<p>SUMMARY</p> <p>The Quality Engineer is directly responsible for the daily activities related to non-conforming material investigation and control, calibration, and corrective / preventive action. Facilitates MRB activity including investigation and resolution; provides associated reporting. Supports New Product Introduction by ensuring First Article requirements are met.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Develop and implement control processes and programs, ensuring critical to quality characteristics are defined and implemented in the manufacturing processes.</p> </li><li> <p>Actively participate and support New Product Introduction.</p> </li><li> <p>Develop quality plans and documentation requirements, including the use of statistically valid sampling methods, to evaluate product at every stage of the manufacturing process.</p> </li><li> <p>Ensure appropriate documentation and records are in place for inspection and quality engineering activities.</p> </li><li> <p>Develop inspection and testing methods and interpret industry and customer product evaluation requirements.</p> </li><li> <p>Provide training and develop others to ensure quality requirements are understood and followed.</p> </li><li> <p>Confer with management, customers and suppliers in planning, scheduling, coordinating and directing quality activities to ensure conformance to customer requirements and specifications.</p> </li><li> <p>Support qualification requirements, including components of FAI / LAI, and PPAP (PFD, FMEA, Control Plans).</p> </li><li> <p>Ensure First Article documentation is prepared and provided according to standard and customer requirements.</p> </li><li> <p>Coordinate testing, layout, and inspection to facilitate and set priority.</p> </li><li> <p>Define qualification requirements to ensure compliance to customer requirements.</p> </li><li> <p>Assist in driving the internal and external quality audit process and ensure timely auditing and corrective action follow-up.</p> </li><li> <p>Oversee the disposition of non-conforming material, ensuring root cause analysis (RCA) has been completed.</p> </li><li> <p>Confirm appropriate disposition activities are carried out; verify electronic and physical inventory are in alignment for MRB product and finished goods.</p> </li><li> <p>Supplier Corrective Action Requests are issued as a part of non-conforming material management.</p> </li><li> <p>Support SMART program by defining and facilitating continuous improvement activities; apply Lean, Six Sigma and sound RCA tools.</p> </li></ul> <p>Other duties as assigned</p>