Sr. Quality Engineer
Sr. Quality Engineer
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Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
We have an exceptional opportunity for a Sr. Quality Engineer to join our team in the Plainville CT facility. This individual would have responsibility for the internal and external quality of their assigned minifactory(s). You will organize and execute on audit and compliance activities to ensure that our customer base receives the highest level of product quality. You would supervise a team of Quality Technicians to support our manufacturing floor.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Lead quality assurance initiatives define QA strategies and establish testing methodologies to ensure highquality deliverables
- Provide guidance and mentorship to Quality Engineers fostering a culture of quality within the team
- Generation and reporting of quality KPIs (both internal and external)
- Work closely with crossfunctional teams including product management development and operations to align quality objectives and ensure a shared understanding of requirements
- Planning and execution of internal process and product audits
- Defining actions or countermeasures arising from such internal audits and ensuring their timely implementation
- Management and execution of external audits as needed
- Participation in project teams as needed specifically to represent quality management interests
- Developing and maintaining quality plan for existing and new products in collaboration with operations team and/or project teams
- Participating in the creation of qualification test plans in preparation of product launches
- Leading or participating in pilot runs follow up of resulting action lists
- Product releases / serial releases (including PAPP if requested by relevant customers)
- Leading and coordinating efforts to address quality problems (e.g. customer callbacks customer or supplier reclamations significant production issues)
- Planning and executing inprocess quality control tests align resulting actions with operations leadership follow up actions
- Validation and approval of supplier FAIs
- Diagnosis of customer reclamations definition of countermeasures handling of relevant communication and reporting in the appropriate or required formats (e.g. 8D)
- Approve and verify validation of production equipment in collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering team
- Supervise Quality Technicians manage associate hours performance and development
- Assist Supply Chain in developing and executing processes to both effectively qualify new and exit risky suppliers
- Assist in developing DFMEA and PFMEA for manufacturing processes and new products.
- Provide Quality leadership to the manufacturing team to ensure customer and quality expectations are met
- Lead material review board (MRB) reviews and other Daily Management (DM) activities.
QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education and Experience Required
- BS degree and 35 years of Quality Engineering (or closely related) experience required. Technical degree preferred.
Knowledge and Skills Required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Structured and analytical problemsolving experience.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks/requests and act with the appropriate level of urgency.
- Attention to detail and strong followup skills.
- Ability to work crossfunctionally and maintain positive relationships with external and internal customers.
- Ability to write and follow standard operating procedures and work instructions.
- Ability to work across geographies and between companies.
- General use of electrical and mechanical equipment such as Digital Multimeters electronic/mechanical gages and power suppliers.
- Ability to read blueprints and knowledge of basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with MS Office Salesforce and JD Edwards preferred.
- General knowledge of ISO and APQP preferred.
- Lean manufacturing experience preferred.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
May be assigned various projects and responsibilitiesat the sole discretion of Director of Quality or VP of Operations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS / ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionallyrequired to stand/or sit squat turn/twist reach use hands to: finger handle feel or operate objects tools or controls and computer keyboards.
The employee must occasionally lift carry push or pull up to 30 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job the employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations fumes odors dusts gases chemicals oils extreme temperatures and work space restrictions.
The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.
Employees will be required to wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which may include:eye hearing and respiratory protection protective smock steel toe shoes gloves hard hats or face shields. Contact lenses may not be allowed in some areas.
The associate must also be willing and able to travel by all forms of transportation.
The duties listed in job descriptions are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
The purpose of this description is to assist in ADA compliance and is not intended for other purposes.
Gem Sensors Inc. is an equal opportunity evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color national origin religion gender age marital status disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
