Quality Engineer

Summary of Duties:

Responsible for quality assurance assuring supplier compliance to deliver complex military products. Includes control and inspection of incoming materials and goods, liaise with other departments on quality matters, supplier selection and monitoring, collaborating with customers.

Specific Duties:

Manages quality methods and standards for inspecting, testing, and evaluating products during all phases of the product lifecycle.

Plans, implements, and monitors process improvements.

Generates and approves documentation changes.

Reviews and dispositions non-conforming material and recommends corrective actions.

Collaborate with customers, internal departments, suppliers and others as needed.

Negotiates quality standards with appropriate internal departments.

Specific Tasks:

• Acts as liaison/technical advisor to purchasing, production, and test departments.

• Provides failure analysis for non-conforming and discrepant materials

• Reviews production data and failures to initiate process improvements.

• Generates and validates First Article Inspection (FAI) reports in accordance with AS9102.

• Assesses supplier quality capabilities throughout program life cycle including customer approved special processes.

• Monitors supplier performance and uses this data to maintain an approved vendor list (AVL) in conjunction with purchasing department.

• Interprets purchase order quality notes and quality requirements to ensure supplier understanding and develops product acceptance plans.

• Inspects and manage incoming materials using critical and complex tests and tools to determine acceptability and quality specifications of materials.

• Schedules and conducts quality audits with suppliers and works with them to resolve on-going product problems.

• Reports monthly on performance and areas of concern.

• Conducts internal quality audits and reports findings to management.

• Participates in TQM initiatives in conducting daily tasks.

• Develops and follows procedures consistent with quality system requirements.

• Responsible for own safety and safety of others following company and OSHA safety guidelines.

Level and Complexity:

Works on problems of complex and diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Mitigates all issues with respect to schedule and cost.

Required:

BS degree in Engineering or equivalent experience in contract manufacturing, preferred.

Not less than five (5) years’ experience in the electronic field, or in quality assurance.

Must have knowledge of manufacturing process (assembly, test, and troubleshooting) of complex electrical assemblies.

Must be proficient with MS Office.

ADA Requirements:

Read, write and understand English. Attention to detail. Able to drive to and visit suppliers. Basic math skills. Able to use keyboard and video display terminal.

This description is a summary of job activities. Other duties may be assigned from time to time as necessary.

US Citizens ONLY. We are ITAR certified and can ONLY employ US Citizens

Job Type: Full-time

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.