Quality Engineer Co-Op

Posted Monday, November 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM

Standex International is a global industrial growth company operating through our market-leading brands in electronics, cutting-edge forming technologies, engraving, and scientific refrigeration. We work with our customers to advance progress through innovation. From inventing and producing parts for next-generation space vehicles to evolving vaccine refrigeration, designing functional textures for everyday products, improving renewable energy technology, and much more, we are focused on making what’s next possible.

Standex Electronics is a worldwide market leader in the design, development and manufacture of standard reed switch-based sensor solutions and custom electro-magnetic components, including magnetics products. We are a global team of problem solvers who can provide custom and/or standard solutions through our diverse and dynamic capabilities. Our approach is to strategically partner with customers to conquer challenges and deliver reliable high-quality results through our engineering and components.

These parts serve an array of markets globally, and through our customer driven innovation – improve the overall performance and efficiency at which end products operate.

• Record and track customer complaints and returns
• Maintain the company non-conformance databases.
• Participate in problem solving activities utilizing industry standard methodologies
• Work with Sales and Supply chain staff on customer returns and vendor issues
• Perform initial analysis and testing on customer returns/suspect parts and disposition accordingly. Work with Production, Manufacturing and Engineering personnel on RCCA
• Complete FAI reports per AS9102 for submittal to customer
• Conduct Process audits and participate in the Layered Process Audit program. Plan and conduct AS9100 Internal Audits as part of audit team.
• Document data obtained during all quality assurance activities, consistent with company policies and procedures. Experience with APQP and PPAP process (Process Flow, PFMEA & Control Plan)
• With input from Engineering, plan and conduct the analysis, inspection, design, test, and/or integration to ensure the quality of assigned product or component. Develop Incoming Inspection requirements
• Perform quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, assist with maintaining Customer specific requirements, Supplier quality manuals and company quality records.
• Apply statistical process control (SPC) methods and other Quality tools for analyzing data to evaluate the current process and process changes.
• Participate in Production and Vendor MRB activities
• Develop new approaches to solve problems identified during quality assurance activities. Develop procedures and work instructions as needed
• Communicate significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provide recommended process improvements to management.
• Prepare reports to communicate involvement and results of quality assurance activities and present technical and program information to team members and management.
• Maintain a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.
• Manage multiple demands (Internal and External) while demonstrating good attention to detail, schedules and deliverables

• Enrolled and working towards a degree in Engineering or related technical field of study.
• Knowledge of AS9100 or IATF
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• General interest in fast-paced manufacturing environment, process improvement, and Lean Manufacturing
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, visual) and ability to interact with associates at all levels of the organization.
• Mechanical aptitude with attention to detail and ability to read/understand drawings and technical bulletins.
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word / Excel
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate complex problems and situations
• Ability to learn and use ERP (Oracle) manufacturing software
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
• Must be available to work 40 hours/week, on-site and in person.

• Demonstrated proficiency in electronic engineering principles is a plus
• Proficient with MS Office programs - Excel, Power point, Word, Visio

Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.