Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Join Kyocera International, Inc. We're hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at our Vancouver, WA location
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Salary Range: $80K - $99K annually (Final offer based on experience, education, skills, and market factors)

Why Kyocera? With nearly 80,000 employees worldwide, Kyocera is a global leader in advanced ceramic technologies used in aerospace, automotive, medical, and semiconductor industries. Our materials power everything from smartphones to space shuttles - and we're just getting started.

We don't just offer jobs - we offer careers with purpose, stability, and growth. Here's what you can expect:

• 3 weeks of vacation to start (120 hours/year)
• 10 paid holidays annually

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Employer-paid pension plan

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Flexible schedules

• Onsite gyms, walking tracks, and employee gardens at larger locations
• Long-tenured team (many with 30+ years of service!)
• Inclusive and diverse workforce
• A company philosophy rooted in doing the right thing as a human being

Kyocera's culture is deeply inspired by our founder, Dr. Kazuo Inamori. His values guide our decisions and shape our workplace. Learn more about our guiding principles here:

Apply today and become part of a team that's shaping the future - one innovation at a time.

In conjunction with Senior Quality Manager, this position helps drive culture change towards a Quality-infused organization. The Senior Quality Engineer contributes to the development of project requirements based on corporate policies and strategies and uses independent judgment to influence decisions and timelines. Directs and coordinates activities to meet the technical, labor, and administrative requirements of multiple projects. Receives assignments and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.

May personally assist with project implementation.

1. Prevent repeat issues:

• Lead investigations, drive Root Cause analysis
• Deep dive into internal audit findings and Internal Corrective Action Reports to identify recurring themes

2. Special Projects:
Drive implementation of new software and equipment (including training and documentation as needed).

• Collect project-related information from various internal resources.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders.
• Establish project objectives, budget requirements, timelines, labor requirements, and resource planning.
• Establish "hand-off" criteria (i.e. clearly define what conditions must be in place to close the project)
• Maintain schedules, budgets, requirements, minutes, risk analysis, and mitigation plans.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• May recommend, evaluate, and test new software, hardware, and problem‑solving methods. Use ability to independently assess and articulate options, risks, and trade‑offs.

3. Training resource for

• control plans
• FMEAs
• 8D
• 5 Whys

4. Perform as an individual contributor to monitor, document, and report project status regularly to plant management and affected parties.

5. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders
• Ability to prioritize workload, and meet deadlines
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, while also successfully executing independent assignments
• Analytical and creative problem‑solving skills
• Ability to identify and evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal control processes
• Ability to identify areas for improvement and recommend solutions
• Ability to assess risks
• Ability to formalize audit observations and draft reports

• Four-year technical degree (e.g. Bachelor's in Engineering or other technical field)
• 5 years minimum experience in manufacturing and/or training in the form of an advanced degree.
• Must have a thorough…