Job Description
Quality Engineer The Quality Engineer will provide technical quality leadership across the value stream, raw material, internal and external manufacturing. Focusing on organizational and process capability to minimize overall Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) utilizing proven methods in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, AS9100, Reliability Engineering, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. The Quality Engineer will be responsible for facilitating the process and procedures to ensure optimum quality during the work flow process, including the adherence to AS9100 standards. Quality Engineer Essential Duties/Responsibilities Reduce overall COPQ, including but not limited to scrap and escapes to annualize goals targets. Reporting COPQ results and use these results to drive and/or facilitate root cause and corrective actions for sustainable reductions. Improve machine capability as critical driver of cost and implementing process control systems Work closely with Supply Chain to improve the supplier quality levels. This will include some travel to supplier locations based in impact levels. Supporting daily quality activities in situations determined by the manager, such as excess absentee in the quality group, large unforeseen customer demand, etc. Developing CMM and SmartScope programs/fixturing and other advanced inspection techniques as needed. Assisting and training inspectors to utilize proper inspection processes and techniques. Participating in the contract review and FMEA process to ensure risks are identified and addressed in the manufacturing process. Investigate, problem solve and answer customer quality concerns. Coordinate, and upon conclusion close the problem resolution process. Leading CAPA activity as assigned, using effective root cause analysis to ensure effective actions are taken. Developing inspection and in process control plans for p