Quality Engineer

Planet Group (United States); Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group (United States) is seeking a Quality Engineer to monitor and improve the quality of operational processes. You will design standards, establish processes, develop QC systems, and determine corrective actions to ensure product reliability and safety.

Collaboration across teams is essential to implement quality measures and sustain quality performance. Responsibilities include leading quality initiatives, auditing, PPAP, FAIR, and calibration for inspection equipment, while applying

Qualifications

• This role requires experience with QA tools, processes and software.
• Candidates should understand ISO standards and Six Sigma tools.
• Familiarity with ASP9100/ISO9001 procedures is preferred.
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality plans translating customer requirements into activities.
• Drive process and product improvements across disciplines.
• Review engineering and supplier documentation for quality compliance.
• Provide internal audits and drive corrective actions.
• Lead quality improvement teams and boards.
• Coordinate with quality and engineering to create FAIR/PPAP packages.
• Assist in evaluating disposition of non-conforming material.
• Provide technical support for inspection and testing personnel.
• Resolve customer quality issues and drive root cause actions.
• Develop SPC initiatives and supplier continuous improvement processes.
• Review supplier corrective actions and select critical suppliers.

Skills

QA Software

Root Cause Analysis

ISO Standards

Six Sigma Tools

MS Office

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Tools

AS9100

Supplier Quality

Job description

Job Overview

This rolemonitors and improves the quality of our operational processes and outputs on a daily basis. The quality engineer's daily responsibilities include designing quality standards,establishingand following processes, developing quality control systems, anddeterminingcorrective actions. This role also collaborates with others to implement quality measures.This job involves applyingquality controlprinciples to ensure the reliability, safety, and effectiveness of products or services.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Experience coding and using QA software tools and processesrequired.
• Root cause analysis experience preferred.
• Proficient with ISO Standards, 6 Sigma tools, and Statisticstools.
• Ability to understand military and customer specifications and to readdrawings.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation,communicationand writing skills.
• Ability to define problems and drive to root cause and effective corrective action.
• Experience in Supplier Quality Engineeringincluding;?Supplierauditing;SupplierQualification;Suppliermonitoringusing Supplier score cards.
• Experience with AS9100 and ISO9001 procedure writing and auditing; AS9100 auditing is preferred.?
• Competent in problem solving tools: Root Cause Analysis, 8D, 5 Whys, DMAIC. 6SigmaGreen Belt certification preferred.
• Proficiencyusing Microsoft Office products
• Superior grasp of prioritization and sense of urgency
• Able to understand task directions and work directives that are communicated in English.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Satisfactory interpersonal skills withabilityto collaborate with others and work independently.
• Strong interpersonal,analyticaland problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to perform multiple tasks and obtain results working within stricttime frames.

Responsibilities and DutiesRequired

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• Lead the efforts to develop,maintain,and deploy quality plans that translate customer requirements into planned activities.
• Drive process and product improvement initiatives across multiple functional disciplines.
• Review and approveinternalengineering andsupplierdocumentation and provide input toassurethatappropriate qualityrequirements are addressed.
• Provide ongoing quality system support to include performing internal audits, ensuring implementation of root cause corrective actions.
• Lead quality improvement teams, Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards.
• Coordinate with other quality and engineering personnel to create FAIR and PPAP packages for submittal to customers. Manage changes asappropriate.
• Assistwith evaluatingand dispositioningnon-conforming material.
• Provide technical support for Assembly/Test/Inspection personnel to include executing workmanship improvement plans, developing inspection methods and criteria, specifyingappropriate samplingplans, interpreting, and revising specifications, and processing non-conforming materials.
• Act in resolving customer quality issues and driving root cause and corrective action on process and product quality issues.
• Develop and deploy SPC initiatives internallyand atsuppliers.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on critical supplier selections anddrivessupplier continuous improvement processes including leading on-site audits, evaluating prototypes, etc.
• Review and approve supplier corrective actions.
• Develop newproceduresto address all aspects of quality programs.
• Develop and generate statistical reports on inspection activities and results, new product or process testing results, etc. and recommend action asrequired.
• Coordinate scheduling and compliance for calibration and/or verification of inspection and test equipment.