Quality Engineer

KYOCERA AVX Greenville LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

KYOCERA AVX Greenville LLC is seeking a Quality Engineer to support design and manufacturing teams in improving quality and reliability of antenna products. The role involves interaction with customers, suppliers, and KYOCERA AVX design centers and factories to ensure products meet specifications and environmental requirements.

Responsibilities include process understanding, manufacturability assessments, new product qualification, change control, and problem-solving using data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related field.
• Strong customer support with clear written and verbal communication.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools.
• Manufacturing quality experience with SPC/MSA/PPAP and 8D preferred.
• Familiarity with ISO-9001, IATF-16949, IPC/MIL-STD standards preferred.
• Experience with Smartsheet and Minitab preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand manufacturing processes for antenna-related products (stamped metal, PCB, FPC, etc.).
• Collaborate with Design and Manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability and spec compliance.
• Qualification of new antenna products and adherence to change control.
• Improve quality through process controls, inspection, and data analysis.
• Perform failure analysis and root-cause investigations.
• Utilize 8D reports to close issues with customers and suppliers.
• Support QMS compliance to ISO/IATF and industry standards; travel as needed.

Skills

Customer support

Analytical

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Quality Mgmt.

Tools

Minitab

Smartsheet

PPAP / 8D tools

Job description

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The successful candidate will provide Quality Engineering support to the Design and Manufacturing teams to improve quality and reliability and will participate in a variety of activities that can include direct interaction with customers, suppliers, and other KYOCERA AVX Design Centers and Factories.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand manufacturing processes for various antenna (stamped metal, PCB, FPC, LDS, Ceramic Chip, Ceramic Patch, etc.) and how these processes can affect the physical and electrical characteristics of the antenna.
• Work with the Design and Manufacturing Teams to ensure designs are manufacturable and factories produce products that meet design specifications, environmental compliance, and social responsibility.
• Follow the Part Qualification Process and complete qualification of new antenna products.
• Follow the Change Control processes for changes to products.
• Improve quality performance using process controls, product inspection, data analysis, and problem-solving tools.
• Perform failure analysis and process investigation to determine the root cause of problems.
• Utilize Corrective Action (8D) reports to close issues with internal and external customers.

• Support the Design Centers and Factories with Quality Management System and ensure compliance to ISO-9001, IATF-16949, IPC-600, IPC-610, MIL-STD-810, etc.
• Travel to other Kyocera-AVX locations, suppliers, and customers sites as needed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering, Quality Mgt., Tech. Mgt., etc.) and prior relevant work experience.
• Strong Customer Support with good written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools.

• Manufacturing experience or Internship in quality environment is preferred with familiarity with quality tools such as SPC, MSA (Gage R&R), PPAP, Root Cause Analysis (Fishbone, 5 Why, Fault Tree), Corrective Action 8D reports, and reliability testing is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with ISO-9001, IATF-16949, MIL-STD-810, IPC-600, IPC-610, Mil-STD-810, RoHS, REACH, Cal Prop 65 etc. is preferred.
• Experience with Smartsheet and Minitab is preferred but not required.

EEO STATEMENT:

Kyocera-AVX is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.