QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER - FREMONT, CA / JACKSONVILLE, FL
Purpose of Position
The top priorities of this position will be to support Quality and ISO 9001 in all areas of the IEM Organization at manufacturing site – both internal and external.
Significant involvement with all areas of product and manufacturing, while also increasing visibility, communication and collaboration with key departments is instrumental in this position.
Essential Functions:
- Collate, analyze and monitor company process & quality metrics against defined objective parameters
- Write/author technical reports to management depicting the quality levels, quality problems and cost of quality.
- Optimize manufacturability, assembly, testability, cost and quality of components (in-house and purchased) and final product
- Monitor product performance/quality through gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
- PFMEA and new program implementation including tooling and manufacturing processes to identify and mitigate risk identified
- Review, understand and ensure manufacturing process meets customer and industry specifications and requirements
- Identify/specify relevant quality-related and workmanship standards training needs.
- Offer technical expertise to company on statistics, Six Sigma methodology, tools, and best practices
- Define, develop document and implement manufacturing and assembly process and quality procedures in conjunction with department staff.
- Conduct Corrective Actions - Internal and External
- Understanding and knowledge of Solidworks
- Maintain and report department KPI’s
- Facilitate problem solving techniques within production team (including suppliers).
- Set up and drive standard work and best practices
- Document clear project actions and enable timeline achievement
- Development of robust, predictive quality systems in production environment by applying world class techniques (Six Sigma, SPC, GRR, 5Y, CAR, etc.)
- Working with Engineering team on continuous improvement opportunities
- Knowledge of IPC-620
- Failure analysis to support production and assembly
- Collaborating with other divisions to identify and document best practice
- Perform Internal Audits, report and help solve non-conformances
Education and Experience:
- Degree/Diploma in Engineering or related discipline
- 2-3 Years or more years related experience in quality assurance
- Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office applications (Access, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Experience with UL/CSA and ISO 9001 QMS Systems
- Experience manufacturing and quality process for a plant, division, or company with both design and production organizations.
- Solid background in Six Sigma methodology (green belt minimum, black belt preferred)
- Experience with the development, manufacturing and testing equipment, fixtures and processes for electrical connectors, harnesses and/or equipment.
- Able to think creatively, logically, and independently to solve problems encountered in manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, regulatory compliance and the quality field.
- Able to identify opportunities for improvement throughout the organization’s processes and be able to delegate without formal authority.
- Verbal and written communication proficiency
- Attention to detail
- Thorough compliance knowledge
- Organizational and time management skills
- Reliable with a respect to confidentiality
Physical / Mental / Environmental:
Vision: Long periods of close work on computer screen.
Mental Demands: Interpret, analyze, research and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Environment: Climate controlled office space.
Salary Range:
$95,000 - $115,000 (FREMONT, CA ONLY)