Quality Engineer II

Ui Holding Company; Town of Conklin (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust Benefits

Job summary

Universal Instruments in the United States seeks a Quality Engineer to uphold and improve product and process quality by data analysis and advanced QMS methods. You will transition paper-based QAC to our MES, enabling quality and efficiency improvements across manufacturing.

Responsibilities include maintaining QAC in MES, developing inspection standards, and supporting NPI with a focus on quality validation. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering or technical discipline with 2-4 years experience preferred
• Alternatively: 2-year degree with 6+ years experience or HS diploma with 8+ years experience
• Experience writing equipment test plans in manufacturing environment is desired
• Ability to understand and interpret detailed documents and drawings
• Clear communication and presentation skills
• ASQ CQE desirable
• Strong mechanical engineering aptitude
• Reliability engineering background a plus
• Experience with MES is a plus

Responsibilities

• Convert and maintain existing quality acceptance criteria (QAC) in the MES
• Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation of manufactured products
• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms for recording, evaluating, and reporting data
• Establish programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of products
• Record test data, applying statistical quality control procedures, and report results to the team
• Recommend modifications of existing quality or production standards
• Collaborate with staff on measuring and testing product data
• Troubleshoot quality and performance issues on the floor
• Participate in New Product Introduction (NPI) teams for validation of quality and performance standards
• Prepare training materials and conduct training sessions on quality control

Skills

Quality engineering

MES familiarity

Statistical QC

Manufacturing experience

Technical writing

CQE desirable

Education

BS Degree in Engineering

2-year technical degree

HS diploma with experience

Tools

MES (Manufacturing Execution System)

Job description

Summary

Responsible for upholding and improving manufactured product and process quality by analyzing data using leading-edge quality improvement tools and techniques, ensuring compliance with UIC’s Quality Management System and ISO 9001:2015 standards. Be on the leading-edge converting paper-based quality acceptance criteria (QAC) to our new MES, to identify quality and efficiency improvements.

Principal Accountabilities

• Conversion and maintenance of existing QAC (quality acceptance criteria) in the MES (manufacturing Execution System).
• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation of manufactured products.
• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
• Establishes programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of products.
• Records test data, applying statistical quality control procedures, reporting results to team members and management as requested.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• May collaborate with staff engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product, or process quality and reliability.
• Troubleshoots quality and performance issues on the manufacturing floor.
• Active member of New Product Introduction (NPI) teams with an eye towards validation of quality and performance standards.
• May compile and write training materials and conduct training sessions on quality control activities.

Minimum Requirements

• BS Degree in engineering or other technical discipline and 2-4 years’ experience, preferred.
• Relevant 2 year degree with 6+ years’ experience or HS diploma with 8+ years’ experience, considered.
• Professional experience writing equipment test plans within a manufacturing environment is desired.
• Position requires the ability to understand and interpret detailed documents and drawings.
• Clear communication with fellow colleagues, and in giving presentations.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) is desirable.
• Strong mechanical engineering aptitude is preferred.
• Reliability Engineering background a plus.
• Prior experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a plus

Responsibility for Quality Procedures or Direct Product Quality

• Adheres to Universal Quality System policies and procedures and uses Total Cycle Time principles and standard problem-solving tools to continuously improve work processes.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to access and manipulate various objects, tools, or controls.
• Ability to use a computer on a frequent basis.
• Remaining stationary for extended periods and needs to be mobile enough to navigate through work areas.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally from time to time; <10%.

**Due to direct engagement with U.S. Defense information and related Federal mandates, this role will require U.S. Citizenship in order to be considered

Universal Instruments is an EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled employer.

Target Annual Base Pay:$70,000 - $80,000 + Robust Benefits