Responsibilities

• Assess potential new suppliers for their technical, quality, and manufacturing capabilities, and provide technical support for introducing components from new suppliers.
• Generate and maintain incoming inspection procedures and train inspectors to adhere to these procedures.
• Develop and/or source inspection tools and equipment.
• Assist in generating component specifications.
• Generate test protocols, monitor testing, issue qualification test reports, and approve components for use in products.
• Provide input to Design Engineering on new component technology and assist in component selection with quality and reliability analysis.
• Analyze incoming material defects, determine dispositions, and drive corrective actions as necessary, while communicating issues to suppliers.
• Review new design specifications and provide input from a component quality and manufacturability perspective.
• Investigate field failures related to supplier materials and develop corrective action plans as necessary.
• Lead a project team of moderate scope and provide guidance to less experienced staff.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related scientific field with 5-9 years of related work experience.
• Alternatively, a Master's degree with 2-4 years of related work experience.

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of technical, quality, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Experience in developing inspection procedures and training personnel.
• Ability to develop and source inspection tools and equipment.
• Proficiency in generating test protocols and qualification test reports.
• Capability to analyze material defects and drive corrective actions.
• Experience in providing input on design specifications from a quality perspective.
• Ability to lead project teams and guide less experienced staff.
• Familiarity with working in a quality system environment and ensuring compliance with governmental regulations.

Pay Range:

• $50-55/Hr