Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Williamsburg, VA

WEINERT Fiber Optics, Inc. (Williamsburg, VA): We are one of the nation’s best designers and producers of high-quality fiber optic products. We serve well-respected manufacturers and other industrial and military players across various applications such as metrology, high-power and medical lasers, as well as industrial data transmission. While addressing the American market, within the global business group, our Williamsburg, VA site is an integral part of a worldwide engineering, manufacturing, and sales team with co-workers in Europe and Asia allowing for innovative and customer-specific solutions.

Quality Engineer Fiber Optic Assemblies

We are looking for a motivated full- or part-time quality engineer to join our team at the Williamsburg, VA site reporting directly to our Director of Quality, Regulatory & Compliance who will be working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Purchasing to develop and ensure the highest quality standards of our products, SOPs, and Quality Management System.  

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide quality engineering support such as training of technicians, QC inspectors, interpretation of work instructions, in-process and final approvals
• Support day to day manufacturing activities such as product inspection, review and approval of work instructions, customers’ quality requirements, internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), risk assessments, process tryouts, change control, and first article inspections (FAI)
• Improve assembly and inspection procedures to reduce and prevent defects
• Act as customer liaison with regards to quality complaints and resolution, and drive 8D reports
• Work with suppliers on corrective actions
• Improve assembly and inspection procedures to reduce and prevent defects
• Review and perform as necessary root cause analysis, and identify and implement corrective actions
• Develop and deliver technical training to the quality control, engineering, and manufacturing team
• Perform and support internal and external quality audits, track and report on Quality-related KPIs and statistics
• Maintain on-site measurement devices and oversee selected preventive maintenance actions
• Help implement quality- and regulatory-related software systems
• Other tasks as assigned by supervisor

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or engineering discipline, and >3 years of experience in a quality or industrial role
• Candidates with associate’s degree and >6 years of work experience in relevant roles will be considered
• Experience with quality systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, or similar
• Experience with risk management methodologies (e.g., FMEA, FMECA) and statistical analysis techniques
• Proficiency in quality tools and methodologies, such as root cause analysis, CAPA, process validation, statistical analysis, and GD&T
• Preferred: Certified ASQ Quality Engineer
• Preferred: Certified ISO 9001 (or similar) auditor and prior direct interaction with inspectors and auditors.
• Preferred: Working knowledge of software tools (MS Office, SolidWorks)
• Self-Motivated and Self-Directed with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Communication skills, cooperativeness, and ability to work in a team
• Effective time management skills with ability to prioritize tasks
• US citizenship or Permanent Resident Card required due to government contracts

If you enjoy working with other professionals in a collaborative and solution-oriented culture, we encourage you to apply. For more information about compensation and additional benefits, please send your resume to careers@weinert-industries.com.