Quality Engineer

Position Summary: Ensures that quality control procedures adequately evaluate products. Determines if current methods and techniques result in meeting reliability standards or require modification. Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product. Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place. Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment. Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality. May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead root cause analysis, facilitate corrective actions, and implement process controls to improve product/process predictability and capability.
• Lead Material Review Board (MRB)
• Support Quality Management System (QMS) execution and implementation
• Perform internal audits in alignment with QMS procedures
• Review and approve changes to the technical data package, assign actions when necessary, and complete actions in a timely manner when assigned. This includes but is not limited to: Peer reviews, Engineering Review/Change Control Board and/or Design reviews.
• Implement and support product quality strategies using methodologies such as Six-Sigma, Lean, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
• Support, monitor and track execution of First Article Inspections for both supplier and factory parts
• Support, monitor and track certification of special processes for supplier parts.
• Develop standard operating procedures within department.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Experience and Education:

• 0-2 years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• Working experience with ISO9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems
• Working experience in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative actions.

• Technical Skills:

• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner or develop alternative solutions

• Proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office programs and Windows operating system

• Ability to thrive in a changing, fast-paced growing and dynamic business

• Detail oriented and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail

• Physical Requirements:

• Extended screen time

• Long periods of sitting

• Potentially long hours

Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Travel Required: Minimal

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the employee(s) will possess the skills, aptitude, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety to themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.