Quality Engineer: Drive Root-Cause & Process Excellence

Amphenol; Village of Endicott (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Industrial Operations in Endicott, NY seeks a Quality Engineer to support day-to-day quality initiatives across manufacturing, to ensure product conformity and process control. You will work with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations to identify and resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include root cause analysis, corrective actions, audits, and monitoring quality performance for automated assembly, CNC machining, and stamping.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting production quality improvement and corrective action activities.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems.
• Experience with root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support daily manufacturing quality activities and assist in resolving production quality issues.
• Investigate nonconforming material, customer complaints, internal rejects, scrap, and rework issues using structured problem-solving techniques.
• Lead and facilitate root cause analysis using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, PFMEA, and statistical analysis methods.
• Develop, implement, and monitor corrective and preventive actions for sustainable solutions.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to improve process capability and reduce variation.
• Maintain and update control plans, inspection plans, process flow diagrams, PFMEAs, and quality procedures.
• Analyze quality metrics like DPPM, first-pass yield, scrap, rework, and customer returns to identify trends.
• Participate in new product introduction with risk assessments, process validations, and inspection planning.
• Perform process audits, product audits, and layered audits for compliance and effectiveness.
• Support customer and third-party audits and address audit findings and corrective actions.
• Review engineering changes and manufacturing process changes for quality risks and controls.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality and Purchasing to improve incoming material quality.
• Assist in calibration, gauge control, and MSA activities.
• Develop and maintain quality reports, dashboards, and KPI metrics for management review.
• Provide quality training and guidance to manufacturing personnel.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, cost reduction, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Amphenol Industrial Operations in Endicott, NY seeks a Quality Engineer to support day-to-day quality initiatives across manufacturing, to ensure product conformity and process control. You will work with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations to identify and resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include root cause analysis, corrective actions, audits, and monitoring quality performance for automated assembly, CNC machining, and stamping.