Quality Engineer

Waseyabek Development Company; Otsego Township (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Promotion opportunities

Climate-controlled facility

Job summary

Safari Circuits is hiring a Quality Engineer to advance our proactive quality strategy and reduce nonconformances across inspection stages. You will leverage data, risk-based thinking, and structured problem solving to drive continuous improvement and ensure capable processes.

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will work cross-functionally to prevent defects, improve FPY, and support supplier quality initiatives while contributing to PPAP submissions and record maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Five years of experience in a manufacturing environment, electronics preferred.
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement methods.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and SPC.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification or higher preferred.
• Experience with IPC standards (IPC-A-610 / IPC-A-600) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and provide quality expertise for departmental and cross-functional activities.
• Drive proactive defect prevention through PFMEA, control plans, SPC, and mistake-proofing.
• Investigate internal and external nonconformances and lead root cause analysis.
• Develop, implement, and verify corrective and preventive actions to eliminate recurrence.
• Support incoming, in-process, and final inspection through standardized plans and guide sheets.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Process Engineering to improve process capability and FPY.
• Support new program development, including customer PPAP submissions and record maintenance.
• Investigate and resolve customer quality concerns with a focus on systemic prevention.
• Support supplier quality activities, including incoming NC analysis and supplier CAPA.
• Administer and analyze Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) metrics.
• Support the Quality Management System through quality risk assessments, audits, and data analysis.
• Promote a continuous improvement culture by early escalation and team-driven problem solving.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SPC

PFMEA

Control plans

IPC standards

Job description

About Safari Circuits

At Safari Circuits, we believe our family-like culture makes a positive impact on both our team and the quality of the products we produce. We manufacture Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) for the global electronics market, serving highly regulated medical, military, and defense industries. Founded in 1985, Safari Circuits provides world-class electronics manufacturing services and continues to invest in our people, processes, and long-term success.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Quality Manager, the Quality Engineer supports Safari Circuits’ proactive quality strategy by preventing defects, improving first-pass yield (FPY), and reducing nonconformances across incoming inspection, manufacturing, and final inspection. This role works cross-functionally to use data, risk-based thinking, and structured problem-solving to drive continuous improvement and ensure stable, capable processes.

Responsibilities Include:

• Support and provide qualityexpertisefor departmental and cross-functional activities
• Drive proactive defect prevention through PFMEA, control plans, SPC, and mistake-proofing
• Investigate internal and external nonconformances and lead effective root cause analysis
• Develop, implement, and verify corrective and preventive actions toeliminaterecurrence
• Support incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities through standardized inspection plans and guide sheets
• Partner with Manufacturing and Process Engineering to improve process capability and FPY
• Support new program development, including customer PPAP submissions and record maintenance
• Investigate and resolve customer quality concerns with a focus on systemic prevention
• Support supplier quality activities, including incoming NC analysis and supplier CAPA
• Administer and analyze Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) metrics
• Support the Quality Management System through quality risk assessments, audits, and data analysis
• Promote a continuousimprovementculture by encouraging early escalation and team-driven problem solving

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• Five years of experience in a manufacturing environment; electronics manufacturing preferred
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement methods
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and SPC
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification orhigher preferred
• Experience with IPC standards (IPC-A-610 / IPC-A-600) preferred

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Promotion opportunities
• Climate-controlled facility

EEO Statement

Safari Circuits, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Native American & Veteran Hiring Preferences will be applied in accordance with Waséyabek Development Company policy. We are committed to making merit-based hiring decisions. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship, marital status, height or weight, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.