Quality Engineer

Job Summary
This is a hands-on position. We will provide training specific to the optical metrology equipment.
Employee must show engineering aptitude and have excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

• Develop inspection and test protocols taking into account part geometry/performance, to verify parts meet customer specifications.

• Measure components to verify compliance to customer requirements, verify test methods and fixturing.

• Analyze and present findings to internal team.

• Participate in problem solving teams.

• Work with manufacturing teams to analyze inspection data and develop cause/effect (FMEA) information, both for manufacturing processes (molding, diamond turning, CNC machining, tool room, etc.) and specific parts.

Duties

• Support the manufacturing process to meet customer specifications, both for new products and established products.

• Perform mechanical measurements on plastic (molded, machined) optical parts using standard dimensional metrology.

• Program and perform measurements using a Mitutoyo CMM and OGP Flash 302 (multi-sensor CMM). Will provide programming training.

• Perform optical inspection using an interferometer, profilometer and optical bench metrology methods. Will provide training.

• Support new products by developing First Article Samples and in-process inspection protocols.

• Apply flash coating to sample parts using a vacuum coating chamber.

• Work with Molding, Machining, Tooling, Diamond Turning and Coating teams to establish and monitor process parameters to ensure that quality parts are being produced.

• Interact with production departments to better understand issues and identify and resolve the root cause of a problem.

• Provide input on processes and procedures, including suggesting improvements and design of experiments approach to objectively determine the best approach.

• Suggest fixture designs required by custom test/inspection setups.

• Collaborate with customers, production and engineering teams to develop agreed upon inspection and test criteria, methods, and specifications.

Technology and Equipment

• CAD knowledge

• Knowledgeable of geometrical and physical dimensions, and associated metrology

• Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access

• Computer controlled/programmed inspection equipment

• Verniers, calipers, micrometers, pin gauges, other mechanical gauges

• Mitutoyo CMM

• OGP Flash 302

• Profilometer

• Interferometer

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

• AAS or BS in a scientific/technology field, preferably Mechanical Engineering field

Experience Requirements:

• 3-5 Years of Experience in:

• Component Manufacturing and/or Metrology hands on experience, plastic injection molding preferred

• Quality Tools (root cause/corrective action, SPC, six sigma, variation control, etc. preferred)