The Quality Engineer (QE) works to ensure the overall quality of Qnergy’s manufactured products. The QE works within a wider team of professionals within Qnergy to ensure that the final products are safe, reliable, and meet customer expectations while keeping the manufacturing process as effective and cost-efficient as possible. The QE tests processes, monitors quality standards, creates documentation, devises quality tests and defines the criteria a test result should meet. The Quality Engineer monitors the quality of a process and plays a key role in fixing issues when they arise and partnering with Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain to continuously improve processes.
Responsibilities:
- Design quality standards and establish criteria for product quality.
- Develop capable processes with efficiency in mind.
- Provide leadership, coaching and training for Production and Quality departments by having an active presence on the production floor.
- Ensure written procedures and documentation are available, correct and properly followed throughout Operations.
- Schedule and conduct internal audits and report findings to applicable area management and Quality management.
- Conduct material and process issue investigations and determine proper escalation procedures.
- Conduct effective Root Cause Analysis to determine true root causes of quality issues and develop containment plans and corrective actions.
- Participate in design and implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
- Issue, track, trend, report and close out internal Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
- Support the buildout of an effective Quality program, including an electronic Quality Management System.
- Lead quality improvement projects.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience:
- BA or BS in Engineering, Operations, Business (Industrial Engineering preferred).
- Certified Quality Engineer through ASQ preferred.
- 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing and/or contract manufacturing environment preferred.
- Knowledgeable in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). CMM Programming experience preferred
- Excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills.
Skills & Abilities:
- Proven working knowledge and experience with an electronic Quality Management System (QMS).
- Working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Excell, Word and PowerPoint.
- Ability to resolve and handle difficult challenges and issues in a timely manner.
- Must be able to understand, speak, read and write in technical/operational/business English in order to perform the essential functions of the job as they relate to comprehension of laws, regulations, standards, documents and other internal and external communications.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to collect, analyze, trend and report data to improve product quality and process effectiveness.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Capacity to devise effective solutions to complex quality issues.
- Attention to Detail: Vigilance in monitoring processes and identifying deviations from quality standards.
- Technical Skills: Understanding of quality control processes, methodologies, and relevant technologies used in their industry.
- Able to read and understand technical drawings, schematics, datasheets, plus verbal and written work instructions.
Work Environment:
- Some lifting up to 30 pounds may be required.
- Regular use of a computer keyboard is required.
- Employee regularly stands for several hours per shift.
- This position requires the employee to be present in the office or on the job site, and therefore, attendance is an essential function of this position.
- Employee is regularly required to speak and hear clearly, both in person and by telephone.
- Regularly utilizes written and oral communication skills.
- Requires ability to read and interpret information and documents.
- Performs detailed work on multiple concurrent projects.
- Must be able to identify and determine colors.
- Primarily engineering, laboratory, and shop environments.
- Must be willing and able to work at the jobsite.
- Work responsibilities may require access to areas where noise and temperature levels are elevated.
- The employee is regularly required to perform a wide variety of physical tasks, from handling small precision machined parts to lifting and carrying up to 30 pounds.