Quality Engineer

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$88,550.00/yr - $/yr

The Quality Engineer is a skilled professional who, with limited supervision from the Quality Assurance Manager
, applies advanced principles of product and service quality evaluation and control. This role leverages a diverse body of knowledge and technologies, including Probability, Statistical Quality Control, Design of Experiments, Metrology, Inspection and Test, Quality System Audits, Human Factors and Motivation, and Quality Information Systems, to ensure excellence in processes and deliverables.

• Assist the Quality Assurance Manager with development and operation of Quality Systems
• Review proposed contracts, products and processes to avoid or eliminate unnecessary quality difficulties
• Plan the quality measurements and controls on materials, processes, and product that provides adequate control of quality at minimum quality related costs
• Determine that manufacturing processes have sufficient capability to meet quality requirements
• Analyze quality information and feedback analyses and recommendations for adjustment to product design, manufacturing processes, equipment, and the quality system
• Inspection of optical components and hardware
• Provide leadership in the application of statistical methods to diagnose and correct improper quality practices, workmanship and process problems
• On behalf of the Quality Assurance Manager, carry out essential steps in establishing and maintaining the company quality system

• Recommends Quality objectives and goals in line with company Thrusts and Initiatives
• Works with Quality Management, Marketing, Engineering and Customers in establishing specific quality requirements on individual products based upon customer requirements
• Reviews proposed and new contracts as well as new designs for manufacturing quality ability
• Able to create AS9100 FAI’s
• Plans quality measurements and controls sufficient to provide adequate control of quality at minimum quality related costs
• Ensures QA has adequate metrology to support quality requirements of new processes
• Participates in establishing and defining quality, performance and workmanship standards that cover such items as cosmetic appearance, surface characteristics, color, noise, and vibration as well as company standards that will be followed in the absence of customer engineering specifications
• Develops, applies, revises and maintains Quality Standards for processing materials into partially finished or complete products
• Assists Quality Management in determining and establishing the required quality procedures for controlling product quality
• Assures incorporation of applicable quality measurements into the manufacturing process and documentation
• Provides Management with cost estimates and time schedules pertaining to the quality controls
• Periodically reviews quality planning to assure continued adequacy and effectiveness
• Defines and communicates quality requirements to Suppliers through Purchasing documents
• Provides management with cost estimates for quality-related labor and equipment
• Works with Manufacturing Engineering and Production to incorporate quality measurement and control devices with production equipment for optimum mechanization and automation

• Analyzes quality information and recommends improvements to increase product and process uniformity, reliability and quality characteristics to reduce field failures and complaints
• Reviews product specifications and makes changes to assure a consistent product meeting customer requirements
• Maintains awareness of new or better technologies for product metrology and evaluation
• Assesses effectiveness of quality system for quality levels, production quality problems, customer complaints and economical operations
• Diagnoses chronic manufacturing quality problems, identifies root causes, and implements improvements and corrective/preventive actions
• Determines which product and process quality characteristics require process capability studies
• Fosters a quality-mindset throughout the company and with…