Quality Engineer

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with manufacturing, process, field service and quality teams to establish processes and procedures that will ensure consistently high quality.
• Rapidly communicate emerging and trending quality issues.
• Execute timely corrective action for quality mitigation and containment.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support investigation, containment, and execution for strategic quality issues.
• Review and contribute to validation protocols and test plans
• Flexibility for dynamic changes in day-to-day work as it pertains to daily quality priorities.
• Maintain quality performance metrics and drive issues to root cause solutions.
• Audit manufacturing line against released manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Assist in the identification and resolution of manufacturing quality issues, contain parts or products as needed, sort parts for quality requirements.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities, with manufacturing and external suppliers.
• Analyze and disposition product nonconformances.
• Analyze and interpret data independently.
• Anticipate potential problems and take preventative action.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Required: Minimum of 5 – 7 years of experience working with industry standards that include ISO 9001 (AS9100 preferred)
• High commitment to contribute to a positive, high paced, and results oriented work environment.
• Creativity in problem solving; ability to quantify problems and develop analytical solution development, proficient in data-driven decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to be disciplined in approach and thought process.
• Team-oriented and self-directed.
• Experience with CAD (e.g., SolidWorks) is a plus.
• High level of accountability.
• Experience within quality systems in a medium/high volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience with ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO/TS 16949, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA preferred.
• Experience with extensive problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Strong aptitude for electronic test and measurements systems.
• Experience in reading and interpreting mechanical drawings and wiring diagrams.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, ability to lift and sort parts of up to 30 pounds as needed.
• Detail oriented with strong record-keeping and organizational skills.
• Ability to use technological tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma practices, 5S, TPS, TQM, etc. highly desired.
• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work is performed in an office setting as well as on the manufacturing floor.