Senior Quality Engineer - NPI & Process Excellence

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions in Etters, PA, seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality efforts for assigned products and processes from concept to production readiness.

You will own risk visibility, drive APQP, PPAP where applicable, and lead DFMEA/PFMEA, control plans, and process validation, collaborating with suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams to drive defect reduction and performance gains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Five to eight years of progressive quality engineering, manufacturing quality, development quality, NPI quality, supplier quality, customer quality, or related technical experience
• Demonstrated experience leading NPI quality planning, APQP, qualification, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, capability analysis, FAI, corrective action, and production readiness activities
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T, technical procedures, professional standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulations
• Ability to write clear technical reports, qualification plans, procedures, audit findings, risk assessments, customer communications, and executive-level status updates
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, work with minimal supervision, influence cross-functional decisions, elevate early risks, and lead difficult technical issues to closure
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, managers, engineers, technicians, and global manufacturing representatives
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required to support customers, suppliers, development programs, manufacturing sites, and process ramps
• Ability to proactively manage risk and quality through verified closure, influence with data, solve complex problems innovatively, while weighing long-term business and technical impacts.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPI quality planning, APQP, qualification, PFMEA, control plans, and process validation from concept through production readiness.
• Own quality risk visibility and provide fact-based go/conditional-go/no-go recommendations at program milestones.
• Represent Quality in customer reviews, audits, and corrective action discussions; drive cross-functional containment and containment actions.
• Lead DFMEA, PFMEA, risk assessments, and control strategy reviews; ensure critical characteristics are identified and controlled.
• Plan and perform MSA, SPC, capability analysis, and data-driven improvement using tools like Minitab, Excel, and Power BI.
• Mentor engineers and technicians in quality methods and standardize best practices across programs and sites.

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions in Etters, PA, seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality efforts for assigned products and processes from concept to production readiness.

You will own risk visibility, drive APQP, PPAP where applicable, and lead DFMEA/PFMEA, control plans, and process validation, collaborating with suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams to drive defect reduction and performance gains.