Prd Mfg QA Engineer B

Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division•Buffalo Grove, IL

9d•$91,146 - $97,000•Onsite

About The Position

Yaskawa America, Inc. is seeking a Product/Manufacturing/Quality Engineer B to troubleshoot and perform root cause analyses of failures, create corrective action plans, and manage various aspects of product quality and production. This role involves inspecting inventory, analyzing product impacts, planning new product implementations, creating manufacturing documentation, advising on manufacturability, training employees, and coordinating engineering prototypes. The engineer will also respond to customer-specific product requests, evaluate designs for production processes, establish customer promise dates, maintain quality processes, analyze quality data, and create performance reports. Additionally, the role requires interfacing with customers to resolve product failures, communicating corrective actions, designing and implementing factory equipment and layouts, approving packaging methods, investigating product/process changes, overseeing engineering change orders, participating in audits (ISO, UL, CE, TUV), supporting communication with auditing agencies, leading supplier audits, conducting supplier quality meetings, preparing and controlling departmental budgets for capital projects, managing capital implementation projects, identifying and implementing continual improvements (cost reduction, process improvements, design changes, etc.), providing cost analysis, reviewing supplier requests for design changes, and participating in company-sponsored activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's or foreign degree equivalent in Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or related field
Three years of experience in the job offered or in engineering manufacturing
Experience performing root cause analysis of manufacturing issues and drafting corrective action reports
Experience preparing documents for production planning and scheduling and ATP
Experience preparing paperwork to document material needs
Experience with product data management
Experience reading mechanical drawings and electrical schematics
Experience standardizing costing with suppliers
Experience conforming to ISTA product packaging standards

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and perform root cause analyses of failures and create corrective action plans for systemic and daily quality issues and component failures
Inspect, segregate, and modify components or finished goods inventory
Analyze products and advise on the authorization or restriction on the use of suspect products for production or sale to customers
Evaluate the impact of suspended product decisions on production stoppages and customer requirements
Plan and ensure the implementation of new products from the design phase to volume production
Create and ensure project launch schedules
Coordinate regular launch status meetings
Prepare and control all product related master data
Create manufacturing work instructions and implement line balancing
Advise the design team regarding manufacturability
Train employees
Coordinate the construction of engineering prototypes
Respond to requests for customer specified product
Evaluate product design to develop the necessary production procedures and processes
Establish customer promise dates
Maintain processes to assure product quality
Analyze quality data and trends
Create product quality performance reports for customers and for internal use
Interface with customers to determine root causes of product failures
Communicate corrective actions to customers
Design and implement factory equipment
Create factory layouts and incorporate new equipment
Design and approve packing methods for shipment of products according to International Safe Transit Association guidelines
Investigate and analyze product and process changes
Create and oversee engineering change order implementation within the Supply Chain and Production groups
Participate in ISO and customer audits
Assist with external audits that relate to certification agencies such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Conformite Europeenne (CE), and Technischer Uberwachungsverein (TUV)
Support communication with auditing agencies and customers to resolve open issues
Plan and lead supplier audit teams and evaluate or approve new suppliers for use
Conduct regular supplier quality meetings to evaluate overall supplier quality
Prepare and control departmental budgets for production related capital projects and factory expense
Manage capital implementation projects according to budget
Identify and implement opportunities for continual improvement, including cost reduction, process improvements, design changes, component substitutions, supplier changes, and labor savings
Provide cost analysis in the form of return on investment, breakeven analysis, and annual total
Review supplier requests for design changes to evaluate their impact on product design and authorize appropriately
Participate in company-sponsored activities, including the employee suggestion program, quality training, and the safety committee