Quality Engineer

VIVA USA Inc; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Metatarsal safety boots provided

Shop floor environment

Onsite work only

Team-based collaboration

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc. seeks an Engineer Quality I for our Waterloo, IA manufacturing site. This fully onsite role supports quality engineering tasks, analyzes processes, and helps implement improvements within a factory setting.

Ideal for recent graduates in engineering, technology, or data analytics. You will work under supervision, travel within the facility, and wear metatarsal safety boots on day one.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or related field.
• Open to recent grads with manufacturing internships or similar
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

• Carry out a range of quality engineering tasks under guidance of more senior colleagues.
• Support analysis of information and specification of methods and processes in manufacturing.
• Assist in drafting engineering standards and evaluating effectiveness.
• Perform inspections to evaluate quality and conformity to specifications.
• Coordinate subcontractor and supplier activities within contract plans.
• Identify process shortcomings and help implement change management.
• Support knowledge management and deliver product development activities.

Skills

Engineering Technology

Engineering Design

Engineering Development

Business Requirements Analysis

Engineering Specification

Engineering Testing

Project Schedule Management

Engineering Build

Engineering Implementation

Engineering Technical Operations

Health and Safety

Negotiation

Policy and Regulation Review

Risk Management

Contract Management

Costing and Budgeting

Education

Degree in Technology, Engineering, Communications, Business, Computer Science, and/or Data Analytics

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Fully onsite; candidate must be comfortable with factory environment and occasional intra-facility travel

Engineer Quality I - Quality Engineering

Major PurposeThis job fully integrates an individual into the engineering culture by performing specific quality engineering assignments that are limited in scope, depth and degree of skill required. Work plans and decisions are usually reviewed by others.

Major Duties

• Carry out a range of activities under the guidance of more senior colleagues to support the analysis of information and the specification of the methods and process steps, as well as the plant, machinery, and equipment, required to design and continuously improve manufacturing or materials processes and process systems.
• Contribute to the development of, and implement feasibility testing of, proposed engineering solutions to provide feedback and data to validate the design.
• Carry out a range of activities under the guidance of more senior colleagues to support the drafting of engineering standards and specifications and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards.
• Carry out inspections under the supervision of senior colleagues to evaluate the quality of engineering works and/or the integrity of existing installations or structures, and make recommendations to senior colleagues on the remedial works needed to ensure conformance with specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver required outcomes by coordinating activities of subcontractors and suppliers and acting as a primary point of contact for them while working within an established contract management plan.
• Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems, and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them.
• Help others get the most out of knowledge management systems by offering support and advice.
• Carry out a range of product development and engineering activities. Use established systems to analyze customer needs and define and deliver products.
• Work within an established project management plan to achieve specific goals.

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge

• Engineering Technology
• Engineering Design
• Engineering Development
• Business Requirements Analysis
• Engineering Specification
• Engineering Testing
• Project Schedule Management
• Engineering Build
• Engineering Implementation
• Engineering Technical Operations Support
• Health and Safety
• Negotiation
• Policy and Regulation Review and Reporting
• Risk Management
• Contract Management
• Costing and Budgeting
• Education- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

Quality Engineer

Key Skills & Experience Required:

• Degree in Technology, Engineering, Communications, Business, Computer Science, and/or Data Analytics
• Open to recent grad candidates with manufacturing internships

Prefer Candidates With

• Problem solving/decision making skills
• Great communication
• Willingness to learn

Notes

Work Details:

• Onsite only (no remote)
• Business casual dress code
• Interview preference: Teams
• Will need metatarsal safety boots for first day
• This is a shop floor position so candidates must be comfortable in this environment
• -80% time spent on feet within the factory.

Shift

1st shift (7 am to 3:30 pm) – Overtime may be scheduled at end of shift

Fully onsite; candidate must be comfortable with factory environment and occasional intra-facility travel

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status