Sr. Quality Technician

Sr. Quality Technician

Location : Eden Prairie, MN, US

Stratasys is a world leader in 3D printing! Stratasys is leading the global shift to additive manufacturing with innovative 3D printing solutions for industries such as aerospace, automotive, consumer products and healthcare. Through smart and connected 3D printers, polymer materials, a software ecosystem, and parts on demand, Stratasys solutions deliver competitive advantages at every stage in the product value chain. The world's leading organizations turn to Stratasys to transform product design, bring agility to manufacturing and supply chains, and improve patient care.

The Sr. Quality Technician supports Manufacturing and Engineering by inspecting and testing materials, in-process products, finished goods, and returns. This role ensures compliance with specifications and standards, records and analyzes results, and reports findings. The technician assists with investigations of non-compliant results and recommends corrective actions. Additionally, they act as a technical expert on equipment operation, support maintenance and calibration, and mentor or cross-train team members as needed.

What you will be doing :

• Perform functional, visual inspection and testing per customer requirements and demonstrate capability. Ability to read and interpret specifications and requirements and some understanding of how to identify appropriate measurement or assessment techniques
• Initiate and close inspection records of test results and data in a detail-oriented manner that is easily interpreted and communicated. Record, report and escalate deviations from existing standards and make recommendations when able
• Prioritize across multiple areas, make recommendations on adjustments, escalate promptly. Able to support "interim Lead" activities when needed
• Subject matter expert of one or more areas of inspection and testing; Able to train others in most areas; Troubleshoot and support root cause analysis for testing and instrumental issues
• Provide data and records required to support investigation and disposition
• Make recommendations for and support continuous improvement activities to benefit our internal and external customers (including management of the work within the quality control group)
• Collaborate with manufacturing to review in-process production activities and processes by confirming specifications, completeness and accuracy of records and in-process verifications
• Knowledge of basic statistical concepts and methods; Examples : Variability, Control, Repeatability & Reliability, process deviation
• Responsible for working in compliance with all Quality Management Systems
• Understand Lab and Quality-related metrics and measures and what constitutes good vs bad and how these are influenced
• Assist in developing and documenting methods and procedures for quality assurance and control
• Understanding of Certificates of Compliance (COC) and analysis (COA) and the data that is used to generate them as well as answer basic questions that come from other parts of the business
• Follow all company safety policies and procedures
• Attend all required company training
• Demonstrate commitments to Stratasys Behaviors by leading, acting, and modeling these values
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the department or manager

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Travel required : 10% domestic