Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Title: Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Code: 14162

Job Location: Rochester, NY

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

As a Quality Engineer you will contribute to the success of the team, extended program team and the business. In this role you will engage in data-driven improvement and sustainment initiatives. Additionally, you will design, write, implement, evaluate, and revise quality assurance procedures, statistical sampling techniques, quality plans, inspection and testing techniques and specifications.

Essential Functions:

• Support the PCB / Flex Commodity Teams by regularly providing supplier performance data and suggestions for improvement and provide end-to-end visibility of the entire supply chain utilizing Quality Engineering principles.
• Monitor supplier performance and develop action plans to improve performance.
• Manage the supply chain to reduce variability, increase reliability and on-time delivery, provide end-to-end visibility of the entire supply chain
• Focus on problem prevention, supplier quality control, continuous improvement, data collection and reporting, along with Supplier Corrective and Preventative Action related to material quality issues.
• Facilitate Part/Process Qualification by suppliers.
• Create First Article Acceptance Plans and methods
• Manage material Inspection Plans and methods on production material
• Work with engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing to ensure a smooth transition from concept to prototype to production on materials for new products.
• Support domestic and global out-source activities as business dictates
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) team by assisting with the identification and evaluation of suppliers.
• Perform Bill of Material reviews and develop mitigation plans that reduce the likelihood of quality or delivery issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Communications (RF) Product experience is a plus.
• Experience with supplier evaluation and qualification.
• Experience in statistical process control, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis, Measurement System Analysis, Process Capability Studies, Corrective & Preventive Action, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Risk Analysis experience is a plus.
• Willingness to travel on occasion
• Experience in PCB/Flex Commodities is a plus