Lead quality planning activities for new product introduction lifecycle, develop and maintain product and process quality plans, support APQP activities, facilitate FMEAs, plan and execute First Article Inspections, ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and support environmental, health, and safety practices.
Compensation
The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year.
Responsibilities
Lead quality planning activities for new product introduction lifecycle from bid to delivery of first production build
Review customer’s request for quotes, contracts, and flow-down of customer contractual quality requirements
Develop and maintain product and process quality plans consistent with customer, contractual, regulatory, and QMS requirements
Ensure quality requirements are identified early and appropriately flowed into manufacturing, inspection, test, and supplier processes
Apply risk-based thinking to identify and mitigate potential product and process quality issues before production release
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline
Associate’s degree in a STEM discipline
Nice to have: Master’s degree in a STEM discipline
Ensure product quality throughout development, customization, and relocation projects, including quality planning, qualification, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
Act as the quality representative in product development, customization, and relocation projects (e.g., support FMEAs).
Define, release, and execute product- and project-related quality plans (e.g., qualification and validation plans).
Coordinate and perform product and component approvals, including First Article Inspection (FAI), Initial Sample Inspection (ISI), and support product managers during First Lot Approval.
Coordinate the resolution of customer complaints using structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, Ishikawa).
Support Quality Assurance in resolving non-conformities (NC reports) and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions.
Performs multiple assignments of moderate to complex scope with guidance from supervisor and other technical experts. Evaluates, selects, and applies standard quality engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in making adaptations and modifications.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement product quality assurance plans and specifications
Assist in the development and implementation of process control plans for designated products
Collect and assess statistical capability data to ensure compliance of products, processes and measurement systems to stated quality goals and initiate corrective action as necessary
Assess compliance of control plans to state quality goals and initiate corrective action as necessary
Design and acquire gauges, measurement systems, and data collection systems
Provide Quality Engineering support to ensure compliance with the Quality System, regulatory requirements and the business strategy of the company. Supports new product development, procurement, manufacturing, returns and servicing products.
Compensation
anticipated base pay range for this location is $79,259 - $107,000
Responsibilities
Cross Functional Team member to support new product development product manufacturing transfers procurement on-going manufacturing and servicing processes representing Quality Engineering discipline
Completes assigned Quality Engineering tasks to schedule
Promotes awareness of Quality and Regulatory requirements
Leads or participates in the development of process and procedure development/changes
Applies statistical methodology to evaluate current processes and process changes
Requirements
Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in science/engineering discipline
Nice to have: ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)