A Product Quality Engineer evaluates and tests products and manufacturing systems, to ensure that products are produced that meet quality and performance standards as well as safety and regulatory requirements. Develops product quality standards and monitors production and product testing.
Ontario, CA Job Details Full-time $75,000 - $85,000 a year 2 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Flexible schedule Life insurance Qualifications Mechanical drawings Manufacturing company experience Customer complaint resolution Full Job Description Job Summary As a quality engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the sustainment and development of production, ensuring successful implementation of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) tasks. Your contributions will be essential to the success of our team, extended program team, and the business. In this role, you will engage in data-driven improvement and sustainment initiatives by identifying, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising quality assurance procedures, statistical sampling techniques, control plans, inspection and testing techniques, and specifications. You will work independently and collaboratively to provide thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical challenges. Successful candidates will have experience utilizing APQP techniques along with various other quality engineering tools. You will drive impactful improvements in customer, supplier and internal performance/development, by the issuance of Corrective Actions, and root cause investigations to identify effective corrective actions that address material and process defects, non-conformances, and compliance gaps. Your role will involve close interaction with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Engineering personnel to ensure high-quality deliveries from our supply base.
Essential Functions:
Quality Engineering Functions:
Perform quality engineering functions for specific phases of projects and programs, developing Quality Plans, flow charts, inspection methods, procedures, and standards to ensure all products, data, meet specified quality requirements.
Supplier Quality Audits:
Perform supplier quality audits, source inspections, and First Article Inspections in partnership with Supply Chain Management.
APQP Tools:
Generate and deploy APQP tools to ensure manufacturability of internally produced designs.
QMS Compliance:
Perform internal audits and support external audits to ensure compliance with applicable standards. Coach on
Quality Tools:
Train and coach other functions inside the company on the value and utilization of quality tools, standards, and practices.
Problem Prevention and Correction:
Utilize a sense of urgency to act to prevent or correct problems with products and post-delivery defects.
Customer Quality Requirements:
Interpret and flow down customer quality requirements to programs, engineering, manufacturing, and inspection.
Customer Interface:
Interface effectively with customers to discuss and negotiate quality requirements and specifications.
Metrics and Process Improvement:
Implement, interpret, and utilize metrics to drive process improvement projects. Analyze metrics and indicators to determine opportunities for improvement, focusing on early detection and prevention of nonconformance.
Risk Management:
Understand and apply risk management principles as an essential part of the quality engineering work scope.
Engineering and Manufacturing Review:
Review engineering and manufacturing information on designs, specifications, and bills of materials to ensure products meet customer requirements.
CAPA Leadership:
Lead teams and perform investigations to drive Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) for nonconformance and actively participate in material review. Act as the Quality Subject Matter Expert (SME) on program and design teams.
Qualifications:
Education:
3 years of Quality Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
Drawing Interpretation:
Experience in reading and interpreting mechanical drawings of complex nature.
ASME Y14.5-2018
Problem-Solving Tools:
Experience with problem-solving tools such as 8D, APQP, and CAPA.
Team Collaboration:
Experience working and communicating effectively in a team environment.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Design & Development:
Advanced Product Quality Planning and Design for Manufacturability. Experience working within AIAG parameters. PPAP, Control Plan, PFMEA, etc.
Industry Experience:
TPS (lean) systems. Experience working in an automotive manufacturing environment.
Quality Standards:
Working familiarity with
ISO9001, IATF 16949.
Join us if you're eager to elevate software quality through innovative testing strategies! We value proactive problem solvers who are committed to excellence in delivering reliable digital solutions that delight users worldwide!
Pay:
$75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance
Experience:
Quality Engineer:
3 years (Required) manufacturing environment: 3 years (Preferred)
