Quality Engineer
- Projects Unlimited Inc.
- 6300 Sand Lake Rd, Dayton, OH, USA
Job Description
What You’ll Be Doing:
The purpose of the Quality Engineer is to plan and direct activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for industrial processes, materials and products.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Develop and initiate standards and methods for process control, process improvement, inspection, testing, and evaluation.
- Suggest and implement changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase safety and efficiency of the shop floor, department, or production workforce.
- Lead and facilitate PFMEA sessions to identify potential risks in manufacturing processes. Develop and maintain risk mitigation strategies to ensure robust process controls.
- Ensure compliance with aerospace and electronics industry standards.
- Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA): Investigate nonconformances, customer complaints, and internal quality issues. Applying structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, Ishikawa, 5 Whys). Implement corrective and preventive actions to eliminate recurrence.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with customer and industry standards.
- Continuous Improvement: Utilize Lean Six Sigma tools to improve yield, reduce defects, and optimize processes.
- Drive initiatives to enhance product reliability and customer satisfaction.
- Compile, write and deliver training material on quality standards and activities.
- Develop, apply and maintain quality requirements and standards for development and manufacturing products.
- Develop and maintain performance monitors for productivity and quality for area of responsibility.
- Analyze processes and operations to determine problem areas and take corrective action.
- Develop, execute and analyze quality reporting measures.
- Report to management on quality issues, trends and losses.
- Participate in internal and external quality audits.
- Interface with customer quality representatives.
- Serve as Quality Engineer representative to the Materials Review Board (MRB).
- Quality Systems & Compliance: Support AS9100, ISO 9001, and customer-specific quality requirements.
- Obtain and maintain certifications for J-STD 001, IPC 610 & IPC 620.
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Job Requirements
Education:
Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline. (Or combination of education and equivalent experience required.)
High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Skills/Qualifications/Experience:
- 3 + years of related quality engineering experience.
- Knowledge of theory and principles of statistics and statistical process control, and ISO9001:2008 and AS9100, AS9102, IPC-610 J-STD, IPC-620 and NADCAP.
- Diverse knowledge of inspection and control methods, techniques and documentation.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical reasoning and problem solving.
- Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions.
- Strong knowledge of PFMEA, PPAP, RCCA, and quality tools.
- Strong computer skills including QA applications, word processing, spreadsheets (Excel) and databases.
- Certification in Six Sigma, CQE (Certified Quality Engineer), or similar is a plus.
Work Environment:
While out on the production floor employees are required to wear safety equipment consisting of: closed-toed shoes, safety glasses, heel straps, wrist straps, and electro-static discharge lab coats while on the production floor and are occasionally exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, and minimal risk of electrical shock.
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As a family-owned business for three generations, we’ve been around since 1951 because we’ve produced the best products available for our discerning customers. We work with our customer's to meet their exact drawings and specifications, utilizing our high-precision manufacturing equipment and in-house testing facilities to continually deliver the highest quality while maintaining high manufacturing standards.
Today, Projects Unlimited, Inc. is a Class III electronics manufacturer serving private and commercial aerospace and military/defense customers. We specialize in low volume, high mix products by manufacturing and repairing circuit boards, control boxes, and cable & wire harnesses.