Quality Engineer (PCB Manufacturing)

AdvancedPCB•Orange, CA

17h•$70,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role supports the Quality Management System and Manufacturing Process Continuous Improvement within a PCB manufacturing environment. The Quality Engineer will be responsible for generating quality reports, managing KPI data, organizing MRB meetings, and participating in investigations for quality, RMA, and process issues. This position also involves customer interface, root cause analysis, and maintaining the quality system documentation and training databases. Additionally, the role includes performing internal audits, assisting with customer source inspections and complaints, managing the calibration system, conducting bi-annual XRF validations, and performing weekly Ionic Contamination verification. The engineer will also assist with various documentation needs, update SPC charts, manage temperature/humidity data, locate missing traveler packages, assist in maintaining qualifications, and participate in manufacturing operations as needed, including rework and inspection. Responsibilities extend to issuing inspection stamps, managing supplies for testing and rework, preparing AS 9102 forms, and double-checking certification packages and FAIRs. Traveler package management includes ordering documents, ensuring sign-offs, logging movement, and verifying lab logs. RMA processing involves issuing, receiving, closing, and managing credit memos, as well as database logging. The role also requires maintaining customer, military, IPC, and industry specifications, and managing the sending and tracking of test coupons and mounts to outside services.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in any engineering capacity
3-5 years of experience in the PCB manufacturing industry, with a focus in the Quality function
IPC Certification
Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English
Proficient at reading blueprints, military, commercial, and customer specifications
Advanced computer skills utilizing various software programs including Microsoft Office
Advanced ability to follow written and verbal instructions
Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or individual with refugee/asylee status)

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of AS9100 Quality Management System
Excellent Organizational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Generating Quality Reports
Managing KPI charts/data
Organizing MRB Meetings
Participating in investigations for quality issues, RMA’s, process issues, etc.
Customer interface
Root Cause Corrective Action: Issue/verify effectiveness of Corrective/Preventive Action
Maintaining quality system document and data control (procedures, work instructions, and forms)
Maintaining training system-database (Issue training records, Update database when complete)
Performing Internal Audits/follow ups
Assisting customer source inspection
Assisting QC with customer complaints and paperwork issues
Maintaining calibration system-database (Schedule, New equipment, Maintain certifications)
Performing XRF validations bi-annual for all programs in system, fix minor items & coordinate service
Weekly Ionic Contamination verification
Assisting all when forms/documents are needed
Updating and posting SPC charts for TS&E
Collecting, downloading, and sending out temperature/humidity weekly
Locating missing traveler/history packages
Assisting in maintaining Commercial, Customer, and Military Qualifications
Participating and assisting in Manufacturing Operations as required to support company goals (rework, inspection, etc.)
Issuing inspection stamps
Maintaining supply and issue tape for tape testing
Maintaining supply of Gold & Nickel rework pens (log issuance)
Preparing AS 9102 forms for Final Inspection as needed
Double checking certification packages/AS9102 FAIRs for customer qualification orders or any other deemed necessary by a manager
Travelers: Place all documents in order, Ensure all sign offs, Log where they go (OC or Scan), Verify lab log completed correctly
RMA’s: Issue, receive, close, Credit-Credit rebill memos, Log-database
Maintaining Customer, Military, IPC, and Industry specifications
Sending/tracking/logging all Military (monthly) and Commercial (as required) test coupons and mounts to outside services
Maintaining log out & in for test coupons and mounts