Quality Engineer

American Society for Quality; Connecticut; Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

American Society for Quality is seeking a Quality Engineer to apply quality engineering principles and process optimization to sustain compliance and product quality. The role emphasizes hands‑on engagement with products, inspection and measurement equipment, and participation in continuous improvement initiatives.

The position requires collaboration with Supply Chain, R&D Engineering and Manufacturing to address root causes and implement improvements, while driving change control, CAPA

Qualifikationen

• Requires knowledge of quality engineering principles and process optimization.
• Experience applying CAPA, FMEA, and risk analysis to manufacturing or product processes.
• Ability to document, report, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Aufgaben

• Advocate for compliant, documented processes and product quality.
• Review specs and apply CTQ attributes with appropriate measurement methods.
• Be hands‑on with inspection equipment and product validation activities.
• Drive change control processes and CAPA activities.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, R&D and Manufacturing to reduce process variability.
• Document investigations, support trend analysis and performance metrics.

Kenntnisse

Quality engineering

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Documentation

Process improvement

Tools

MSA

FMEA

Gage R&R

DOE

PPAP

Statistical Process Control

Jobbeschreibung

Summary:

The Quality Engineer uses quality and process engineering principles, tools and practices to investigate, analyze, develop and optimize processes for ensuring continued compliance and product quality. The Quality Engineer focuses on technical product or manufacturing process issues and a ctively participates in continuous improvement initiatives as assigned and offers and supports ideas for improvement.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

1.Sustaining Engineering & New Product Initiation:

• 1.1. Acts as an advocate to ensure processes are compliant and documented.
• 1.2. Reviews, evaluates product specifications and applies appropriate measurement methods to critical‑to‑quality (CTQ) attributes.
• 1.3. Is hands‑on with products, inspection and measurement equipment.
• 1.4. Drive change control processes and activities.
• 1.5. Participates in CAPA activities as required.
• 1.6. Initiates CCOs and revises or creates documentation when needed.
• 1.7. Authors protocols and reports, develops and takes action related to validation activities such as, but not limited to Risk Management, MSA, FAI, IQ, OQ, PQ, PPAP, Gage R&R, Process Capability (statistical process control), DOE, or other studies necessary to initiate or sustain products.
• 1.8. Participate and collaborate with Supply chain, R&D Engineering, Operations Engineering and Manufacturing to identify potential areas of process variability, address root causes and implement improvements.
• 1.9. Evaluates process critical quality parameters and updates specifications and protocols.
• 1.10. Assists in other quality or engineering activities as requested.

2. Customer Feedback and Nonconformance Support:

• 2.1. Documents and Investigates customer feedback and/or nonconformances.
• 2.2. Participate and collaborate with Supply chain, R&D Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to identify potential areas of process variability, address root causes and implement improvements.
• 2.3. Tracks and reports performance metrics pertaining to Customer Feedback and nonconformances to identify trends.
• 2.4. Corresponds professionally with internal and external customers regarding potential product issues.

Salaries mentioned are variable and commensurate with experience.