Product Conformance Engineer

Waters; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Waters Corporation is seeking a Product Conformance Engineer in Birmingham to ensure quality conformance of manufactured parts and support production with best-practice inspection methods.

The role includes 1st off inspection of rapid prototypes, generating FAIRs, and working with the team to capture non-conformances, identify root causes, and implement preventive actions.

Qualifications

• Education: HND or equivalent in an engineering discipline or proven work experience.
• Experience: Knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Ability to read technical drawings and GD&T.
• Experience with CMM software CALYPSO, PCDMIS, MCOSMOS.
• Experience with manual inspection and SPC software.
• Experience in generating LAIRs and FAIRs.
• Calibration of measurement equipment experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-process and final inspection of products and related paperwork.
• Program, set up and run CMM inspection equipment.
• Compile First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs).
• Ensure inspection equipment is calibrated.
• Identify improvements to inspection processes and equipment.
• Procure new/replacement inspection equipment.
• Create NCRs and perform SPC analysis and reporting.
• Support root cause analysis and KPI reporting.

Skills

ISO 9001

Technical drawings

GD&T

CMM CALYPSO

PCDMIS

MCOSMOS

Manual inspection

SPC software

LAIR/FAIR

Education

HND or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Product Conformance Engineer, Birmingham

The Product Conformance Engineer role is to ensure quality conformance of all manufactured parts in compliance with the company’s quality procedures defined by ISO9001:2015, support production to ensure best practice inspection methods are embedded in our processes.

Supporting the engineering team with 1st off inspection of rapid prototype and generation of First Article Inspection Reports. Working with the engineering team to ensure non-conformances are captured, root causes are found and preventative actions are found and implemented.

Responsibilities

• Completion of in-process and final inspection of products and relevant paperwork.
• Programming, setting and running CMM inspection equipment.
• To compile First Article Inspection Reports.
• Ensure all inspection equipment is calibrated.
• Identify improvement to existing inspection processes and equipment.
• Purchase of new/replacement inspection equipment.
• Creation of NCR’s.
• SPC analysis and reporting.
• 1st off inspection of rapid prototype component.
• Maintaining, monitoring and reporting of KPI’s.
• Support root cause analysis.

Qualifications

Education:

• HND or equivalent in an engineering discipline and/or proven work experience in a similar role.

Experience:

• Proven knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Ability to read technical drawings.
• Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experienced in the use of CMM software including, CALYPSO, PCDMIS, MCOSMOS.
• Experienced in the use of manual inspection techniques.
• Experienced in the use of SPC software.
• Experienced in the generation of LAIR’s & FAIR’s.
• Experience in calibration of measurement equipment.

Competencies:

Good written and oral communication skills are required, for example to ensure detailed report generation, effective communication with staff, peer groups, etc. across the organisation.

• Must be able to work independently and communicate with all levels of the organisation.
• Computer literate - knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel an advantage

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state,and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status,or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.