SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of Design Control principles and quality engineering to positively influence new product development efforts, including those for Voice of the Customer, establishing design inputs/outputs, Design Verification & Validation, Process Characterization & Validation, Component Qualification, and Risk.
• Actively represent Quality Engineering function on product development teams.
• Hands-on participant in early stages of product development including but not limited to physician interaction, component engineering, competitive product, and prototype testing.
• Work with the Product engineers to help define the quality characteristics and validation criteria for components, subassemblies, and finished devices.
• Ensure product development activities are conducted in accordance with ISO and internal Quality System requirements.
• Drive predictive engineering methodology principles (DRM) incorporating reliability and capability analysis assessments in Design and Manufacturing processes.
• Provide QA support to product development team, resolving problems, defects, and other issues, ensuring the product meets specifications.
• Documents results; offers observations or improvements after analysis of test results and overall product quality.
• Supports, designs, develops and enhances test processes and reporting for QA.
• Establish quality performance metrics to prevent issues proactively.
• Manages testing efforts across projects and tasks.
• Mentors and provides training assistance to QA and QC.
• Investigate product quality problems and determine root cause, gather and analyze data, and implement corrective actions to reduce or eliminate cause.
• Perform process capability studies or special studies necessary to increase control and decrease total quality costs.
• Plan and oversee the analysis, inspection, design and test of products to assure the quality of the parts and products.
• Perform quality engineering review of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and Company quality records.
• Utilizes test equipment such as Calipers, Micrometers, Rockwell Testers, Surface Plate, Optical Comparator and CMM.
• Aid Century Arms to maintain ISO 9001 compliance.
• Supports Century Arms Corrective Action Program.
• Ensures the successful deployment of high quality, repeatable products into the market.

Qualifications & Knowledge Required

• BS Degree in Quality or Mechanical Engineering required.
• 7 years minimum of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent technical background with a track-record of problem solving and process development.
• Experience in firearm production, tooling and machining highly preferred.
• General knowledge of CAD and CMM software packages.
• Experience with Master Cam, Catia V5 and Solid Works a plus.
• Managerial experience preferred.
• High-level analytical skills.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Critical thinker.
• Ability to project manage.
• Proficient in MS Office software.
• Detail oriented.