified Quality Engineer

ASQ-branded professional certification recognizing quality engineering proficiency; it is not a license or registration.

Licensing authority: ASQExcellence

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ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) examination
Education Waivers
Only one experience waiver may be claimed: technical/trade diploma one year; associate degree two years; bachelor degree four years; master or doctorate five years. The college, university or technical school must have accreditation accepted by ASQ. Degrees/diplomas from educational institutions outside the United States must be equivalent to degrees from U.S. educational institutions. These are experience waivers, not examination waivers.
Examination
Pass the one-part CQE examination assessing the currently adopted 2022 CQE BoK. The scoped English CBT window is December 1–31, 2026; application deadline November 9, 2026. Scheduling dates do not establish effective dates.
Experience
Eight years of full-time paid experience in one or more CQE BoK areas, including at least three years in a decision-making position; decision-making need not be managerial or supervisory.
Experience Credit
Experience used for ASQ quality auditor, reliability engineer, supplier quality professional, software quality engineer or quality manager certification applies toward CQE qualification; these certifications are not mandatory prerequisites.
Professionalism
Provide proof of professionalism under the candidate handbook criteria.

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) examination

Provider
Prometric
Format
One-part, open-book, computer-delivered multiple-choice examination; English delivery is in scope.
Exam questions
Total questions: 175; Scored questions: 160; Unscored questions: 15; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
5 hours and 18 minutes examination time; 5 hours and 30 minutes total appointment time.
Examination outline
  • Management and Leadership (10.63%)
    • Quality Philosophies and Foundations
    • The Quality Management System (QMS)
    • ASQ Code of Ethics for Professional Conduct
    • Leadership Principles and Techniques
    • Facilitation Principles and Techniques
    • Communication Skills
    • Customer Relations
    • Supplier Management
    • Barriers to Quality Improvement
  • The Quality System (11.25%)
    • Elements of the Quality System
    • Documentation of the Quality System
    • Quality Standards and Other Guidelines
    • Quality Audits
    • Cost of Quality (COQ)
    • Quality Training
  • Product, Process, and Service Design (13.13%)
    • Classification of Quality Characteristics
    • Design Inputs, Techniques, and Review
    • Technical Drawings and Specifications
    • Verification and Validation
    • Reliability and Maintainability
  • Product and Process Control (14.38%)
    • Methods
    • Material Control
    • Acceptance Sampling
    • Measurement and Test
    • Metrology
    • Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
  • Continuous Improvement (16.25%)
    • Quality Control Tools
    • Quality Management and Planning Tools
    • Continuous Improvement Methodologies
    • Lean tools
    • Corrective Action
    • Preventive Action
  • Quantitative Methods and Tools (21.25%)
    • Collecting and Summarizing Data
    • Quantitative Concepts
    • Probability Distributions
    • Statistical Decision-Making
    • Relationships Between Variables
    • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
    • Process and Performance Capability
    • Design and Analysis of Experiments
  • Risk Management (13.13%)
    • Risk Fundamentals
    • Risk Planning and Assessment
    • Risk Treatment, Control, and Monitoring
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