Quality Engineer

Flex; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) matching

Paid vacation & sick leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Flex is a diversified manufacturing partner focused on designing, building and delivering innovative products. This role, based in Milpitas, CA, reports to the quality lead and plays a key part in maintaining quality programs and standards.

You will develop inspection methods, analyze quality data, and drive corrective actions. The position requires 6+ years in high‑tech electronics and a BS in a related field. On-site work in Milpitas, with collaboration across engineering and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in high technology electronics engineering (6+ years).
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts and statistical methods.
• Familiarity with electronic test equipment and production testing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality engineering programs, standards and improvements.
• Develop and implement inspection, testing and evaluation methods.
• Lead data collection, reporting and corrective action tracking.
• Coordinate with Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers on quality issues.
• Perform quality audits and ensure data integrity across products.

Skills

Quality engineering

Statistical analysis

Regulatory liaison

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Oscilloscope

Testing equipment

PCB inspection

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market‑leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Job Summary

Summary: The "Quality Engineer" will be based in Milpitas, California reporting to Jorge Jorge Cisneros.

What a typical day looks like:

In this role, you will be maintaining quality engineering programs, standards and improvements within the organization.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.
• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating and reporting quality and reliability data.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost.
• Directs workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product or process quality and reliability.
• Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.
• Holds up Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers with customer interfaces as necessary on quality related issues.
• Assures data availability and integrity for all quality related data. Consolidates and reports quality results.
• Initiates corrective action requests as needed and tracks to satisfactory completion.
• Assists with development and implementation of quality audits.
• In charge of developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
• Designs and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and/or production equipment.
• Explores reports and returned products and recommends corrective action.
• Establishes program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement and research of equipment and facilities.
• Approves product, process and equipment qualifications.
• Provides liaison to various regulatory bodies.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires 6 years of experience in engineering in the high technology electronics industry or related field.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Use of the following tools may be required:
  • Electronic Assembly: color code, component, schematics. May require various PCB operations.
  • Testing: oscilloscope, cable and harness testing, trouble shooting, component testing, logic analyzer.
  • Inspection: bare board, systems, components, cable and harness, microscope, measuring tools.
  • Mechanical & Electrical Tools: taps and dies, alignment tools, measuring tools. Office skills: telephones, data entry, office software to include, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation package.
• Demonstrates operations and technical skills and understanding of Flex's functional standards.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of functional concepts and a solid understanding of Flex policies and procedures. Typically requires some knowledge of computerized electronic test equipment and programming.
• Demonstrates advanced functional and technical skills and basic process skills. Demonstrates advanced/thorough knowledge of the function and Flex business.
• Typically requires skill and troubleshooting, and diagnostics, and overview of the entire test process and the ability to train others.
• Demonstrates advanced operations, technical and people and/or process skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills. Demonstrates expert knowledge of the function and a thorough understanding of Flex and related business. Demonstrates knowledge of multiple functional technologies/ processes, industries or functions and understanding of interdependencies of such processes at the site.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until t