Product Quality Engineer
nLIGHT, Inc. · Camas, WA · 4 mo ago
Quality Assurance$90k–$115k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Supports New Product Introduction (NPI) programs through implementation of Quality Plans, Purchase Part Inspection Plans, New Part Qualification, DFMEA, and PFMEA.
- Sustains released production through updates to Quality Plans and quality improvement programs.
- Manages customer product quality with customer feedback, Corrective Actions, auditing, and reporting.
- Supports customer and regulatory audits of products.
- Manages Non-Conforming Material (NCM) process with disposition, reporting, and leading Material Review Board (MRB).
- Sustains inline quality resolution with containment, root cause, corrective and preventive actions. May lead some activities.
- Assists process owners with Measurement System Analysis (MSA/GRR) to ensure adequacy of data collection tools.
- Identifies improvements through Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Control Plans, and preventive actions (Poka Yoke).
- Provides problem solving leadership through the standard quality tools including 8D, Cause-Effect, Run Charts, Pareto, and Check Sheets.
- Provides guidance and support to Quality Inspectors, creates incoming inspection plans, and verifies inspection failures as required.
- Adds flow down requirements to suppliers with Quality Assurance Provisions adds to Purchase Orders.
- Provides training to sustain improvement activities.
Qualifications
- 5 years experience working as a Quality Engineer, Product Engineer, Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, or Industrial Engineer.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Math, or Statistics.
- 2 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to work periodically in a Class 10K clean room environment.
- Desired Skills: Strong analytical data analysis skills, Ability to lead small to medium size projects with cross functional teams, Clear communication and presentation skills, Ability to audit internal processes for conformance to requirements ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB).