Quality Engineer

Beacon EmbeddedWorks; Minnesota; On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401k with match

Paid holidays

Time off (vacation)

Job summary

Beacon EmbeddedWorks, Eden Prairie, MN, is seeking a Quality Engineer to support manufacturing quality and supplier performance. The role focuses on leading quality investigations, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement projects within an electronics manufacturing environment, including SMT processes.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in engineering with 3–5 years of manufacturing experience, strong writing skills, and proficiency with SPC, DOE, and quality tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing.
• 2-3 years of experience working in electronics manufacturing environment; SMT experience required.
• Proficiency with quantitative methods and tools (SPC, process capabilities, DOE).
• Advanced problem-solving skills to investigate and resolve quality issues.
• Experience with MS Office; PLM change management, ERP, and metrics are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues including returns, complaints, and internal non-conformances.
• Guide teams using quality tools to determine root cause and implement corrective actions.
• Document investigation reports and support procedures through strong technical writing.
• Lead training to support quality objectives and culture.
• Drive continuous improvements to improve customer satisfaction and plant objectives.
• Support supplier quality initiatives, audits, corrective actions, and supplier changes.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Quality tools

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvements

Training

Quality investigations

Problem solving

Facility/production support

Quality metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Office

PLM change management

ERP

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Quality Engineer

Eden Prairie, MN

Description

CORPORATE SUMMARY

The Company

Beacon EmbeddedWorks is a full-service provider of embedded solutions. Its innovative System on Modules (SOMs) are backed by an extensive suite of customization, security, and support services and its dedicated team of experts provide in-house manufacturing and support to accelerate development and reduce risk.

All Beacon EmbeddedWorks SOMs are designed, manufactured, and supported in its US-based facility in Eden Prairie, MN. As dependable, pre-certified, and feature dense solutions, Beacon EmbeddedWorks SOMs serve the most strenuous applications, including medical, aerospace and defense, and industrial markets. Beacon EmbeddedWorks operates mostly in the US but also has a small customer base in continental Europe and the APAC.

Beacon EmbeddedWorks is part of the Design & Manufacturing division of discoverIE Group plc, a British company listed on the main London stock exchange where it is a member of the FTSE 250 index. What does joining Beacon mean for you?

• We are a Top 200 Workplace as voted by our employees
• Multiple options for medical and dental coverages
• Paid life insurance and disability coverage
• 401k with match
• 128 hours of time off per year to start
• Paid holidays
• Working for a company that helps save lives with some of our products

POSITION SUMMARY

The Quality Engineer is responsible for supplier management and providing technical support to manufacturing, including leading or supporting quality investigations and continuous improvements projects.

Reports to: Senior Manager of Quality

Location: Eden Prairie, MN in Office

Starting Salary Information: $80,000+

Key Responsibilities:

Production Support

• Lead or provide cross-functional team support on resolution of quality issues, including returns, complaints, and internal non-conformances.
• Guide cross-functional teams using quality tools and techniques to determine root cause and develop corrective actions.
• Strong technical writing skills to document investigation reports and support updates and/or creation of procedures.
• Lead training as needed to support quality objectives and culture.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvements to drive customer satisfaction and achieve business and plant objectives.

Supplier Quality

• Support quality audits, corrective actions, and facilitate supplier changes and qualifications.
• Lead incoming quality initiatives and support resolution of vendor quality problems. Assist with developing incoming inspection tools and testing (e.g. FAIR, PPAP).
• Lead supplier quality initiatives or continuous improvements projects.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance within industry standards and regulations, including IEC, ISO9001, ISO13485, AS9100.
• Lead or support internal and supplier audits and facilitate corrective actions as needed.
• Support customer and third-party audits as needed.
• Assist with regulatory projects including UL certification and ISO accreditations.
• Assist with environmental and safety regulatory compliance to RoHS, REACH, Conflict Mineral, IEC, OHSA.

Continuous Improvements and Project Management

• Ability to lead Quality Plans or Continuous Improvements projects, meet deliverables, and demonstrate effective project management skills.
• Strong technical writing skills with the ability to create project plans.
• Support focused quality activities including process control, root cause analysis, corrective actions, documentation and execution of systems, and inspection.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related field with 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing.
• 2-3 years of experience working in electronics manufacturing environment or the equivalent combination of education and experience. SMT experience a must.
• Intermediate knowledge of quantitative methods and tools, including SPC, process capabilities, and design and analysis of experiments.
• Advanced expertise with problem-solving tools to investigate, document and resolve quality issues.
• MS Office experience required. Experience with advanced Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) change management, ERP, and metrics a plus.
• Electrical, mechanical, and statistical aptitude required.
• Strong oral and written communications skills are required. Th