Quality Engineer

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

• Position Overview
• The Quality Engineer coordinates and implements effective processes, product, and component control plans. Utilizing basic 6 Sigma tools such as: Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Process Mapping, Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA), and other basic statistical techniques to analyze, understand, and reduce process variation.

• Areas of Focus
• The Quality Engineer is responsible for development and implementation of product and process quality plans based on sound quality 6 Sigma principals, including control plans, procedures, inspection plans, and other quality documentation.

• Responsibilities
• •Use total quality management (TQM) tools and approaches to other company departments for analytical and reporting processes within respective department.
• •Conduct quality audits to ensure continuous control over materials/products/processes, as well as conformance to business processes affecting quality.
• •Drive, lead, and mentor process improvement activities, along with participation on teams.
• •Customer Complaint Process; Trend analysis, Monthly Reports, corrective actions
• •Responsible for the supplier quality performance for all purchased parts for company production use.
• •Develop and conduct required quality training programs to key personnel.
• •Implement and follow quality system standards, policies, and procedures.
• •Support engineering efforts of analytical laboratory equipment and assist in the development and validation of manufacturing equipment, and processes.
• •Drive process improvement and developing problem solving plans thru 6 Sigma principals
• •Development and review of Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) plans
• •Development and implementation of sampling plans for production, qualification, and validation of products/processes

• Basic Qualifications
• •Associates/Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline and/or a science discipline and/or minimum of 5 years related experience
• •Ability to interpret drawings and first article inspection results
• •Highly motivated self-starter
• •Must be outgoing in personality with strong relationship skills for customers, colleagues and senior management personnel
• •Must be able to work with minimum supervision
• •High standard of business and personal ethics
• •Must be very comfortable with Microsoft Office Applications; MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, Access or equivalent, and Minitab
• •Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential
• •General understanding of Lean Principals
• •General understanding with Cost of Quality (COQ) principals (Scrap/rework/repair)
• •Basic 6 Sigma Skills
• •General understanding of Management Quality Systems (e.g. ISO 9000, QS 9000, etc.)

• Preferred Qualifications
• •Sampling Schemes
• •Battery Technology
• •Bilingual in Spanish
• •Certified Quality Engineer (ASQCQE)
• •6 Sigma Green Belt Certified

if you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!