Quality Engineer

at  Novagard

The Quality Engineer’s role is to evaluate the quality assurance of the Novagard’s processes and products, and to recommend revisions of indicated specifications. The responsibilities include testing of the products, systems, and procedures to ensure that technical standards are met and documenting the findings and conclusions of those findings. Quality Engineer is liaison between engineering, safety, production teams, and the customer to uncover quality related issues. An effective Quality Engineer assures that engineering and manufacturing processes are performed correctly, using the right tools, materials, and processes. An important part of the job involves designing the company’s quality standards and testing processes against those criteria.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor degree in engineering or equivalent discipline
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in quality assurance and manufacturing environment
• Root cause analysis experience
• Knowledge of
• Knowledge of Quality Management Concepts like GR&R, MSA studies, Calibrations, MOC, KPI, Continuous Improvement, 5S, etc.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Implements inspection plans for new projects and updates current projects as necessary.
• Supports manufacturing engineer in process validations, process control, process training programs, process improvement, risk management, and software validations and control.
• Develops protocols for validation, evaluates data, and writes reports.
• Be responsible for the new testing equipment and new test methods development – MSA, GR&R included.
• Collaborates with Process Engineer on PFMEA development and revisions.
• Collaborate with Material Engineer, Quality Manager and R&D Team on Control Plans development or revision.
• Be the voice of Quality and collaborate with Product Manager.
• Lead Continuous Improvement efforts, problem identification, improvement, and resolution.
• Prepares reports to evaluate effectiveness of quality systems.
• Provides support to Quality Manager and customer representatives in regards to quality issues resolutions.
• Works with suppliers to resolve or improve quality issues and to implement effective corrective action.
• Develops and maintains quality standards and requirements for development and design projects.
• Ensure products adhere to company and industry standards.
• Works cooperatively in a team environment to reach common results and goals.