Product Quality Engineer

Applied Materials•Gloucester, MA

About The Position

The Product Quality Engineer develops and applies quality standards in accordance with company and customer requirements. The role develops and conducts tests; designs and implements inspection, testing, and evaluation methods and procedures for products and production equipment; and develops project methods, parameters, methodologies, and proposals. The engineer prepares inspection and testing documentation, recommends corrective actions for procedural, product, or process deficiencies, gathers and evaluates operational and test data, and evaluates work methods, procedures, and policies. The position tracks qualification status, reviews reliability test results, determines disposition of non-compliant products, reviews and releases qualification packs, and participates in audits. It uses drawings, specifications, industry standards, and sketches, adapting inspection measuring devices and procedures when needed. The engineer reads and interprets technical drawings and specification requirements and works to reduce qualification cycle time and cost while meeting quality performance requirements. The role has no supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members.

Requirements

Expanded conceptual knowledge in the relevant discipline and the ability to broaden capabilities.
Understanding of key business drivers and the ability to apply this understanding to own work.
Ability to solve straightforward problems by analyzing possible solutions using technical experience, judgment, and precedents.
Ability to explain complex information to others in straightforward situations.

Responsibilities

Develop and apply quality standards in accordance with company and customer requirements.
Develop and conduct tests.
Design and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
Develop methods and parameters, project methodology, and project proposals.
Develop and use procedures, and prepare documentation for inspection and testing procedures.
Recommend corrective action for procedural, product, or process deficiencies.
Gather operational and test data and evaluate results.
Evaluate work methods, procedures, and policies.
Track qualification status, review reliability test results, determine disposition of non-compliant products, and review and release qualification packs.
Participate in audits.
Use drawings, specifications, industry standards, and sketches, adapting inspection measuring devices and procedures when necessary.
Read and interpret technical drawings and specification requirements.
Reduce qualification cycle time and cost while meeting quality performance requirements.
Provide informal guidance to new team members.