Quality Engineer

Eotech, Llc.; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Engineer I position at Eotech, Llc. in Plymouth, MI focuses on understanding customer requirements and ensuring products meet quality standards.

You will maintain the Quality Management System to ISO standards and support quality improvement initiatives through audits and data analyses to monitor performance. Collaborating with design, manufacturing, and program teams, you will implement corrective actions, drive process control plans, and ensure products meet quality objectives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• 1–2 years quality-focused experience in manufacturing
• Knowledge of quality principles and procedures
• Experience with statistics and quality tools is preferred

Responsibilities

• Interface between organization and customers to ensure needs are met
• Support quality audits and maintain ISO documentation
• Develop and analyze quality data and SPC charts
• Assist with corrective actions and process improvements

Skills

Quality principles

Statistical analysis

Problem solving

Communication

ISO standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SPC

Pareto analysis

Data reporting tools

Job description

Quality Engineer# Quality EngineerPlymouth, MI 48170## Description**POSITION DESCRIPTION**Position Title: Quality Engineer I Dept: Product Assurance & Quality AssuranceClassification: Exempt, IndirectApproved By: Human Resources**REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS**Position Reports To: Product Assurance & Quality Assurance Manager / DirectorPositions Supervised: None**POSITION PURPOSE**To understand customer requirements and ensure the organization is meeting or exceeding customer expectations. The quality engineer will be responsible for executing and maintaining the Quality Management System which meets the ISO standard. The quality engineer will also support or lead quality improvement initiatives, including various tests as needed. The quality engineer monitors how the system is performing. This will include periodic process audits and the publication of statistics regarding company performance against quality standards.**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES*** Utilize quality expertise to interface between the organization and customers to proactively assure customer needs and expectations are satisfied.* Provide support to others and educate teams toward enhanced quality audit methods.* Drive implementation of quality management system and maintain quality documents (i.e. manuals, procedures).* Prepare documentation for product / process improvements, which includes process reviews, statistical analyses, QA reports and quality and/or manufacturing work instruction procedures.* Provide expertise in Quality Assurance to manufacturing/process engineering to support their continuous improvement activities like process control charts on specified parameters or process steps as tools to show areas for improvement.* Interface with internal design and manufacturing personnel as well as program managers, supplier quality and supply chain functions. Assist in technical quality requirements, as needed.* Participate in the internal Quality System Audit program for the organization. Facilitate the investigation and elimination of quality problems and follow up on corrective actions.* Develop and analyze statistical data affecting product quality. Provide support in developing process capability, process control plans, analysis of sub-standard conditions.* Participate in all aspects of product development and launch activities throughout the organization. Efforts should target meeting customer expectations.* Support team toward maintaining ISO certification.* Ensure timely completion of the MRB process and disposition of product. Issue corrective actions as needed.## Qualifications**JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS****Essential education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities****Education and Experience:*** Bachelors degree in Engineering; Quality, Industrial, Mechanical or related field preferred* Minimum of 1 - 2 years quality focused experience* Minimum of 2 years applicable experience in a manufacturing environment**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:*** Possesses and applies a basic knowledge of quality principles, practices and procedures.* Working knowledge of quality tools (i.e. SPC, Pareto, sampling, CAR, database collection & reporting tools).* Basic ability to assess and troubleshoot NCM or process issues.* Experience in the use of statistics in a development and manufacturing environment* Academic emphasis or industry experience in statistical analysis, problem solving and reliability engineering is desired* Assist with implementing quality assurance strategies for manufacturing, including planning, evaluating and analyzing process monitor data & reporting QA metric results.* Assist with Product test & evaluations when needed including IQC tasks.* Technical background in product/process quality improvement initiatives, root cause analyses, failure investigation and corrective actions of quality issues and process control charts* Ability to interact with cross-functional teams & use effective communication interpersonal skills* General knowledge of the details within a Product Lifecycle Process* Demonstrated ability to successfully multi-task in fast paced manufacturing environment.* Six Sigma Green Belt is a major plus* Experience with the ISO Standard is a major plus* Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as good organizational skills to present information in an understandable format to multiple organizational levels.* Personal computer skills using Windows OS and MS Office, database applications is required. **PHYSICAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND HEALTH AND SAFETY****Physical Demands:**The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. **Environmental Conditions**:The environmental conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to noise and vibration. The noise level in the HQ work environment is usually quiet.**Health and Safety Conditions:**While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to lasers. ***NOTE: These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job. Individuals assigned to perform tasks defined in this job description that are controlled by the ISO program have the authority, consent and responsibility to carry out those tasks as defined in the program.***