Quality Assurance/ Quality Control Engineer

Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K) plan

Profit sharing

Corporate bonus plan

Educational assistance up to $10,000

Job summary

Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division in Buffalo Grove seeks a QA/QC Engineer to manage Quality Control and Assurance activities. You will establish quality metrics, create quality plans, and act as a liaison with customers. Responsibilities include performing audits, managing corrective actions, and supporting supplier evaluations.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Quality or Engineering, relevant certifications, and extensive experience in electronic assemblies. Competitive benefits include a 401(K) plan and educational assistance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of quality control experience related to electronic assemblies.
• Certified CQE, Six Sigma Black Belt, or equivalent certification.
• Ability to develop quality control systems and training programs.

Responsibilities

• Manage Quality Control and Assurance activities.
• Establish quality metrics and monitor progress.
• Support supplier audit teams and evaluate new suppliers.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Metrology

Statistical Methods

Problem Solving

Education

BS degree in Quality Engineering or related field

MS degree in relevant field (preferred)

Job description

Overview

In this role you will manage Quality Control and Quality Assurance activities, establish short and long-term quality plans in order to meet quality targets, monitor and report quality metrics, and act as main quality liaison to customers.

Responsibilities

• Create and establish short-term quality plans; support execution of long term quality plans.
• Create and introduce new product release systems and disciplines in order to ensure quality commensurate with YAI’s quality-focus philosophy.
• Establish quality metrics and collections systems. Implement in order to track progress and make improvements. Provide monthly reports.
• Communicate and coordinate with parent company on new product development, introduction strategy and ongoing technical/quality issues with new and existing products.
• Manage internal and external corrective actions.
• Create, implement, and upgrade quality processes and procedures.
• Train employees regarding standard inspection practices including CMM, gauging, etc.
• Schedule and lead ISO and customer audits. Oversee and train internal auditor base. Communicate and follow-up with auditing agencies and customers to resolve open issues.
• Support supplier audit teams and evaluate/authorize new suppliers for use. Conduct regular supplier quality meetings, and evaluate overall supplier quality.
• Support customer audits of Yaskawa facilities. Lead teams to prepare all the necessary information required by the customer.
• Identify and implement opportunities for continual improvement. This includes cost reduction and process improvements, design changes, component substitutions, supplier changes, labor savings, etc. Provide cost analysis in the form of return on investment, breakeven analysis, and/or annual total. Review supplier requests for design changes, evaluate their impact on product design and authorize appropriately.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Quality Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering (with EE background), or Electrical Engineering (with ME background).
• Certified CQE, Six Sigma Black Belt, or equivalent.
• BS degree: minimum 4 years of quality control experience related to electronic assemblies.
• MS degree: minimum 1 year of quality control experience related to electronic assemblies.
• Ability to develop and operate quality control systems including training programs.
• Ability to use metrology and statistical methods to diagnose and correct improper quality control practices.
• Familiarity with quality cost concepts and techniques.
• Knowledge and ability to develop and administer management information systems and to audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
• Ability to plan long-term improvements in order to establish high quality structure.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Strong training and follow-up skills relating to the development of staff.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Some key advantages of working at Yaskawa include: career opportunities in diverse areas, a highly competitive benefit package, including a generous 401(K) plan, profit sharing, corporate wide bonus plan and educational assistance program offering up to $10,000 a year for graduate courses. Additional information regarding the benefit package can be found at the following link: https://www.yaskawa.com/about-us/careers/benefits

If the QA / QC Engineer role sounds like a fit for your background and career goals, we would love to hear from you!