Quality Engineer

Job Duties

• Affords technical support for the development and implementation of ISO 9000 Quality Management systems in a Lean Continuous Process Improvement environment.
• Provides quality engineering support to all sales, engineering, procurement, and production operations.
• Assists Quality Manager in maintaining the Quality Management System and performs the duties of the Quality Manager in his/her absence.
• Proven experience in maintaining ISO 9000 certification: auditing, reporting KPIs, documentation generation and maintenance.
• Provides technical Quality oversight of contract review, design review, work order review, vendor qualification and production audit for customer contracts/specifications, design documents, purchase orders, and other documents to ensure that customer and regulatory requirements are met.
• Serves as a member of the MRB; reviews defective material; develops and implements methods and procedures for disposition; determines additional process steps required; updates inspection and engineering documentation; trains personnel; and devises methods to assess cost and responsibility.
• Application experience of quality tools such as FMEA, PMP, SPC, 8D methodology, etc.
• Sponsors for regulatory, partnership, or customer audits; participates in and leads internal and external audits.
• Plans and directs activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for processes, materials, and products.
• Troubleshoot technical product issues and work with engineering team for resolution.
• Devises sampling procedures including forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting the data.
• Establishes programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical equipment and facilities; evaluates production capabilities using statistical analysis (Process Capability Analysis) and recommend improvements:
• Lead and facilitate cross functional team in creation and of FMEA and PFMEA.
• Provides quality engineering leadership to supplier development and sourcing activities and performs annual supplier evaluations.
• Supports Continuous Process Improvement and Kaizen activities where appropriate and serves as a key member of project teams involved in new product introduction.
• Directs the Measuring & Test Equipment program.
• Develops and maintains internal quality system, procedures, work instructions and workmanship standards.

Requirements

• Minimum Experience: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or, a related technical field, or equivalent; at least 3 years of work experience in quality assurance.
• PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 5 years’ experience in quality engineering role or technical role in electronic manufacturing environment; strong statistical analysis knowledge and application; process audit methodology, reporting, CAPA implementation; ISO/TL 9000 maintenance and support.
• Soft Skills: Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational and follow-up skills; excellent leadership qualities; strong communication skills (verbal and written); excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines; excellent attention to detail; proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.