Quality Engineer

Daktronics; Brookings (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Daktronics in Brookings, SD is seeking a factory Quality Engineer to join the Live Events manufacturing team. You will oversee the quality management system, support audits, and drive improvements across processes and equipment to ensure top product quality.

You will collaborate with quality engineers, participate in FMEA activities, train teams on 8D and DoE methodologies, and monitor metrics, aiming to reduce scrap and enhance manufacturing capability in a dynamic production environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Mechanical Engineering, or similar
• Strong oral and written communication skills, good organizational skills, and self-motivation are required
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business communications, governmental regulations, industry standards, and technical procedures, drawings, and specifications
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to management, employees, customers, and suppliers
• Ability to organize workload and prioritize schedule according to company plans
• Effectively exercise discretion and independent judgment
• Physical requirements include the ability to lift and carry heavy items up to 45 pounds, stand or sit for full shift, distinguish colors, work with manufacturing odors, wear PPE

Responsibilities

• Assist with training of Quality Assistant/Technician
• Support Windchill NCs, Variances, CAPA, FAI, or others as implemented at Daktronics
• Lead the factory auditing programs and ensure audits are well trained, documented, and on-time
• Review and analyze existing processes to improve product quality, manufacturing capability, process control, and scrap reduction
• Develop and maintain relevant quality metrics
• Prioritize, lead, and facilitate quality improvement efforts
• Analyze and present data to support improvement activities
• Monitor nonconforming material and provide feedback to suppliers; assist disposition and escalation
• Review feedback on product quality from customer factories, field, service; take corrective action
• Participate in Design FMEA and Process FMEA projects
• Provide training on 8-Step, 8D, DoE, SPC, FMEA, and Quality Control Plan
• Support supplier quality activities like first article inspections and improvements
• Support lean activities to impact quality
• Perform other duties to support Daktronics

Skills

Quality improvement

Statistical analysis

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

Windchill

MS Excel

DoE

Job description

Position Summary

When you work at Daktronics, you’ll be part of something amazing. We design, engineer, manufacture, and support bold, eye-catching digital LED display technology and audio systems.

Our products bring excitement to professional, college and high school games. They attract customers for businesses around the world, and even provide direction for people as they travel, work, and play.

As part of the Daktronics team, you’ll have interesting, impactful work with flexible opportunities. You can learn and grow at a company that provides competitive compensation and meaningful benefits - and the people are second to none.

What will the work look like for me?

We are currently seeking a factory Quality Engineer to join our Live Events manufacturing factory. This position will be involved with all aspects of the quality management system and will be responsible for quality in the Live Events manufacturing areas. The role will be working closely with other factory Quality Engineers and the Live Events factory to identify improvement activities as well as support long-term corporate quality projects.

Other tasks and functions will include:

• Assist with training of Quality Assistant/Technician.
• Support PTC Windchill Closed-Loop Quality Management; Non-Conformances (NC), Temporary Deviation Request (Variance), Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA), First Article Inspection (FAI) or others as implemented at Daktronics.
• Lead the auditing programs for the factory. Ensure auditors are well trained, audits are documented and that they are being performed on-time.
• Review and analyze existing processes and equipment operations to improve overall product quality, manufacturing capability, process control, and scrap reduction.
• Develop and maintain relevant quality metrics.
• Prioritize, lead, and facilitate quality improvement efforts.
• Analyze and present data/information to support improvement activities.
• Monitor and control nonconforming material and provide feedback to the provider of material (internal and external). Assist manufacturing with evaluation and disposition of this material and follow escalation process.
• Review feedback of issues with product produced in the factory from other areas (customer factories, field installation, service, etc.) and take corrective action as necessary.
• Participate in Design FMEA and Process FMEA projects.
• Provide training to work groups on topics such as 8-Step, 8D, DoE, SPC, FMEA, Quality Control Plan, etc.
• Support supplier quality activities such as first article inspections and supplier quality improvements.
• Support lean activities through active participation for those items that may affect quality.
• Performing other duties as assigned or needed to support the efforts of Daktronics.

Where is this opportunity located?

Position located in Brookings, South Dakota.

Qualifications

To be considered for Quality Engineer, we require the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Mechanical Engineering, or similar degree or equivalent from a college or technical school.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, good organizational skills, and self-motivation are required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business communications, governmental regulations, industry standards, and technical procedures, drawings, and specifications.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to management, employees, customers, and suppliers.
• Ability to organize workload and prioritize schedule according to company plans.
• Effectively exercise discretion and independent judgment.
• Physical requirements include the ability to:
• Lift and carry heavy (up to 45 pounds) and/or awkward items.
• Stand and/or sit for the full shift and have full range of motion as required for the position.
• Distinguish and identify colors (wires, paint, etc.) as it pertains to the position.
• Work with some odors associated with a manufacturing environment (paint, solder, welding, coating, etc.).
• Wear all protective equipment as required in work area. Items may include the following: safety glasses, safety shoes/boots, hearing protection, protective garments, etc.
• The selected individual must be able to travel by air and ground and comply with the Daktronics Driver Eligibility Policy to begin and maintain employment. This requirement will be verified through a motor vehicle record (MVR) check conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws. Ability to travel overnight to domestic and international locations.
• Fluent in English, written and verbal.
• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
• Daktronics does not sponsor, renew, or extend immigration visas for this position.

Desired traits:

• Familiarity with Daktronics products and internal processes and computer systems is preferred.
• Working knowledge/experience in Lean Manufacturing, Quality, and Six Sigma implementation.
• Advanced computer skills to include experience with Word, Excel, Power Point, and digital photo editing.
• Familiarity with the use of various quality tools such as 8-Step, 8D, FMEA, DoE, SPC, and various problem-solving tools preferred.
• Proficiency in statistical packages.

Daktronics is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.