As a Quality Engineer at Microwave Products Group - Pole/Zero Corporation in West Chester, OH, you will be responsible verifying conformance to specified requirements and assisting the appropriate departments in determining root cause and corrective action when product and/or process is nonconforming.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Analyze defect data and establish trend charts for review by management
- Assist inspectors in determining defects, component information, process indicators, etc. Acts as a referee to verify conformance
- Recommend alternate inspection techniques and inspection equipment to facilitate more reliable inspections
- Attend daily production meetings to support any quality related issues that need to be addressed
- Participate in design reviews in order to determine if the product being designed can be manufactured and to ensure that quality is designed and built into the product
- Supports the engineering and manufacturing group with material and process issues
- Modify and update Quality department work instructions and procedures
- Reviews and approves manufacturing build instructions to ensure compliance to design requirements
- Performs internal process and product audit to ensure conformance to specified requirements and to the Quality Management System
- Responsible for in process Material Review Board, which includes the processing of nonconforming material
- Assists the Manufacturing Engineering group in determining root cause of the in process defects
- Develop and implement inspection plans
- Interface with the customer and suppliers on quality related issues
- Review and approve engineering drawings, which includes participating in design reviews
- Member of the CCB (Change Control Board); approves Engineering Change Notices
- Chair and coordinate Quality Focus Groups, by ensuring that the tasks that have been identified are being completed in a timely
- Involvement in general quality initiatives
- Work with inspectors and supervisors to ensure that the product being built conforms to specified requirements
- Assist QA, engineering and/or production in determining the root cause and corrective action of customer returns
- Participates in product and process qualification, and/or where ever decisions are made that may affect product quality
- Initiates and recommends the issuance of Corrective Action Requests when product and or process nonconformance is found
- Initiate and manage Quality Alerts
- Drive quality philosophies and new techniques into production and facilitate the training and understanding of general quality concepts, such as everyone is responsible for quality
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Must have a thorough understanding of IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001
- Must be able to communicate effectively with other departments, including manufacturing, engineering and management
- Must be able to communicate effectively with the customer, both in verbal and written formats
- High proficiency in Excel
- Must have the ability to analyze data to formulate quality and reliability decisions
- Experience on Material Review Board as participant and/or chairperson a plus
Qualifications Include:
- Must be a US person (US Citizen or Permanent Resident - Green Card Holder)
- High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university and 5 + years of electronics manufacturing experience; An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
- ASQ certification and
- 5 + years of electronics manufacturing experience
- 5 + years of technical electronics related work experience
- AS9100 or ISO9000 experience required
Benefits of joining our team!
- Annual incentive plan (bonus)
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Up to 10 paid holidays/year
- 4 hours voluntary time off to volunteer for your favorite charity
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, subject to applicable premium deductions
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance - 100% company paid
- Other ancillary insurance options available
- 401(k) retirement account with matching MPG contributions & profit sharing (if applicable)
- Profit Sharing Plan - potential up to 3% of base salary
- Educational Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
- Gym membership reimbursement up to $120 per year
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