Quality Engineer

GENERAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

The QE position will be responsible for ensuring product quality and reliability by designing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance processes. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive root cause problem solving, continuous improvement, implementing best practices, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. The knowledge and technical competencies for this role could be in any of the following areas: Electrical, mechanical/hydraulic, and machining/fabrication.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Will include the following, but other duties may be assigned:

• Responsible for quality aspects of production projects through the development, build, and test stages. This includes analysis of data, use of problem-solving skills, and proper maintenance of project records.
• Actively participates in definition of machine test requirements, justification of acceptance limits to assure compliance with requirements.
• Manages Work In Progress (WIP) and Operation Acceptance Test (OAT) inspection data and prepares statistical and operational performance reports, as requested by management.
• Working with the Continuous Improvement team to perform process capability studies or special studies necessary to increase control and lower total quality costs.
• Manages WIP materials traceability and assists with Pre-Check and Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) Vehicle Reporting for our customers.
• Coordinates with Engineering to ensure that all ‘redline’ drawings are captured and processed in accordance with the engineering change procedure.
• Responsible for updating work instructions and coordinating the maintenance of work instructions for all business departments and relationship to ISO 9001 Quality Management System procedures, as needed.
• Reviews and actively comments on drawings, calculations, specifications, and other design inputs/outputs as required.
• Provides direction and monitor performance in the development & application of inspection plans: First Article Inspection, In-Process and Final Product Inspection, Sampling Plans, inspection and acceptance criteria and Design Validation Testing.
• Performs internal audits to assess compliance to Standards and to the internal Quality System, including investigation, presentation of observations and findings, and reporting.
• Applies sound systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality constraints/issues/part problems and openly sharing findings during Gemba Team walks and during project reviews.
• Provides “lessons learned” report outs (for example A3/8D) and own” the representation of such” to manage for cooperative enlistment of support.
• Provides trending analysis on quality corrective actions/countermeasures and performance metrics, as well as key supplier failure data.
• Ownership of supplier part inspection and failure analysis – to drive quality requirements back to the source. (whether design or manufacturing caused)

Qualifications

• 7-10 yrs. of experience in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment; strong electrical/electronic, mechanic/hydraulic, and/or machining/fabrication experience helpful
• 5-7 years in a Quality role preferred
• BS degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related engineering discipline or: An AS degree and/or previous experience will be considered in lieu of a BS degree
• ASQ CQE, ASQ SSGB certification preferred
• Understanding of GD&T and CMM measurement reporting and inspection layout metrology
• Proficient in the use of quality tools and practices to establish approval criteria that ensure the identification of quality failures, using consistent appraisal techniques for internal and external manufactured parts and assemblies
• Knowledge of custom manufacturing operations including fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, testing, and manufacturing engineering helpful, but not required
• Ability to lift 40 lbs.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical data
• Must possess good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
• Must be able to teach required skills comfortably verbally and physically to production assembly staff
• Ability to overcome obstacles and pursue alternate methods when required
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals and extract, lead, and implement improvement ideas
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and partner with cross-functional teams
• Must be time-driven, process a strong product development & operations attitude, and exhibit strong project management skills