Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer required to join a leading electronics manufacturer. Our products improve reliability, safety and performance in complex applications across a wide range of industries including aerospace, defence and medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Support Continuous Improvement of Quality & Quality Systems.
• Review of customer requirements, identification and ensuring compliance to quality related requirement.
• Review and approval of Engineering Change Requests.
• Lead and support AS9145 (APQP) activities like Product Specific Quality Plans, FMEA, Control plans, MSA, First Article Inspection Reports and PPAP.
• Lead and support 8D investigations of customer claims, provide reports and communication with customers as required.
• Monitoring production quality yields and drive improvements by using Lean and Six Sigma methods - such as 5 Whys, FMEA, 8D to create robust permanent corrective actions.
• Manage internal non-conformity reports from identification through to closure.
• Report quality performance metrics and improvement progress.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and project teams to resolve quality issues.
• Provide technical quality support to supplier quality engineering and quality inspectors in incoming inspection.
• Provide technical quality support to quality inspectors and quality technicians on the production floor.
• Supports internal and external QMS audits.

Experience

• Degree in relevant engineering or science discipline.
• Working experience as a quality engineer within an electronics manufacturing environment previously.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certified.
• Good knowledge of industry standards, such as ISO 9001, EN/AS9100, IPC-WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 is an advantage.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Good knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Sampling Plans, Statistics, PFMEA and 8D Problem-Solving.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with an ability to communicate appropriately across the range of roles from senior management to line operators as well as communicating with external parties.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.