Quality Engineer

KLA Industries; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical PPO

Wellness credit

401k match

Dental & Vision

Telemedicine

Life & STD

Job summary

KLA Industries in Pittsburgh seeks a Quality Engineer to join our dynamic team. You will test new and existing products, drive supplier quality initiatives, and resolve manufacturing or supplier issues related to steel manufacturing and ground control solutions.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Purchasing and Quality teams, performing lab testing and reporting results. The role requires a mechanical/materials engineering background and hands-on testing with lab equipment; strong ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Equivalent Relevant Discipline (Mechanical or Material Science Engineering)
• 3–5 years of relevant experience preferred
• Ability to understand drawings or models created with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or Inventor

Responsibilities

• Perform lab testing and organization tasks with guidance from Engineering
• Apply engineering principles to calculations, analyses and determine testing tools
• Assist with lab testing of manufactured or purchased products
• Understand product drawings, specifications, and material requirements; prepare emails or reports conveying technical requirements
• Interpret specification requirements from regulatory or industry standards
• Assist in creating and organizing technical documents for products
• Participate in vendor auditing and supplier development regarding technical requirements and testing
• Assist in quality audits and testing of products
• Operate lab machines (tensile and hardness testers) or learn to operate them
• Determine proper test fixturing for standard or part-specific tests
• Prepare samples for testing using saws, grinders, etc.
• Maintain organization of lab and storage of incoming parts
• Assist with system for sample part retention by type and supplier

Skills

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Inventor

Laboratory testing

Quality assurance

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Materials Engineering

Tools

Tensile testing machines

Hardness testers

Job description

Quality Engineer $75,000.- $105,000.00 + Quarter Bonuses + Generous 401K

Quality Engineerto join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in the testing of new or existing product, supplier quality/ vendor development, manufactured product quality, and the evaluation and resolution of manufacturing or supplier product issues related to steel manufacturing and ground control solutions. The successful candidate will conduct laboratory testing and play a key role in product and vendor development. They will work closely with our Engineering, Purchasing and Quality teams, performing routine, requested, or issue-specific part testing. Additionally, this position involves collaboration with manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and several other groups in the company to ensure manufactured and purchased products meet all requirements.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Equivalent Relevant Discipline (Mechanical or Material Science Engineering), Preferred
• Three-Five (3-5) Years Relevant Experience, A Plus
• Ability to understand drawings or models created with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or Inventor

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform lab testing and organization tasks promptly, with guidance from Engineering.
• Apply engineering principles to perform accurate calculations, analyses and determine necessary tools for testing setups
• Assist with lab testing of manufactured or purchased products
• Ability to understand product drawings, specifications, and material requirements. Prepare emails, or reports to properly convey the technical requirements for purchased or manufactured parts and technical reporting of the results of lab testing
• Able to understand or interpret specification requirements from regulatory or industry standard for manufactured or purchased products
• Support the creation and organization of technical documents for manufactured or purchased product
• Participate in vendor auditing and communication to facilitate the Purchasing of quality product, and assist the Purchasing department with vendor development regarding technical requirements and testing
• Assist in quality audits and testing of products as assigned
• Ability to use, or learn to use, lab machines, such as tensile and hardness testers, and the setup of these machines depending on the type of test that is to be conducted
• Ability to determine the proper test fixturing for industry standard testing, or for the evaluation of a particular part issue
• Ability to prepare samples for testing using saws, shear, bench grinder, mill, grinder, etc as needed
• Maintain organization of lab and storage for incoming parts
• Assist with a system for sample part retention by part type and supplier

Excellent benefits include medical with a standard PPO plan with deductibles as low as $1,500 and wellness credit up to $750; voluntary 401k plan with company match up to 12%; voluntary dental and vision plans; free telemedicine services; basic life and short-term disability coverage.