Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Principal Accountabilities

·  Participate in plant/process validations and qualifications.

·  Lead advanced quality planning efforts including customer needs analysis, FMEA and development of product quality plans.

·  Assist Quality Manager in development, implementation and monitoring of quality systems and procedures.

·  Assist in the evaluation of suppliers and implementation and monitoring of the supplier improvement process.

·  Coordinate resolution of internal and external corrective actions. 

·  Provide quality support to functional processes from point of order through delivery, including order entry, design, product development, purchasing, manufacturing, test, and shipment.

·  Provide guidance, coaching, training and assistance to operations and engineering personnel on quality issues.

·  Monitor and perform auditing function to assure compliance to systems and procedures.

·  Identify areas for continuous improvement (internal, external, supplier) and develop quality improvement programs utilizing quality tools and statistical techniques.

·  Develop quality inspection plans as required to insure customer purchase orders and contract requirements are met.  Audit other documents (Bill of Materials, Routers, Work Instructions, etc) to insure contractual compliance.

·  Assist in the resolution of customer complaints and requests.

·  Ensure compliance with applicable manufacturing and regulatory standards.

·  Drive CIP initiatives at service center locations

·  CIP - Develop and analyze site data for trends, i.e. NCR, CAR, OTD, etc.

 

Requires the Ability to:

·  Interact with the functional areas including manufacturing, purchasing, production and field service/repair to evaluate failure trends, product quality problems, and quality issues.

·  Interact with customers and suppliers on quality issues plus resolution of any problems within process and final product acceptance

·  Provide input, guidance and coaching to others to insure continuous improvement.

 

·  Provide quality support for in-process and final inspection to establish quality standards and customers requirements

·  Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide variety of customer from internal and quality team members to outside final customers.

·  Be able to perform and coach others in data analysis and perform root cause analysis

·  Be able to plan, organize and deliver projects/work on schedule to meet performance objectives. 

 

 

 

Training/Education Required:

·  Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

·  Five (5) years experience in Quality and Manufacturing

·  Lead Auditor in Quality Systems Course or equivalent

·  Quality Management Systems and/or ISO 9000 Training or equivalent

·  Experience with dimensional inspections, Non-destructive Tests, etc.

·  Understand Mechanical Design and Geometric Tolerancing

·  Root Cause Analysis Course or understanding of NCR/process

·  Six Sigma

·  Experience with ASME Code section IV welding requirements and procedures