Quality Engineer

Hexagon Agility - Salisbury, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Salisbury, NC

Utilities

About the position

The position involves developing and implementing Quality Management System improvements and design/process enhancements to meet internal goals and satisfy external customers. The role operates under the guidance of the Quality Manager or Director of Quality.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and launch of new products through effective and proactive product quality planning.
• Assist manufacturing operations to quickly and permanently resolve quality issues as they arise.
• Take a lead role in completing preventive and corrective actions for both internal and external customer issues, using effective engineering judgment and appropriate root cause analysis tools.
• Confirm whether the implementation of preventive and corrective action is effective and sustained.
• Represent the interests of the Customer on the Material Review Board by reviewing nonconforming parts and proposed dispositions.
• Create and implement control plans that are risk-based, robust and effective in all phases of production for assembly and fabrication processes.
• Perform internal Management System and process audits.
• Evaluate the capability and performance of new and existing suppliers through on-site audits and assessments.
• Interface with customers and suppliers on quality issues. Coordinate containment and improvement actions to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Review engineering specifications, drawings and work instructions for fulfillment of customer requirements.
• Oversee various responsibilities as assigned to Quality Technicians and/or Quality Inspectors, as applicable to job function.
• Represent the Quality Team as a point of contact for daily operational support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field preferred but not required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive manufacturing or industrial environment work experience.
• ASQ Quality Engineer certification (CQE) is preferred.
• Certifications such as Lean, internal auditor (ISO 9001, TS 16949, 14001, etc.), Six Sigma Black/Green Belt, etc. are desired.
• Quality process-based Management System audits (ISO 9001, 14001, TS 16949, etc.) is required.
• Implementation and evaluation of process controls is required.
• Development and maintenance of production Control Plans is preferred.
• Knowledge of basic gage calibration practices is preferred.
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is required.
• Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) processes is preferred.
• Selection and analysis of statistical methods (SPC, ANOVA, hypothesis testing, etc.) is required.
• Application of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) methods is preferred.
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is preferred.
• Development and analysis of Design of Experiments (DOE) is preferred.
• Design and analysis of Gage Repeatability & Reproducibility (Gage R&R) studies is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Development and maintenance of production Control Plans is preferred.
• Knowledge of basic gage calibration practices is preferred.
• Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) processes is preferred.
• Application of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) methods is preferred.
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is preferred.
• Development and analysis of Design of Experiments (DOE) is preferred.
• Design and analysis of Gage Repeatability & Reproducibility (Gage R&R) studies is preferred.