Quality Engineer: Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Advantest America; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantest America in Lake Forest, CA is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive quality improvements through issue closures and design/process reviews. This role requires strong knowledge in failure analysis, data analysis, quality assurance theories, and cross-functional communication across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Field operations.

The position focuses on improving product quality, handling issue cases from production and field sources, and performing rigorous process reviews

Qualifications

• Must-have skills not specified in the ad.

Responsibilities

• Improving quality of processes, control documents, design of make parts to improve company product quality and customer satisfaction by handling issue cases from production, field and information from group companies.
• Participating in production material review board (MRB) activity and take actions to keep balance between quality improvement and production time.
• Using an issue case database and Power BI tools for quality issue trend analysis and status tracking to take improvement or preventive actions for issue cases, tools and the process.
• Identifying process inefficiencies, quality risks, recurring defects, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Investigate, analyze, and drive resolution of quality issues originating from production, suppliers, field operations, customers, and affiliated group companies through structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Support root cause investigations, corrective and preventive action activities, and effectiveness verification to drive sustainable quality improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Service, Operations, and Program Management, to resolve quality issues and implement preventive improvements.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job description

Advantest America in Lake Forest, CA is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive quality improvements through issue closures and design/process reviews. This role requires strong knowledge in failure analysis, data analysis, quality assurance theories, and cross-functional communication across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Field operations.

The position focuses on improving product quality, handling issue cases from production and field sources, and performing rigorous process reviews