Quality Engineer

The Quality Engineer is the focal point of Dytran Manufacturing and customer satisfaction efforts. Dytran by HBK continues to be a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative sensors, accelerometers, and associated electronics for measuring dynamic force, pressure, and vibration. We offer an extensive product line and full in-house customization capabilities to provide you with a one-stop-shop for your test and measurement needs.

We specialize in designing single-axis and triaxial IEPE accelerometers, ultra-high temperature charge mode sensors, high shock sensors, capacitive MEMS sensors, pressure sensors, and digital bus-based sensors.

This role is hands-on manufacturing, maintaining the Quality system elements and driving continuous improvement in an AS9100 and ISO 17025 registered and accredited environment.
** Role is onsite in Chatsworth, CA.
**** Must be a US Citizen. Unable to hire anyone on a visa, permanent resident status or green card.
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* Job Description:

*** Develop, control, and support creation of Quality Management System (QMS) documents.
* Support and conduct Internal Product, Process, and Quality System audits (AS9100 and ISO 17025).
* Support second-party and third-party audits.
* Demonstrated experience in mitigating risk, identifying, and resolving manufacturing issues (NCR)
* Work closely with production to resolve manufacturing challenges.
* Assess and disposition non-conforming parts, and assemblies, to support on-time shipments of quality products to customers
* Complete First Article Inspection Reports in accordance with AS9102 requirements.
* Build data packages as objective evidence of product conformity.
* Perform Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigation and monitor the Corrective Action process performance.
* Participate in the Contract Review process to ensure the organization’s ability to meet or exceed customer requirements.
* Active participation in defining inspection requirements, acceptance limits, and inspection plans to ensure compliance with customer requirements.
* Identify Continuous Improvement opportunities and lead CI projects to make improvements to processes and quality system compliance.
* Lead and conduct process audits to ensure process discipline.
* Formats and presents daily, bi-weekly and monthly metrics for trends, conditions, yields, and regressions.
* Perform QA oversight function within development projects to ensure compliance with product requirements definition, design process, verification, validation, and configuration management.
* Analyzes data, recommends corrective action and opportunities for improvements.
* Manage supplier qualification, performance monitoring, audits, and quality issue resolution. Monitor and report supplier performance using scorecards and key quality metrics.
* Manage supplier nonconformance (NCMRs), deviation requests, and concession approvals.
* Lead root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities for supplier issues.
* Cross trains inspection staff for multiple flex inspections within the machine shop, welding, assembly, and calibration. Conduct new hires onboarding training.
** Professional Qualifications
*** Technical college degree (or equivalent) with three to five years of quality engineering experience or seven to ten years of quality engineering experience without a degree.
* Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
* ASQ Certification a plus.
* Familiarity with basic operations of electrical components and mechanical system dynamics
* Advanced computer skills Microsoft Office (Excel and Word in particular)
* Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and processes in a production environment
* Ability to interface with various personnel at different levels of skills, knowledge, and experience
* The ability to speak and write clearly on technical subjects to individuals and groups
* Familiarity with basics of the FEA is a plus
* Familiarity with piezoelectric materials is a plus
* Problem solving expertise and good organizational skills
** Personal Skills
*** Excellent communication and leadership skills.
* Proficient skills in Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.
* Strong analytical skills & ability to implement process control and statistical techniques.
* Knowledgeable and skilled with metrology control, reliability, and failure analysis tools.
* Able to lead task teams and organize root-cause analysis programs.
* Experience writing and maintaining procedures in support of our quality system.
* Experience in a manufacturing environment is highly preferred.
* Experience supplying new product development and release highly preferred.
* Must be a local candidate
** Offer
* * The job will provide you with the opportunity to advance your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world at a leading company within the testing, measurement and data analytics industry. You'll be a great contributor by working closely with colleagues from various business functions.

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