Associate Quality Assurance Engineer
About The Position
The Associate Quality Assurance Engineer supports quality engineering activities within manufacturing to ensure product quality, process performance, and compliance with internal and customer requirements. This entry-level role focuses on data analysis, problem solving, and cross-functional support for manufacturing quality, supplier performance, and customer quality activities. The position works closely with engineering, operations, reliability, and other quality teams to investigate issues, support corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement within the manufacturing environment.
Requirements
- Requires no previous professional experience. Internship, co-op, or academic project experience in manufacturing, quality, or engineering environments is preferred
- Basic understanding of quality management systems and quality assurance principles
- Ability to interpret data and identify trends
- Experience with data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI, or similar) preferred
- Experience with data visualization or reporting tools
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving mindset
Responsibilities
- Analyze manufacturing data from fabrication, assembly, and test operations to identify trends, yield issues, and process variation
- Support yield improvement initiatives through data-driven analysis and reporting.
- Develop dashboards and reports (e.g., Power BI) to track quality and performance metrics
- Support root cause investigations for internal defects, customer returns and supplier-related issues
- Assist in development, implementation and verification of corrective actions
- Assist in monitoring supplier performance and quality metrics
- Assist in conducting internal audits to verify compliance with quality procedures and standards
- Participate in risk assessments (e.g., DFMEA) and ensure mitigation actions are implemented and validated
- Support readiness for customer, regulatory, and certification audits
- Support supplier audits and supplier corrective action tracking
- Support the Material Review Board process for nonconforming material
- Support change control processes for product and manufacturing changes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
