Quality Engineer - Manufacturing

Northern Gear & Machining; Muskego (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Gear & Machining is seeking a Quality Engineer to identify specifications per customer prints, design automated testing systems, and monitor QA rates during production.

You will collect defect data, troubleshoot causes, document quality standards, train staff, and work with design and production teams to prevent errors, while reporting findings.

Requires a BS in CS or Engineering, CQE, and 4+ years of quality engineering experience; familiar with CMM, Keyence, and GMM is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
• Four or more years of quality engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify required specifications per customer print and monitor QA rates.
• Design automated testing systems and QA workflows to improve efficiency.
• Collect data on product errors and investigate solutions by troubleshooting the manufacturing or design process.
• Document initial quality standards and measured product quality during production.
• Identify defects, determine causes, and assist with resolutions.
• Train production staff on effective quality controls and supervise outcomes.
• Collaborate with design and production teams to solve problems.
• Answer questions on achieving quality goals and reducing errors.
• Determine quality improvement factors.
• Implement methods to inspect, test and evaluate reliability of processes and equipment.
• Ensure processes adhere to quality standards.
• Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data.
• Program computerized measuring equipment (CMM, Keyence, GMM).

Skills

QA methods

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Stress management

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

CQE certification

Tools

CMM programming

Keyence measurement

GMM equipment

Job description

• Identify required specifications per customer print, determining an appropriate level of variation and monitoring quality assurance rates.
• Design automated testing systems and quality control workflows to improve the efficiency of the quality assurance process.
• Collect data about instances of product errors and investigation of possible solutions by troubleshooting the manufacturing or design process.
• Document initial quality standards and the actual quality of products during production.
• Find defects, help determine the causes of those defects, and assist to create resolutions.
• Teach production staff how to use effective quality controls and supervise outcomes.
• Work closely with design and production teams to solve problems.
• Respond to questions about how to achieve quality goals and implement changes to reduce the instance of human or machine errors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality control systems.
• Identify required specifications per customer print, determining an appropriate level of variation and monitoring quality assurance rates.
• Design automated testing systems and quality control workflows to improve the efficiency of the quality assurance process.
• Collect data about instances of product errors and investigation of possible solutions by troubleshooting the manufacturing or design process.
• Document initial quality standards and the actual quality of products during production.
• Find defects, help determine the causes of those defects, and assist to create resolutions.
• Teach production staff how to use effective quality controls and supervise outcomes.
• Work closely with design and production teams to solve problems.
• Respond to questions about how to achieve quality goals and implement changes to reduce the instance of human or machine errors.

Duties

• Determining quality improvement factors.
• Implementing methods to inspect, test and evaluate the reliability of the manufacturing processes, products, and production equipment.
• Making sure processes adhere to quality standards.
• Preparing reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data.
• Programming computerized measuring equipment, such as CMM, Keyence, and GMM.

Skills And Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of relevant software, quality assurance methods, measuring tools, gages, and quality manufacturing processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong Math Skills.
• Knowledge of metals machining.
• Attention to detail.
• Analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving ability.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Capable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to switch between tasks easily.

Educational Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
• Four (4) or more years of quality engineering experience.

Good Quality Engineers are highly analytical people who love solving problems.