QA Engineer

QA Engineer

 

In this position you will be an integral part of establishing and implementing quality standards, test/inspection methods, process control techniques and other quality engineering tools for the company's products and processes. You will assure quality standards are maintained, understood and adhered to across the R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing and Service organizations.

 

Primary Responsibilities: Ensure appropriate inspection and test methods are established for incoming, in-process and finished product.Assist in the evaluation of suppliers, including the assessment of supplier quality systems and review of first article inspection data.Develop, recommend, write and implement product/process improvements based upon manufacturing and field data.Participate in the development or improvement of key quality systems, including design control, PaCA (Preventive and Corrective Actions), complaint handling, calibration, software control, etc.Participate in customer complaint investigations and review other customer feedback for opportunities for improvement.Review/approve non-conformances to company standards. Assure necessary corrective action is identified and implemented.Determine and analyze compliance of product to government standards and regulations.

 

QualificationsA BS in engineering with at least 7 years combined experience in QA, QC, QE or engineering (at least 3 years in QA) of electronic and/or electrical instrumentation. Experience preferred in a medium to large organization dealing with regulated products.Understanding of radiation control and protection and experience with measurement techniques.Experience with instrument related QA/QC concepts, including mechanical and electrical inspection techniques, software control, safety testing, risk analysis, reliability and failure analysis, etc.Experience in product compliance determination and certification (i.e. FDA, CE, Lloyds)Good working knowledge of quality standards (esp. ISO 9001:2000)

 

Desired Characteristics:

· Analytical, with a strong ability to determine, quantify and solve problems

· Able to balance the needs of external and internal clients when resolving issues.

· Comfortable in a fast paced environment with changing priorities and multiple simultaneous tasks to address.

· Flexibility and desire to expand knowledge base.