Quality Engineer Technician

Leidos•Vista, CA

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About The Position

Our Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) quality team at Leidos currently has an opening for a Quality Engineer Technician. This is your opportunity to support new product introductions, work hands on with the latest in cutting edge technology, collaborate with teammates on business-critical programs, and impact Leidos’ future success. Primary Responsibilities: This role will provide overarching QA support including directing implementation of QA/QC practices into the manufacturing process, drive standard work, monitor staff performance; including aligning staff to appropriate areas based on skills/capabilities. This role is essential to perform 1st shift in-process inspection and operational test/verification (system), support. Assist with Factory Acceptance Testing (with/without customer), final paperwork/packaging review prior to shipment and participate in supplier audits/qualification. This person will assist with resolving CARs/SCARs for the facility; RCA training (as needed); and update Quality documents for the facility. Assist with the control/management of calibrated equipment, review calibration certificates for any OOT findings and uploading calibration certificates to the database repository. Assist with managing the preventive maintenance (PM) of manufacturing equipment.

Requirements

BS degree and 2 – 4 years of prior relevant experience or master’s with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience
Defines and specifies the implementation of standards, methods, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision, accuracy, and reliability of company products and equipment
Understanding of Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) practices and IPC related standards for printed circuit boards (PCBs)
Familiarity of wide range of measurement tools such as micrometers, calipers, height gauges, plug gauges, etc.
Microsoft office suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma / Problem Solving Tools
Excel skills
Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques such as control charting and assessing of process capability
Design of Experiments / ANOVA / Gauge Reliability and Repeatability (GR&R) Studies
Prior Security Clearance
Lean Six Sigma certification – Green Belt / Black Belt
IPC-610 Certification

Responsibilities

Directing implementation of QA/QC practices into the manufacturing process
Drive standard work
Monitor staff performance; including aligning staff to appropriate areas based on skills/capabilities
Perform 1st shift in-process inspection and operational test/verification (system), support
Assist with Factory Acceptance Testing (with/without customer)
Final paperwork/packaging review prior to shipment
Participate in supplier audits/qualification
Assist with resolving CARs/SCARs for the facility
RCA training (as needed)
Update Quality documents for the facility
Assist with the control/management of calibrated equipment
Review calibration certificates for any OOT findings and uploading calibration certificates to the database repository
Assist with managing the preventive maintenance (PM) of manufacturing equipment