Senior PQA Engineer

WNC Corporation; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WNC Corporation in Texas is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to lead product quality planning and cross-functional QA activities across EMS and electronics manufacturing. You will participate in NPI Readiness, drive PFMEA, Control Plans, FAI and validate quality requirements for new products.

Responsibilities include monitoring production quality performance, leading investigations with 8D/RCA/CAPA, and supporting customer quality audits and reviews.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in EMS, networking or industrial electronics manufacturing with NPI and quality leadership.
• Experience leading cross-functional quality improvement projects and customer support.
• Experience with greenfield factory start-up or overseas sites is preferred.
• Proficient with PFMEA, Control Plan, FAI, SPC, MSA, 8D, RCA, CAPA and CQI concepts.

Responsibilities

• Product Quality Planning: participate in NPI and readiness reviews, plan PFMEA and control plans.
• Product Quality Management: monitor quality performance and drive improvement actions.
• Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement: apply 8D, RCA, CAPA to resolve issues.
• Customer Quality Support: support audits, address customer issues and track actions.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: work with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain and R&D.

Skills

English proficiency

Chinese language

Spanish (nice-to-have)

Education

Bachelor - Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering or related fields

Tools

Minitab

SAS

SPC

Quality Management Systems (QMS)

Job description

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Product Quality Planning:

• Participate in NPI and Manufacturing Readiness Reviews.
• Lead PFMEA, Control Plan, FAI and quality inspection planning activities.
• Ensure customer quality requirements are properly translated into manufacturing and quality control requirements.
• Establish product quality control standards and validation mechanisms for new products.

1. Product Quality Management

• Monitor production quality performance.
• Analyze quality trends and drive improvement activities.
• Lead investigations and corrective actions for major quality issues.
• Establish quality KPIs and monitoring mechanisms.

1. Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Utilize 8D, RCA, and CAPA methodologies to drive problem resolution.
• Conduct process capability analysis and improvement activities.
• Reduce defect rates, rework, and cost of poor quality.
• Drive Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) initiatives.

1. Customer Quality Support

• Support customer audits and certification activities.
• Respond to customer quality issues and track corrective action effectiveness.
• Participate in customer quality reviews and quality assessment activities.

1. Cross-functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and R&D teams. Participate in quality risk assessments and product change management activities.
• Provide quality expertise and technical guidance.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of quality experience in EMS, networking products, automotive electronics, or industrial electronics manufacturing.Experience in NPI, production quality management, and customer quality support.
• Experience leading cross-functional quality improvement projects.
• Experience supporting greenfield factory start-up or overseas manufacturing sites is preferred.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems, Product Quality Assurance, PFMEA/Control Plan/FAI/SPC/MSA/8D/RCA/CAPA, Quality Auditing, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Verification and Validation (V&V), Data Analysis, Risk Management, Change Management
• Language - Chinese and English. Spanish is a plus

Primary Working Location:

Texas, United States

Education

Bachelor - Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering and other related fields

Work Experience

Language

Skills

Acceptance Test Procedures, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Data Validation, Data Verification, Design Failure Mode And Effects Analysis, Error Analysis (Numerical Analysis), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis FMEA, Fault Detection And Isolation, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Instrumentation Controls, ISO 9000, Minitab Statistical Software, Product Inspections, SAS Statistical Software, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Statistics, Technical Documents, Testing Operations, Visual Inspections