Quality Engineer 1

Quality Engineer 1

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in engineering
• 0-3 years of related experience

Responsibilities

• In conjunction with more senior engineers, plans, develops and implements techniques and programs to ensure that quality levels are maintained in accordance with the organization’s quality standards.
• Collaborates to establish specifications, controls and quality metrics, including participation in reviewing and/or creating PFMEA and Control Plans. Monitor, identify, fill-gaps as well as develop various controls to improve process and product quality.
• Monitor various data sources to identify, contain and lead resolution to process and product quality issues.
• Administer Material Alerts to track identified field and supplier issues.
• Coordinate activities to implement countermeasures and track effectiveness.
• Coordinates product testing and teardown with quality testing technicians and develop resulting summary reports to management, customers and/or other stakeholders.
• Research, plan, develop and implement continuous improvement (Kaizen) programs.
• Visits customers/suppliers on a regular basis to establish a positive rapport. Additionally, visits the customer to resolve quality concerns and sort questionable product to ensure quality standards are met.
• Investigates the root cause of quality defects at the customer and those that arise out of warranty claims.
• Initiates and updates quality documents including control plans, inspection standards, etc.
• Maintains and updates corrective action log and problem history.
• Verifies and monitors corrective and preventive action effectiveness.
• Ensures all work areas meet 5S standards.
• Follows all procedures and work instructions and make recommendations to improve the process. Notifies Leader immediately upon detecting any non-conformances.
• Complies with ISO 9001 requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience