Quality Engineer

SUMMARY: The Quality Engineer is a high impact individual contributor responsible for monitoring DECo quality trends against business KPIs and identify areas for focused improvements that support product integrity, process capability, and continuous improvement initiatives through hands-on quality engineering activities. Reporting to the Quality Manager, this role partners closely with Engineering and Operations to prevent defects, analyze process performance, and ensure compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

• Client Oriented – Focus on developing long-term relationships, products, and services that meet client needs.
• Open – Communicate honestly and transparently about capabilities, challenges, and solutions.
• Nimble – Think critically, respond quickly, and adapt effectively to changing priorities and situations.
• Necessary – Recognize that every role contributes to organizational success and take ownership of outcomes.
• Engineering Mindset – Approach challenges by developing practical, thoughtful solutions regardless of role.
• Continuous Improvement – Actively seek opportunities to improve processes, performance, and personal development.
• Teamwork – Collaborate effectively with coworkers, leadership, vendors, and clients to achieve shared goals.

• Support SPC deployment and process capability (Cp/Cpk) evaluations on critical characteristics, contributing to stable and capable manufacturing processes.
• Analyze quality data and trends to ensure process stability, identify risks, and drive improvement.
• Create, maintain, and update PFMEAs and control plans to mitigate process and product risk.
• Lead or support root cause investigations and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Establish and execute reaction plans for out‑of‑control or out‑of‑spec conditions, including containment and escalation.
• Manage nonconforming material, including MRB and RMA activities, ensuring timely disposition and closure.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and design transfer by validating inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and process controls.
• Complete and maintain PPAP documentation, customer qualifications, AS9102 reports, compliance with ISO 9001 / AS9100 and customer‑specific requirements.
• Participate in and support internal audits, customer audits, and supplier quality investigations.
• Maintain accurate and compliant QMS documentation and quality records.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aligned with manufacturing, quality, cost, and delivery goals.

• Continuous Improvement & Problem-Solving Ability: Demonstrates a strong commitment to driving systemic quality and continuous improvement through data‑driven analysis, root cause investigation, and rapid experimentation. Applies lean and quality tools to identify process gaps, eliminate waste, reduce defects, and implement sustainable improvements across the value stream
• Collaboration, leadership & Execution Ability: Brings a positive, team‑centered mindset that fosters collaboration and enables teams to thrive. Capable of independently executing and managing projects, influencing peers and cross‑functional teams, and driving initiatives to completion without direct authority.
• Prioritization
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  Able to prioritize tasks and activities while considering the business needs today vs. the business needs of the future.
• Communication
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  Proven ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, to all levels of the organization.
• Decision Quality: Able to make balanced decisions quickly, considering both customer and organization factors, such as financial impact, impact on core values and/or ability to scale solution appropriately.
• Ethics & Values
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  Able to stand firm on decisions that may negatively impact production or sales, but are in line with Customer specifications, qualifications, regulatory requirements and/or safety protocol.

• Accountability and Ownership
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Adaptability and Agility
• Integrity and Transparency
• Solution-Oriented Thinking
• Practical Innovation
• Engineering Judgement

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