Staff Quality Engineer

About the role

The new Staff Quality Engineer will help strengthen quality across our engineering and business teams by driving quality across the full product journey—from development and supplier partnerships to operations, systems, and the customer experience. You’ll use data and collaboration to understand priorities, solve problems, take corrective action, and identify opportunities to improve how we work.

Responsibilities

• Represent Quality Engineering on New Product Introduction projects, identifying risks and partnering with cross-functional teams to develop contingency plans
• Develop and maintain proactive and reactive supplier quality processes to support quality, cost, and performance goals
• Monitor internal quality metrics, identify trends, and lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts
• Identify and lead continuous improvement projects
• Use the CAPA system to address internal, supplier, and customer quality issues in partnership with cross-functional teams

Requirements

• BS degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years of quality experience in a high-technology industry, preferably in an electro-mechanical product development, manufacturing, and test environment, particularly in industrial manufacturing/assembly and/or precision machining industries
• Experience with Supplier Quality Management methodologies (APQP, PPAP, SCAR)
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) stage-gate processes
• Proficient in problem solving techniques/tools (root cause analysis/corrective action, 8D) and continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma/DMAIC, Kaizen)
• Knowledge of Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience with Statistical/Quality Tools (DOE, SPC, fault tree analysis, FMEA, auditing, control plan, safe launch)
• Knowledge of Quality Management System standards (ISO9001: 2015)
• Experience with Oracle ERP software
• Ability to influence and build buy-in to product/process changes and the investment of resources

Qualifications

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Leverage Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture

Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)

Five days/year paid Community Service Time

Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship

Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy

Sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Onsite - Kent, WA

Up to 25% domestic and international travel