Quality Engineer (EE26037)

TMEIC Corporation Americas•Houston, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Monitor and assess the Company’s quality assurance program, ensuring supplier compliance with the system design and standards.

Requirements

BS degree in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering; or related physical or applied science; or equivalent via education and/or work experience
4 years related work experience in manufacturing, quality control, quality assurance or design engineering with direct responsibility for field failure analysis, supplier quality, and technical root cause analysis (RCA)
Demonstrated ability to produce technically defensible RCAs based on evidence and system-level analysis
Demonstrated experience with data analytics tools (Excel, Power BI) and FIT / MTBF reporting
Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
Possession of a recognized quality certification such as CQE, ASQ, or Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Proficiency in MS Office programs
Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 50%, sometimes with limited notice

Nice To Haves

Successful development of a manufacturing quality process or supply chain quality assurance process
Power electronics experience: PV Inverter experience and MV Drives in engineering, manufacturing, field repair or quality
MV Drive experience in engineering, manufacturing, field repair, or quality
Electrical failure mode analysis (IGBTs, PCBs, capacitors, cooling systems)
Systems-integration experience involving transformers, switchgear, protection relays, and SCADA

Responsibilities

Advise on product quality initiatives related to field failures
Produce root cause analysis (RCA) for field failure events as required, including site investigation
Distinguish between design issues, manufacturing defects, commissioning errors, and field/environmental conditions
Maintain failure in time (FIT) reporting on company products
Maintain and analyze field failure data, and report on trends in field failures in commissioning and production
Recommend quality metrics to drive company products and supplier equipment improvements, preventive actions, and business results, and implement as approved
Direct and coordinate the overall quality specifications and standards for materials and finished products to meet client purchase order requirements
Monitor and analyze non-conformance data; recommend, develop, and implement appropriate responses in collaboration with procurement management
Monitor supplier RCA's and corrective action requests (CAR), critically evaluate RCA quality, and escalate when evidence or corrective actions are insufficient
Evaluate new equipment suppliers' manufacturing and quality processes, utilizing the Company’s supplier qualification in collaboration with procurement
Evaluate repair and remediation activities and failures to improve quality and RCA production
Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
Give manager best advice
Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
Recommend viable improvements proactively
Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes