Quality Control jobs in United States

Venture, a public listed company in SGX, is a leading global provider of technology services, products and solutions with established capabilities spanning marketing research, design, research and development. Over the years, Venture has built know-how and intellectual property with expertise in several technology domains. These include life science & genomics, molecular diagnostics, medical devices and equipment, healthcare and wellness technology, lifestyle consumer technology, health improvement products, instrumentation, test and measurement technology, networking and communications, fintech, as well as computing, printing and imaging technology.

Headquartered in Singapore, the Group comprises over 30 companies with global clusters in Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, America and Europe, and employs over 12,000 people globally.

At Venture, our people are our most valuable asset. We are committed to unifying culture, encouraging innovation, and harnessing the collective strengths and synergies of our human capital to deliver compelling differentiation, advancing Venture’s position as a leading global provider of technology solutions, products and services.

We’re looking to add a Manufacturing Engineer in Singapore. The position will be based in our GES office in Marsiling.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will:

Responsible for providing engineering support to sustain manufacturing of high-end life sciences instruments in mass production, as well as carry out NPI activities for successful product transfer into mass production.

The key responsibilities are as below:

1. NPI Roles:

• Liaise with R&D/NPI Engineers and customer during NPI stage to roll out activities for Product Transfer from NPI Phase to Pilot/Mass Production.
• Production Line setup and equipment planning for new project launch, define manufacturing line layout, sourcing for tooling, fixtures and equipment and prepare CAPEX for NPI build.
• Setting up shop floor control Data Gating system (DGS).
• Keep shop floor MES (DGS) up-to-date by resolving day-to-day issues or changes arising from Engineering Changes.
• Manage Preventive Maintenance (ePM) of production line tools, jigs & fixtures and Testers in GAMS and maintain up-to-date documentation including any qualification records of changes done to Jigs/Fixtures/Testers.
• Follow up on equipment Calibration/Replacement: Verify Calibration Report and updating of Calibration Master-list.
• Apply Lean manufacturing concept to minimize the waste of material and labour.
• Generate Manufacturing Instructions for mass Production build.
• Perform assembly and test cycle time and touch time analysis.
• Plan and assist to execute Prototype builds, Engineering builds/ Pilot Builds and channel the necessary feedback to the product design team to resolve any product issues impacting the Production Yield /Output, before moving to first production.
• Provide DFM / PFMEA feedback and assembly Jigs/Fixture Qualification & buyoff for Production.

2. Sustaining Roles:

• Monitor and Improve Assembly and Test First Pass yield to meet or exceed the targets.
• Perform First Level Failure Analysis of Production Fallouts and follow up closely to resolve line issues quickly without impacting production output.
• Provide training to Production Line Leaders/Operators on assembly and test Processes.
• Updating of Manufacturing Instruction (MI) and Test Instruction (TI) arising from Engineering Changes (ECN).
• Work with Product Engineers to make changes to production processes, such as TMPCN, to contain/resolve any Non-Conformance (NC) on shipped units or to improve cycle time (cost reduction).
• Initiate and work on Continuous Improvement opportunity: Cycle Time/Cost Reduction and /or Quality improvement.
• Preparation of Weekly and Monthly Reports of Production Performance and presentation to Customer.

What skills and experiences are we looking for?

• Degree in Mechatronics, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, and/or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing of electro-mechanical products, preferably in Life Science Instruments manufacturing.
• Knowledge of Medical or Life Science Instrument Manufacturing and exposure to ISO 13485 / US FDA 21 CFR.
• Validation of Production Processes and Equipment (Testers, Jigs & Fixtures).
• EE component and circuitry knowledge, EE test and measurement know-how in using various test equipment for troubleshooting EE issues (DMM, oscilloscope, spectrum analyser & etc).
• Possess mechanical assembly know-how, able to apply DFM/DFA/PFMEA study.
• Possess logical thinking with systematic approach in problem solving.
• Able to use SPC tools such as Minitab or SQC Pack to analyse production data.
• Prior experience in LEAN or Six Sigma, certified practitioner will be an added advantage.

If you embody the spirit of excellence, passion for discovery, innovation and enterprise, and the desire to make a difference in the world of technology and electronics, come join the Venture team!

Be Part of the Venture Family.