Quality Engineer

Excelitas Technologies Corp.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 73,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Paid Maternity/Paternity leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Boulder, Colorado is seeking a Quality Engineer to oversee customer quality assurance requirements and enhance quality management processes. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, conducting root cause analysis, and serving as a lead auditor for ISO 9001 compliance. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 7 years of experience. Benefits include medical coverage, paid leave, and tuition reimbursement. The salary range is $73,000 - $115,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years' experience as a Quality Engineer.
• Experienced in technical manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross functional teams to improve internal quality.
• Manage the customer complaint process and prepare corrective actions.
• Serve as lead auditor for compliance with ISO 9001.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Statistics

Data mining via SQL

Leadership

Mentoring

Customer relationship management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Math, Engineering, or Physical Science

Tools

Power BI

ISO 9001 Audit

Job description

ENABLE your future through light.

Excelitas is a global technology leader with more than 7,500 employees, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security, defense and aerospace sectors.

ENGAGE with us today and make your contribution to the future! Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL.

Job Overview

We are presently seeking a Quality Engineer that will be responsible for coordinating customer quality assurance requirements into company quality management processes and deliverables.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead others in developing a culture of collaboration, compliance, and respect.
• Collaborate within and across departments to improve the integrated management system (IMS).
• Demonstrate leadership and judgement in the development of quality planning for products and manufacturing processes, including in new product introduction (NPI).
• Lead cross functional teams in the development of systems and solutions to improve internal quality.
• Lead the development of failure modes and effects analyses, and the design of improvements to address high risk priority numbers.
• Perform measurement systems analyses and use the results to design improvements.
• Lead root cause analysis of quality problems in manufacturing.
• Manage the customer complaint process, prepare corrective actions, drive successful implementation, and update the customer on progress and outcomes.
• Drive projects to improve supplier quality.
• Serve as lead auditor for compliance with ISO 9001, both internally and onsite at our suppliers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of science in math, engineering, physical science, or a minimum of 7 years' experience as a QE.
• Experienced quality engineer in technical manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the listed duties and responsibilities and to mentor others in the same.
• Experience managing business-to-business customer relationships.
• Qualified lead auditor ISO 9001 preferred.
• Strong background in statistics and SPC preferred.
• Knowledge of materials science & surface characterization preferred.
• Data mining via SQL query and Power BI preferred.

Benefits

Benefits start day 1: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Holiday Pay, PAID Maternity/Paternity leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Long-term and Short-term disability.

Pay Range: $73,000 - $115,000 per year, depending on experience.

Location & Facility

Our facility in Boulder, Colorado has key functions in Research and Development, Operations, Production, and other disciplines. This facility specializes in the manufacturing of ultra-precision optical components, optical thin film coatings and optical sub-assemblies for demanding applications in lasers, materials processing, instrumentation, life sciences, avionics, and defense.

This site offers capabilities that include substantial design and engineering resources, comprehensive optical fabrication and coating capabilities, advanced assembly technology and an extensive in-house metrology lab.

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