Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Description

As a Quality Engineer joining the team, you will be responsible for the product quality from development to post market of our assigned product. Set up testing and analyze video and electronic hardware to ensure quality and safety is maintained. You will set up test cases, develop scenarios, report issues, and diagnose technical problems. Test cases may be conducted in multiple environments to assure that the product can stand up to everyday use.

By partnering and communicating your findings to product managers, developers, and system engineers. You will lead and create design and process failure mode assessments (DFMEA, PFMEA), and craft process control plans. You will also review technical drawings and build an incoming inspection plan for new products. Additionally, you will review first article inspection reports and process capability data from suppliers before approving materials to ship.

Day to Day:

Follow the Product Lifecycle to comply with the quality deliverables which include but are not limited to issue management and resolution (CAPA), FAIR/CPK approvals, validation plan implementation and completion, development of critical to quality (CTQs) attributes and implementation of monitoring at incoming, in-process and outgoing quality inspections

Manage 8D and RCA teams to perform corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)

Create First Article Inspection Plans (FAIR) and production part approvals (PPAP)

Effectively manage the Acceptable Quality Limits (AQL) sampling plans for incoming, in-process and outgoing quality

Provide engineering support to Receiving Inspection including statistical analysis, measurement systems analysis, Gage R&R studies, and inspection procedures

Perform Quality System audits (LPAs)

Lead teams in identification of risks/hazards relative to new product designs, processes, suppliers and applications. New, Unique, Different, Difficult assessments (NUDD)

Lead launch to market quality activities like Early Field Failure Analysis (EFFA)

Perform validation through process controls and assist in new and improved plans for the functionality of the products

Provide the tools, methodologies, techniques, and technical insight to introduce improvements of electronic processing

Utilize statistical techniques and professional independent judgment to analyze data for process improvement

Develop and lead execution of process validations and tests; analyze resulting data and document results (protocols/reports)

Note: The original list of responsibilities and qualifications is preserved in its content; see the bullet items below for the core requirements.

• 3+ years of plant operations and/or quality experience with proven success delivering significant measurable improvements
• 1+ years experience in manufacturing of mechanical parts (i.e. cast metal parts, molded rubber or plastic parts, cast ceramic parts, machined and stamped parts)
• Knowledge of configuration management and product release to market processes
• Knowledge and experience using IPC 610-A standards
• Ability to read and understand assembly drawings, schematics, block diagrams and Engineering Change Notices (ECR, ECO)
• Solid understanding of receiving, in-process and outgoing inspection processes including statistical sampling, component measurement techniques, specifications and drawings

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of quality management system (QMS) requirements, (ISO
  9001, AS9100, TS16949 or a comparable quality specification)
• Experience in first and second party audits (internal/external audits) utilizing ISO
  9001, AS9100, TS16949 or a comparable quality management system
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Background in batteries
• ASME GD&T certified
• IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 certified
• Background in Automotive, Aerospace, Medical or Consumer Electronics industry