Quality Assurance Analyst

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

Oceaneering's Manufactured Products (MP) group offers several world-class global manufacturing facilities serving multiple industries including energy and material handling. MP provides customers with decades of experience in engineering, design, testing and qualification of hardware for any specification, including subsea umbilicals, junction plates, distribution units, termination assemblies, clamps, flanges, and more. MP also produces safe, reliable, and flexible mobile robotics solutions for material handling, healthcare, automotive, and logistics applications, and automated group transit vehicles for airports and other closed campuses.

The Quality Engineer assists with defining the Quality Management System (QMS) requirements within the core processes of Oceaneering’s quality culture. They are also involved in ensuring, that the manufacturing processes for all projects are executed within those guidelines. Responsibilities include identifying, following, and helping to speedily resolve quality issues to ensure zero impact to the customer. They will work in a team environment to develop and implement best practices that emphasize defect prevention, reduction in variation and waste, and provide for continuous improvements in meeting all customer and company requirements.

They are responsible for participating in multiple complex projects requiring innovative original solutions where results are key to successful completion of these projects. This position works independently with minimal supervision.

Support the strategic plan of the business

Drive & support local Senior Management to raise the Quality Culture, internally within the Business & Operations.

Support quality initiatives such as process and product characterizations that lead to continuous / cost improvements

Review/analyze the effectiveness of improvement programs and/or tools, using PDCA, Six Sigma, Kaizen and/or Lean Techniques

Support the development of quality engineering and quality compliance with the right skill sets for new product introductions, and product life cycle management.

Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to the corporate and division specific Quality Management system (QMS)

Lead and/or provide support to continuous improvement initiatives and training on continuous improvement, as requested, by other functional departments.

Work closely with engineering to ensure requirements, that are defined as Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) and/or Critical-to-Process (CTP) are defined, understood, aligned with current capabilities, and are managed to ensure conformance

Drive front end Pro-active activities;
Tenders, PFMEA’s, Risk Reviews, etc.

Review and approve drawings, engineering change orders, ITP’s, etc as part of the system workflows, where applicable

Work closely with Production dept to witness relevant testing & review subsequent documentation.

Manage all quality-related issues within the product team (e.g. Internal, supplier and/or customer)

Lead problem solving initiatives on supplier component concerns. Visit suppliers to resolve product performance concerns

Collect data and execute/conduct various analytical/statistical analysis and interpretation as part of process improvements and day-to-day support.

Stop production or assembly in the event of manufacture of unacceptable product or process

Keep up with current and developing manufacturing and engineering trends that concern product quality

Attend various meetings and action/communicate status or instructions

Work with other quality engineers of each division, as needed, to create…