The key responsibilities of the Quality Engineering Lead include, but are not limited to: Analyze and discuss quality concerns with manufacturing departments; identify, prioritize, and address all significant and repetitious quality problems Initiate and verify the effectiveness of formal corrective actions Maintain thorough knowledge of ISO-9001, AS-9100, Amphenol's Quality Manual, and subordinate procedures Enforce quality policies Maintain working knowledge of products, associated processes, and state of the art inspection techniques like AOI (automated optical inspection) Conduct quality audits when appropriate and when assigned Take prudent actions to achieve continuous improvement in reducing cost of non-quality and customer returns Investigate and disposition customer returns involving product from area of responsibility Assign workloads to hourly inspection teams Manage hourly inspector work schedules Location Endicott, NY Salary: $70,000 - $90,000 The Person The key skills and qualities of a Quality Engineering Lead at Amphenol Military High Speed: Engineering degree required or equivalent related experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment Five to ten years' experience as a Quality Engineer with one to three years' supervisory/lead engineer experience preferred Knowledge of statistical methods Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Data3 software Ability to understand and apply all types of quality and engineering documents, specifications, drawings, reports and forms, current quality practices, and engineering terminology Ability to work extensively with Amphenol's systems, including the AS400 main frame and local network Ability to work cross functionally in a smaller, diverse work environment Ability to develop and maintain constructive professional relationships with peers and customers Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) Ability to work in a fast-paced environment Ability to travel freely throughout a manufacturing floor environment Some lifting and carrying of small loads required (up to 50 pounds) Occasional travel to customers and the Mesa & Nogales facilities to resolve, or explain prevention of cited quality issues (15 - 20%) The Company With offices in Endicott and Sidney, NY and leveraging manufacturing sites in Sidney, NY, Mesa, AZ, and Nogales, MX, Amphenol Military High Speed specializes in rugged high-speed connectors, cables, assemblies, ethernet switches, media converters, and more in copper, fiber optics, or both. Focusing on serving the needs of advanced and challenging market segments, we pride ourselves on our consistent ability to innovate and provide the markets with new creative solutions.