Quality Engineer - Manufacturing

Enchanted Rock Management LLC•Cypress, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

ERock is a leader and innovator in distributed energy, specializing in smart-grid technology for US energy consumers. The company installs, operates, and integrates flexible, low-cost, and quick-response distributed generation to enhance reliability, stability, cost-efficiency, and reduce carbon footprint. ERock's innovative backup generators ensure continuous power for businesses during outages, offering reliable, ultra-clean solutions at a lower cost than traditional methods. The company seeks individuals who are committed to customer service, innovation, and ingenuity. The Quality Engineer will be a key member of the Quality Team, reporting directly to the Quality Director within the Manufacturing department. This role is crucial for ensuring product quality throughout the manufacturing process, from production support and nonconformance management to supplier quality and final testing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)
2+ years of experience in manufacturing quality, supplier quality, or a related technical environment.
Experience with manufacturing quality and supplier quality activities.
Experience with nonconformance investigation and corrective action.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements.
Working knowledge of 5-Why, Fishbone, Pareto, 8D, FMEA, and other quality tools.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with generator assembly, power generation, or industrial equipment.
Supplier Quality Engineering experience.
Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent.
Lean Six Sigma experience.
Experience with ERP/QMS systems.

Responsibilities

Provide Quality guidance to Production on product requirements, specifications, drawings, and acceptance criteria.
Support Production in resolving significant, complex, or recurring quality issues.
Participate in investigations of quality escapes, customer issues, and significant internal defects.
Develop or support development of inspection plans, Quality Plans, and Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
Define appropriate inspection methods and risk-based sampling requirements.
Support First Article Inspection (FAI), final inspection, FAT, and customer-witnessed quality activities.
Work with Production and Engineering to establish effective defect prevention and containment measures.
Provide Quality input to process changes, engineering changes, and new product introductions.
Manage the technical investigation of internal and supplier nonconformances.
Lead root-cause analysis for significant or recurring quality issues.
Use structured problem-solving tools such as 5-Why, Fishbone, Pareto, and 8D.
Coordinate containment and corrective-action activities with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and suppliers.
Develop and document technical corrective actions.
Evaluate proposed corrective actions for effectiveness from a Quality perspective.
Verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions.
Support MRB activities and provide technical Quality recommendations for disposition.
Identify repeat issues and escalate systemic problems to the Quality Manager.
Support Quality Alerts and other technical quality communications as required.
Serve as the Quality team's primary technical contact for assigned suppliers.
Review supplier quality documentation, inspection reports, certificates, and test results as required.
Establish risk-based incoming inspection and sampling requirements for purchased components.
Lead supplier nonconformance investigations and Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs).
Support supplier qualification and initial quality assessments.
Participate in supplier audits, source inspections, pre-shipment inspections, and supplier FAT activities as required.
Work with Supply Chain and suppliers to contain and resolve quality issues that may impact production.
Identify opportunities to improve supplier quality and reduce incoming defects.
Identify critical-to-quality characteristics and appropriate verification methods.
Establish inspection and sampling requirements based on product and process risk.
Review engineering drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and applicable standards to establish inspection criteria.
Support development of inspection checklists and acceptance criteria.
Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) from a Quality perspective.
Participate in FAT preparation, inspection, testing, and customer witnessing activities.
Verify required inspection and test records are complete and traceable.
Support investigation and resolution of FAT failures or customer findings.
Provide technical Quality support during customer inspections and quality-related discussions.