Quality Engineer

Position:
Quality Engineer

Location:

Valley Green, PA

The Quality Engineer will provide quality leadership and support to the operations area in achieving quality objectives and effective problem resolution. This person will Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives, contributing to business growth and cost reduction and ensure customer satisfaction through responsive complaint resolution, including root cause analyses and implementing corrective and preventive actions.

This position requires access to controlled technology that is subject to US export controls. Qualified candidates must be a US Person (including US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or eligible to obtain required authorization(s) from the U.S. Government.

• Develop, implement and maintain quality planning of components and products.
• Provide technical support to the organization for implementation of process control techniques, methods and quality methodologies.
• Manage and report quality performance indices, including process capabilities, cost of quality and outgoing quality levels.
• Lead investigation of customer complaints and/or concerns, implementing solutions with internal functions, suppliers and other Company sites, as necessary.
• Perform regular and routine auditing to ensure compliance to requirements of the quality management system and the processes.
• Conduct internal auditing in support of ISO 9001 certification.

• Bachelor's Degree in technical field
• Effective use of APQP methodologies, including MSA, FMEA, SPC, etc
• 5+ years' experience in production environment is required
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems standards (e.g. ISO 9001, TS 16949, etc)
• Ability to effectively investigate and resolve problems, including use of 8D Problem Solving, Ishikawa Fishbone, and 5-Why methodologies.
• Effective use of problem prevention tools, including Quality Planning, Poka Yoke, D-FMEA, P-FMEA, SPC, MSA, etc.
• Effective communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Able to travel, domestically and internationally, when required
• Basic SPC knowledge, including X-Bar/R Charting, Cp/Cpk, R&R, etc.
• Internal auditing skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in connector / electronics manufacturing is preferred
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer is preferred
• 5+ years' experience in Quality Assurance is preferred
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor is a bonus

• Lifting requirements of Operations area, as defined.

This position requires access to controlled technology that is subject to US export controls. Qualified candidates must be a US Person (including US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or eligible to obtain required authorization(s) from the U.S. Government.