Development Quality Engineer

Job Overview

Position: Development Quality Engineer
Location: Valley Green, PA
Company: Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation
Posted: 12/29/2025

• Act as a team member to manage projects, assess quality aspects, report process feasibility and risks, and make quality recommendations.
• Interface with vendors, process engineering, product engineering and manufacturing to assure capability levels and documentation compliance.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to investigate deviation events, recommend corrective actions and product disposition, and develop improvements using Lean tools and analytical skills.
• Interface with site quality, engineering and other departments throughout final phases of development and pre‑release to manufacturing.
• Participate in definition of project plan qualification tasks and schedules for development projects to meet time‑to‑market objectives.
• Determine initial inspection methods and manage metrology requirements.
• Facilitate process qualification planning, assurance of conformance to standards, and definition of inspection workflows.
• Support quality readiness by providing inspection plans, metrology and Cpk requirements for special qualifications.
• Participate in risk analysis, DOE, passive data collection, and feasibility studies.
• Participate in product & process FMEA and characterization of critical features.
• Develop, facilitate and control standards and methods for inspection of CTFs inclusive of accuracy, linearity, R&R, long‑term stability, FAI, Cmk and Cpk.
• Analyze operating data (yield, cycle time, throughput) to identify improvement opportunities using Six Sigma and Lean tools.
• Assist in reconciling first‑article inspections, capability studies, and comparison studies through root‑cause analysis.
• Advise process development and mechanical integrity engineers on data analysis for feasibility studies, DOE and capability studies.
• Advance capabilities of Operations Team and partner with Quality Team to implement new test methods and best practices.
• Coordinate and participate in metrology transfer and training to relevant personnel.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Quality Assurance, or 6–8 years of related experience (or equivalent education and experience).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to prepare reports, correspondence, and procedures.
• Capability to identify and eliminate common‑cause variation in continuous or batch processes using SPC.
• Experience defining and generating quality plans, control plans and workmanship standards.
• Ability to provide qualification assessments related to product/process risks, capability and manufacturability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, SharePoint), Measurement System Analysis, Minitab, Gage R&R, GDT, and statistical analysis.
• Demonstrated skill in training individuals and teams.
• Ability to work independently, managing project status updates and resolving issues.
• Willingness to travel internationally for product development and process ramp support.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” – Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin.