Description Quality Engineer Reports to: Quality Manager Work Location: Clear Lake, SDFunctional Area: Quality Required Travel: None Exempt Status: Exempt Schedule: 9/80 Salary: DOE
Job Summary: The Quality Engineer plans and directs activities related to the development, application and maintenance of quality standards for manufacturing processes, materials and products.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Develops and implements process controls in manufacturing processes.
- Troubleshoots processes, evaluates and makes recommendations for process improvements.
- Works and assists other Engineering groups to establish the design of experiments, conducts failure analysis and determines development testing.
- Participates in quality planning.
- Ensures all quality and test requirements are implemented in a timely manner to be responsive to our internal and external customers.
- Works with Material Review Board actions and vendor to evaluate nonconformance problems, communicates with vendor to resolve current and eliminate future nonconformance problems.
- Acts as SPC Coordinator and Trainer as assigned.
- Interfaces with Engineering and Production departments regarding SPC programs and system outputs.
- Interprets and understands specifications related to drawings, blueprints, etc. in order to meet customer requirements.
- Interfaces and communicates with internal and external customers (such as Production employees, government representatives and suppliers) regarding quality and test concerns.
- Assists Quality Manager with implementation of ISO9001 and Quality system audits.
- Performs other work-related tasks as assigned.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States (ITAR restrictions).
- Must be at least 18 years of age to work at this facility.
- Must be eligible to possess explosives under the Safe Explosives Act of 2003 (as amended) as required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for all employees of Tech Ord.
- Four year Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Electronics Engineering Technology preferred or three to five years of equivalent work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Certification as CQE by the American Society for Quality is preferred.
- Background in statistical Quality Control methods and experience in high volume production is preferred.
- Experience working with defense contracts is preferred.
- Ability to write process and procedure documentation related to quality processes.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of ISO requirements upon hire.
- Working knowledge of electronics such as basic understanding of electronic components and the ability to read/understand schematics.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Word; ability to learn and become proficient in our internal computer programs and applications.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- Ability to work effectively with other employees as part of a team.
- Ability to communicate and document effectively in English.
- Function Specific RCRA training upon hire.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to set and establish priorities in support of end result/goal.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The description of the physical demands and the work environment characteristics here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform and those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job:
- Ability to talk and hear in order to communicate with others.
- Seated work is required up to 70% of the workday.
- Extensive computer use is required.
- Frequently required to stand and/or walk both indoors and outdoors.
- Must be able to use hands to finger, handle, or feel as well as reach with hands and arms.
- Lifting of 10 pounds if required. Must have ability to move materials by lifting, pushing or pulling up to 50 pounds with assistance.
- Bending, squatting and/or kneeling is required in order to move materials or in performing other tasks such as filing materials.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus when viewing a computer monitor.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and explosives.
- Ear protection is required as identified throughout the facility.
- Where required employees must wear a minimum of 50 percent cotton clothing including undergarments to mitigate the risk of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Employees must also wear company issued safety footwear.
Requirements
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States (ITAR restrictions).
- Must be at least 18 years of age to work at this facility.
- Must be eligible to possess explosives under the Safe Explosives Act of 2003 (as amended) as required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for all employees of Tech Ord.
- Four year Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Electronics Engineering Technology preferred or three to five years of equivalent work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Certification as CQE by the American Society for Quality is preferred.
- Background in statistical Quality Control methods and experience in high volume production is preferred.
- Experience working with defense contracts is preferred.
- Ability to write process and procedure documentation related to quality processes.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of ISO requirements upon hire.
- Working knowledge of electronics such as basic understanding of electronic components and the ability to read/understand schematics.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Word; ability to learn and become proficient in our internal computer programs and applications.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- Ability to work effectively with other employees as part of a team.
- Ability to communicate and document effectively in English.
- Function Specific RCRA training upon hire.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to set and establish priorities in support of end result/goal.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The description of the physical demands and the work environment characteristics here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform and those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job:
- Ability to talk and hear in order to communicate with others.
- Seated work is required up to 70% of the workday.
- Extensive computer use is required.
- Frequently required to stand and/or walk both indoors and outdoors.
- Must be able to use hands to finger, handle, or feel as well as reach with hands and arms.
- Lifting of 10 pounds if required. Must have ability to move materials by lifting, pushing or pulling up to 50 pounds with assistance.
- Bending, squatting and/or kneeling is required in order to move materials or in performing other tasks such as filing materials.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus when viewing a computer monitor.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and explosives.
- Ear protection is required as identified throughout the facility.
- Where required employees must wear a minimum of 50 percent cotton clothing including undergarments to mitigate the risk of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Employees must also wear company issued safety footwear.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
