Quality Engineer

Title

Quality Engineer

Department

Quality

Reports to

Quality Manager

As a Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of precision optical components and assemblies by providing technical quality support throughout the manufacturing process. This is a hands-on engineering role that combines technical problem-solving, product inspection, testing, and quality systems support. You will work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other departments to support quality initiatives, investigate product nonconformance's, resolve quality issues, and establish inspection and testing methods that meet customer and internal requirements.

You will also support the ongoing development and maintenance of our ISO 9001 quality management system, participate in audits, and help ensure our products and processes meet the specifications and standards required by our customers.

• Provide technical quality support to QC Inspection, Manufacturing, and Engineering, helping ensure precision optical components and assemblies meet customer specifications and quality requirements.
• Interpret optical and mechanical drawings, specifications, standards, and customer requirements to establish inspection criteria, support risk analysis, and guide quality-related decisions.
• Investigate product nonconformance's and quality issues, work with cross-functional teams to identify root causes and implement effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Support the development and maintenance of the ISO 9001 quality management system, including leading and participating in internal audits, supporting external audits, and managing quality documentation and records.
• Develop and maintain inspection instructions, quality plans, test plans, and testing procedures, and coordinate environmental, durability, reliability, and other product testing as required.
• Evaluate and recommend inspection and test equipment, coordinate calibration activities, and assess the adequacy of measurement systems to ensure accurate and reliable inspection results.
• Lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives, including FMEAs, Design of Experiments (DOEs), Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews, and other activities focused on improving product quality and process consistency.
• Manage quality-related activities associated with new and existing programs, including First Article Inspection (FAI) submissions, supplier quality documentation, Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and customer requirements.
• Manage corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), review and disposition customer returns and product nonconformance's, and work with Supply Chain to address supplier quality concerns and improve supplier performance.
• Train and support employees in inspection techniques, measurement equipment, testing procedures, and quality-related practices while identifying opportunities to strengthen quality, consistency, and efficiency across the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Engineering, Optics, Engineering Technology, or a related field required. An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, manufacturing, optical manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• Experience with quality inspection equipment, measurement systems, and inspection techniques.
• Ability to interpret optical and mechanical drawings, specifications, and customer requirements.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems and quality assurance practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate nonconformance's and…