Manager, Quality Assurance Engineering

Echodyne Corp•Kirkland, WA

17h

About The Position

Radar Reinvented. Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM). Echodyne is seeking a Manager of Quality Assurance Engineering to join our fast-growing team! This position plays a key role in leading groups that maintain supplier quality and compliance, and manufacturing quality initiatives, while improving internal processes. You will maintain and develop the supplier quality and manufacturing quality teams responsible for the quality of supplied parts and manufacturing, focusing on zero nonconformance escapes due to poor quality. Work location: Kirkland, WA Travel: Up to 20%

Requirements

Strong leadership experience managing quality engineering teams in a manufacturing assembly environment
Proficiency in quality engineering tools and methodologies:
Root Cause Analysis (5 Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree)
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
FAI, APQP, PFMEA
Experience interfacing with suppliers and resolving supplier-related quality issues
Deep understanding of manufacturing processes and process validation
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both internal stakeholders and external suppliers
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and drive data-based decisions
Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience with advanced study in the quality sciences and business management disciplines
7 years experience in an electronic manufacturing environment with 5 years directly involved in leading quality engineering
A minimum of 3 years of recent prior experience in a high-tech environment
Good communication skills, both written and oral
Working knowledge of MSD Office; Word and Excel
Able to collect, analyze and report data
Self-Driven and able to work with limited supervision
Ability to travel up to 20%

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor quality engineers and be an outspoken advocate for quality throughout the organization
Expediently and effectively communicate investigations into issues with suppled parts and manufacturing
Maintain and improve the site QMS, including NCR and CAPA system in compliance with AS9100 standards
Extensive experience with PCBs and PCBAs and be able to assist with technical reviews with suppliers, quality engineers and design engineers
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with individuals and cross-functional groups
Assist with 3rd party, customer and internal audits
Be an advocate for lean and six sigma manufacturing principles and drive continuous improvement
Knowledge of specification development, industry standards, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), etc
Demonstrated ability to drive and deliver innovative, effective and timely solutions
Oversee New Product Introductions (NPI) by owning supplier qualification, onboarding, and approval processes, including audits, capability assessments, and risk evaluations
Establish and maintain supplier quality performance metrics, supplier scorecards, and improvement plans
Responsible for enduring supplier root cause analysis initiatives with suppliers, ensuring effective Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) and continuous improvement initiatives
Lead status reporting of supplier investigations, root cause analysis and resolutions to supplied part issues
Oversee quality assurance and control activities within manufacturing operations
Ensure processes and tests are robust, statistically capable, and optimized for quality, cost, and yield improvement
Implement and maintain process control methodologies (SPC, PFMEA, control plans)
Ensure NCR investigations by MQEs with internal nonconformances are appropriate and material is dispositions are applied and closed on time
Drive rapid containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action (CAPAs)
Support new product introductions by developing and validating manufacturing quality processes