Quality Engineer

Position Summary: The Quality Engineer ensures that the quality of parts produced meets all customer expectations, and quickly and effectively takes action when non-conformance is found. The Quality Engineer ensures that documented practices meet the true interpretation of Quality Management System standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Include the following, as well as other duties that may be assigned.

• Collaborates with customers’ quality and engineering personnel to determine critical part features and review manufacturability of design. Makes recommendations to modify customer part specifications and tolerances as necessary to support cost effective production.
• Performs PO and contract review to ensure systems are in place to meet all customer requirements.
• Ensures all requirements are met prior to product release.
• Accesses customer portals for documentation submittals and requests.
• Reads and interprets drawings and blueprints with GD&T dimensioning and specifications.
• Provides engineering support to the quality department ensuring consistent application of quality techniques.
• Determines when process stability and capability studies should be performed on existing processes. Reviews and analyzes results. Recommends changes to processes based upon findings and performs follow-up to verify effectiveness.
• Utilizes SPC techniques to collaborate with engineering team; develops efficient inspection plans to ensure product conformance.
• Participates in the Product Quality Planning activities to determine appropriate use of existing and new measurement systems during new tool or process design and startup.
• Facilitates and promotes use of appropriate problem solving techniques for effective root cause analysis and successful corrective action.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: To perform the job successfully, the individual must have the following minimum qualifications:

• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Ability to read and interpret drawing/blueprints/schematics
• Proficiency preparing for and conducting audits
• AS9100 or ISO9001 standard
• Ability to develop and maintain effective customer relationships
• Proficiency in standard office and database programs/equipment

Education and Experience: Required and preferred educational and experiential qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering or relevant technical field
• 5 years Quality Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• Previous Customer Quality Assurance experience

Benefits Package:

• DailyPay Earned Wage Access
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Morgan Stanley Financial Advice
• Short Term Disability
• Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• MetLife Legal Plan
• Norton LifeLock
• United Pet Care Discount Program
• LifeMart Employee Discounts

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands or arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to type, use telephonic devices, and view data on computer screens. The employee is occasionally required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to office equipment and moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, however certain areas of the work environment may have elevated noise levels and require hearing protection.

Job Type: Full-time

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran