Senior Hardware Quality Assurance Engineer Job in Canton 02021, Massachusetts US
SUMMARY: Performs all Hardware Quality Assurance functions, based on objectives and goals set forth by the Director of Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance by performing the following duties:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Develop, establish, and maintain quality assurance programs, procedures and controls for internal and external hardware manufacturing to ensure conformance of product quality to customer and company requirements.
- Interface with customers and suppliers to resolve customer issues.
- Work with Supply Chain and Application Engineering to ensure flow-down of contractual requirements
- Represent Quality Assurance at Engineering Change Board, Material Review and Failure Analysis Boards
- Ability to Design and Create Measurement Instrument Hardware and Software to execute Quality Assurance testing
- Track, report and analyze defects driving to root cause analysis, and providing continuous improvement.
- Measure and analyze product performance under stress.
- Audit domestic and international vendors to ensure compliance with specified Quality Levels.
- Drive continuous improvement process for product developers and suppliers
- Review in-progress product designs for robustness, process, and compliance to company’s product requirements.
- Lead and participate in Supplier Quality Audits and Supplier Developments
QUALIFICATIONS: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Comprehensive understanding of Quality Assurance methodologies and processes
- High Energy self-starting team player who achieves goals and focuses on continuous improvement for self and team
- Practical with strong theoretical foundation of Quality, how it impacts Product Reliability and Utility
- Strong problem solving skills such as process mapping and root cause analysis.
- Strong experience with 8-D or similar techniques.
- Direct experience with establishing SPC programs in high volume manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of electronic industry IPC standards such as IPC-A-610CD
- Excellent Interpersonal and multi-cultural skills
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCES:
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
- 6+ years Experience in a Quality Assurance role with High Volume Consumer, Automotive, Medical or Telecommunication Manufacturing
COMPUTER SKILLS:
- Labview
- Matlab or equivalent
- Spreadsheets, Word Processors
- CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt or Certified Quality Engineer
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: No direct reports but may supervise audits and other internal and external activities.
OTHER: Willing to travel Internationally to the Far East, Europe, Central and South America for up to 10 days. Preferred ability to Speak, Read and Write Mandarin.
*This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all- inclusive list of all the responsibilities and working conditions of the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.
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