Quality Engineer

Amtec Staffing; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amtec Staffing seeks a qualified Quality focal for one or more product lines to ensure conformance to customer drawings, specs, and internal quality requirements.

The candidate will interpret drawings, lead corrective actions, and coordinate with manufacturing to ensure compliance across inspection points and quality systems. Strong problem solving and communication skills are essential in this on-site Fullerton, CA role.

Qualifications

• BS degree in technical or engineering discipline.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in the Quality Assurance/Quality Control field.
• AS9100D / ISO 9001:2015 quality systems knowledge.
• Experience with 5 Why, FMEA, Control Plan, 8D, and Fishbone Analysis.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; written and verbal.
• Fluent with quality concepts and systems.
• Exposure to mechanical and/or electrical inspection techniques.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineer to process customer returned materials and nonconforming parts.
• Initiate root cause and develop 8D corrective action plans as needed.
• Lead problem solving for internal rejections and customer returns.
• Establish and execute training.
• Develop quality plans with Product Group Manager during proposal phase.
• Review supplier purchase orders, ratings, supplier performance and issue supplier corrective actions as needed.
• Participate in or facilitate customer or AS 9100 audits.

Skills

Quality problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Quality systems knowledge

Education

BS degree in technical or engineering discipline

Minimum five years QA/QC experience

Job description

As a key member of the product team, this individual will be the primary quality focal for one or more product lines and various quality functions. The successful candidates should be thoroughly experienced in interpreting customer drawings, specifications, and internal quality requirements as well as assuring systems for such are compliant.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineer to process customer returned materials and nonconforming parts.
• Initiate root cause and develop 8D corrective action plans as needed.
• Lead problem solving for internal rejections and customer returns.
• Establish and execute training.
• Develop quality plans with Product Group Manager during proposal phase.
• Perform as a member of the Change Review Board to assure acceptability of changes to primary documents.
• Review manufacturing planning for incorporation of inspection point, ATP test point, and determine special gauging requirements and compliance to drawings.
• Develop inspection planning for receiving, in process, assembly, final and test inspection.
• Participate in or facilitate customer or AS 9100 audits.
• Perform trend analysis on product issues and corrective actions.
• Prepare and present quarterly management review report to product group manager.
• Conduct internal audits of Quality system, issue CARs, and implement improvement action plan.
• Review supplier purchase orders, ratings, supplier performance and issue supplier corrective actions as needed.
• Acts as Quality Department Representative on Material Review Board (MRB).
• Other duties as assigned.

Role Qualifications

Prior QE experience is required.

• Exposure to mechanical and/or electrical inspection techniques and thorough understanding of Quality systems such as AS9100D /ISO: 9001:2015.
• Experience in problem solving 5 Why, FMEA, Control Plan, 8D, and Fishbone Analysis.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Fluent with quality concepts and systems.

Education/Experience

• BS degree in technical or engineering discipline.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in the Quality Assurance/Quality Control field.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers, reach with arms and hands, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 lbs.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time and an air-conditioned and heated office. The noise level is moderate. The factory floor is in the same building as the office. May be exposed to the machinery, machine noise, fumes, and dust.