Quality Engineer II

JOB DESCRIPTION Quality Engineer II Summary This position supports the production and quality teams to ensure products are made to customer specifications and our teams adhere to standard company practices during the production process. This position also supports the research and implementation of systemic improvement ideas (including automation/semi-automation) to improve production/quality effectiveness. Interface directly with customer quality teams on a regular basis. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Interpret customer and engineering specifications to provide guidance to production teams. Conduct and document First Article reviews, including communications with customers. Work with customer source inspectors to present proper documentation and product. Alert and explain non-conformances to production teams. Conduct containment activities for non-conforming products. Assist quality engineering in determining root causes for non-conforming products. Work with production, engineering, and quality teams to identify and implement process improvements. Work as a project manager/lead on continuous improvement projects. Look for and do research on new and better methods that can provide more effective and efficient methods for data collection and quality control. This can include automation and online (internet) systems that speed up and improve the collection of critical data/information. Work with production, manufacturing engineering, and quality teams to look for opportunities to develop and implement automated processes. Conduct process and product audits to support proper execution of customer requirements and adherence to company practices. Assist document control department to maintain document revision levels and release of new and revised company procedures, training forms and other documents. Maintain records efficiently and accurately. Other duties may be assigned. Job Requirements BS Degree in Engineering. Minimum of three years of solid experience in the production or inspection of electromechanical products. Good analytic skills. Root Cause Analysis and problem-solving experience highly preferred. Keen attention to detail. Proficient working with Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Quality Management System experience working within a system based on the ISO 9001 standard. Experience with the AS9100 standard is a plus. Ability to interpret customer specifications and requirements. Ability to use light industrial testing equipment. Organized with good time management skills. Possess planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills with ability to comprehend simple and complex formulas for calculating measurement and probability errors. Statistical analysis skills preferred. Must be able to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) and present yourself in a professional manner. Must be self-motivated, able to work independently and be a productive member of a multi-departmental team which is working to ensure the company meets or exceeds its goals. Lean and/or Six Sigma certifications (Green Belt/Black Belt) a plus. Equal Opportunity Employer Disability and Veteran