Strategic Quality Release Lead for Production Readiness

Richardson Electronics, Ltd; Campton Township (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)-retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. seeks a Quality Release Engineer to independently oversee new product and process releases, ensuring proper quality controls before production and during changes. You will review product, process, and documentation changes to maintain quality requirements and risk controls.

The role monitors post-release quality, ensures lessons learned are incorporated, and has authority to approve releases while escalating risks when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline; 5+ years of manufacturing, process, or quality engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) principles, including PFMEA, Control Plans, process capability, measurement systems, risk assessment, and product/process qualification.
• ASQ CQE, Six Sigma, or related quality certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent Quality review and approval of new product and process releases, verifying production can consistently build conforming product using released processes and documentation.
• Review PFMEAs, Control Plans, inspection sheets, and related quality documentation for adequacy, consistency, and effectiveness in controlling identified product and process risks.
• Verify completion of required validation and qualification activities, including first-piece inspections, process capability, measurement and test requirements, and other objective evidence necessary for production release.
• Exercise independent Quality release authority, escalating unresolved risks and withholding approval when release requirements are not met; present open risks and incomplete Kaizen actions to management for conditional approval.

Skills

APQP principles

PFMEA

Control Plans

Process capability

Risk assessment

Product/process qualification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. seeks a Quality Release Engineer to independently oversee new product and process releases, ensuring proper quality controls before production and during changes. You will review product, process, and documentation changes to maintain quality requirements and risk controls.

The role monitors post-release quality, ensures lessons learned are incorporated, and has authority to approve releases while escalating risks when needed.