Senior Quality Engineer, Electronics

About the role

The Senior Quality Systems Engineer will be a member of the new Magnetics Business at MP Materials, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. This role involves being a key player in the design and implementation of a Quality Management System (QMS) for a greenfield advanced manufacturing facility focused on rare earth magnets.

Responsibilities

• Leadership role in ensuring industry best-practices are incorporated into the development and implementation of the new QMS for MP Magnetics.
• Ensure the new QMS is compliant with all required third party certifications, including ISO 9001 and IATF 16959 certifications (or equivalent).
• Manage internal audit program (scheduling, reporting, and conducting), and support all third-party certification and auditing processes.
• Work closely with customer reps to ensure that MP Magnetics' QMS are compliant with all customer requirements and integrated as needed with customer systems.
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure that their QMS are compliant with MP Magnetics' requirements and integrated as needed with MP Magnetics' QMS.
• Lead non-compliance corrective action activities from internal and external (customer, supplier, and certification) audits.
• Ensure that all in-house systems and procedures are updated, revised, and modified as needed to meet the needs of both customers and external certification bodies, while ensuring the simplicity and ease of execution that facilitates their consistent use.
• Lead in the development and implementation of Control Plans, FMEA and inspection documents for production analysis.
• Participate in and facilitate FMEA and troubleshooting activities, and update quality documentation accordingly. Communicate resulting changes to relevant stakeholders and track outcomes to ensure lessons learned from quality events are carried forward.
• Develop and implement quality systems learning and training tools.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in engineering discipline.
• 5+ years quality systems experience under relevant quality regimes.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certified.
• Trained and experienced with Core Tools, such as Control Plans, FMEA, SPC, APQP/PPAP.
• Experience managing both Internal and External (customer and surveillance) audits.
• Strong sense of process flow and practical requirements.
• Good understanding of human factors.
• Previous work in industrial settings and hands-on approach to projects.
• Experience and management of root cause analysis, corrective and preventative actions programs.
• Project management skills, such as new product development and equipment validation.

Desired Qualities

• Quality Core Tool (FMEA, APQP, PPAP, and SPC) Training certified.
• Experience in materials science/metallurgy-driven manufacturing environments.
• Experience with Tier 1 telecommunication supply.
• Progressive responsibility growth in career.
• Leverage and Six Sigma certifications.
• Problem Solving training and experience.