Quality Engineer

This position reports to the Quality Manager and provides support in all areas of fabrication and assembly of passive components exceeding customer requirements and expectations in a fast paced environment. Support is defined as but not limited to the collection, analyzing and summarization of data and/or any task work for the continuous improvement of QA. All support functions completed by the QE will be submitted to the Quality Manager for assessment and approval.

POSITION FUNCTIONS:

• Supports, analyzes  and reports RoHS, ReACH and WEEE global requirements;
• Conducts DOE experiments, including Taguchi, Fractional factorial Designs, Hypothesis testing,  ANOVA and statistical analysis to support conclusions;  GRR studies, Capability studies,  trend Analysis is required; 
• Project management, DMAIC  Approach, A3 , Fault Tree analysis, Ishikawa, 5-Why, to support Continuous Improvements and  CAPA;
• Supports Kaizen events,  5S, lean, 6-sigma initiatives, batch and demand flow processes
• Performs internal audits to comply with ISO and other site requirements;
• Develops, implements ,monitors, coordinates test plans, PPAP’s,  to support all environmental customer requirements, including (but not limited to) Military, automotive, medical, industrial, gas, commercial applications; interfaces with other groups to develop hardware/software test requirements and algorithms; 
• Supports corrective action/preventive actions/ Return Material Authorization/ Failure Analysis; Poke-yoke; coordinates all test activities and interprets test results effectively and efficiently;  SEM, C-SAM, X-RAY laminography/transmission , XRF, etc…; 
• Supports and applies IPC-610, J-standards, Mil-PRF-55342 & 83401, AEC-Q100/200 standards
• Participates in Design reviews, pilot runs, and development assessments;
• Assesses Customer Surveys and questionnaires;
• Supports MSDS systems;
• Supports other initiatives as directed by QA manager;

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:

• Departmental data collection, paretos, trends of nonconforming material, work-in process, finished goods;  Calculate cost of poor quality; RMA’s;
• Calculate, monitor and report weekly, monthly, and quarterly PPM ‘s;  Meet PPM goals through team approach;
• Review data trend and PPM with engineering and manufacturing to mitigate negative trends;
• Assess  and evaluate departmental processes  with engineering to enhance process controls, lean processes and continuous improvements;
• Plan, conduct, document failure analysis and corrective action/ preventive actions; Verify effectiveness of CAR’s;  work with other departments to embrace change; Interface with customer and suppliers to identify and eradicate root-cause;
• Support purchasing with supplier issues and SCAR’s;
• Perform internal audits and mentor others as required;
• Report  monthly customer scorecards and details of nonconformance;
• Support activities to maintain space level qualification
• Support environmental management system compliance;

JOB SETTING/TOOLS USED:

• Office, Fabrication and Assembly Areas
• MS Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint & Word)
• Phone, fax, copy, scanner, printer

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• BS in an Engineering field with 2-5 years experience in an Quality position; manufacturing environment preferred.
• Green belt/ Black belt 6-Sigma qualified.
• Proven experience of establishing and monitoring yield data bases.
• Capable of working as a team player and leading funcational and cross functional teams.
• Ability to use the tools necessary to solve problems.
• Leader as well as supporter of 6-sigma and lean programs.
• Keen to develop professionally. Ability to convey information to others with effective speaking skills. 
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment.