Quality Engineer III - IV

General Job Summary

The Quality Engineer will design, develop, and execute quality assurance and control systems. Uses expertise and judgment to implement a wide variety of quality concepts, practices, and procedures. Contributes to product and manufacturing process design, as well as methods for verification/validation of product, deliverable systems, and services to ensure adherence to company/customer requirements. Works toward the prevention and/or resolution of product and manufacturing process non-conformances at KUAS.

Essential Job Functions

• Designs test and inspection methods used to identify defects and problems within the process.

• Defines robust quality and inspection plans for programs or projects under guidance or using previous bodies of knowledge.

• Interprets design documents and specifications to extract and document the quality function deliverables.

• Reviews CMM or inspection data for the qualification of new product and production tooling.

• Facilitates first article inspections including the approval and submittal of related reports (FAIRs).

• Participates in or leads continuous improvement projects to eliminate scrap and reduce rework operations.

• Works with operations management to establish, implement and maintain the quality management system.

• Interfaces with engineering design teams to drive changes for quality improvement.

• During manufacturing process and product design reviews, ensures that related quality considerations are well defined and documented in quality and inspection plans.

• Participates in or leads root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related concerns.

• Supports and leads the Quality Inspectors to ensure that products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management system.

• Supports the Supplier Quality Engineers to ensure that quality concerns, failures, and relevant testing / performance data are reported to the supply base.

• May conduct audits, including closing out audit findings, creating audit findings reports and determine proper corrective and preventative actions.

• Analyzes customer complaints and other quality escapes and drives corrective or preventative action in response.

• Maintains company quality documentation, including material, product, and system acceptance test plans.

• Tracks and reports quality metrics and reports to management and customers.

• Updates and maintains process control plans and FMEAs.

Qualifications

• Quality Engineer I: Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, a physical science or equivalent experience. Minimum of 1 year experience as an engineer at a manufacturing related company.

• Quality Engineer II: Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, a physical science or equivalent experience. Minimum of 3 years’ experience as an Engineer at manufacturing related company.

• Quality Engineer III: Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, a physical science or equivalent experience. Minimum of 6 years’ experience as an Engineer at a manufacturing related company.

• Quality Engineer IV: Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, a physical science or equivalent experience. Minimum of 10 years’ experience as an Engineer at a manufacturing related company.