Senior Quality Engineer (Hybrid)

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As Sr Quality Engineer, you will partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Engineering and be responsible for quality engineering activities related to the support of our Direct Pressure products. In this role, you will report to the Sr Manager Quality Engineering.

This position can be Hybrid and must be within drivable distance to our location in Andover, MA. *This role has an anticipated start date of April 2025.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Apply strong problem-solving skills to determine root cause(s) and follow through of robust corrective and preventive action in a timely manner using 8D process
• Lead and mentor cross functional teams to resolve quality issues and drive product Continuous Improvement activities utilizing Quality Improvement teams
• Conduct or support Design FMEA and Process FMEA as well as Control Plans
• Use statistical methodology to analyze data and implement action plans for control.Establish and maintain key parameters for control of process using SPC in manufacturing
• Coach and lead cross-functional teams for Kaizen/Lean/Six Sigma improvement projects
• Data analysis using Excel and Microsoft Power BI a plus.
• Ability to create basic data analysis programs that can be automated to extract key data.
• Perform internal and external QMS audits with timely closure of findings
• Produce clear and concise documents including procedures, reports, training materials and quality records

Skills You Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, material science, or equivalent and 5 years of Quality / Manufacturing Engineering experience
• Customer / Supplier interaction experience
• Experience with Quality and Reliability methodologies and tools such as 8D, FAI, FMEA, DMAIC, Gage R&R, DFx, DOE, Six Sigma, etc.
• Familiarity with inspection methods, and analytical metrology plus the ability to use inspection equipment
• This role has an anticipated start date of April 2025

Preferred Skills:

• Technical knowledge applicable to pressure products, Electro-mechanical and Metrology/calibration
• Experience in Test Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Design Engineering
• Experience with Supplier Source Inspection and Supplier Audits

This position can be Hybrid and must be within drivable distance to our location in Andover, MA.

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details.

MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

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