Quality Engineer-Electronics

Celestica International LP•Maple Grove, MN

10d•$75,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Quality Specialist is responsible for the three major phases of Quality Management: quality planning and prevention, corrective action, and continual improvement. The role leads process and procedure definition and helps maintain a continuous flow of high-quality products to customers. The ideal candidate has electronics experience and exposure to or experience with AS9100 products. The role oversees product and material quality from new product introduction (NPI) through mass production, leads responses to quality excursions, develops quality control plans, monitors and reports quality KPIs, and drives improvement with customers, Celestica, and suppliers. It also maintains internal quality systems and supports audits, engineering and supplier process changes, and the development of junior quality staff.

Requirements

4 to 6 years of experience in a similar role or industry.
Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong knowledge of quality tools, ISO and IPC standards, and processes.
Knowledge of software used to generate reports, capture data, and present data in an understandable format.
Strong knowledge of products and manufacturing processes.
Understanding of the business unit and how decisions affect customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery, and profitability.
Knowledge of quality tools such as FMEA, PMP, SPC, and 8D methodology.
Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean Kaizen.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Nice To Haves

Electronics experience.
Exposure to or experience with AS9100 products.

Responsibilities

Lead the team in independently handling quality excursions and taking effective, timely action.
Oversee product and material quality from NPI through mass production.
Develop quality control plans for the relevant material, process, or product area.
Monitor and report quality KPIs for internal factory operations and external customers.
Drive continuous improvement to benefit customers, Celestica, and suppliers.
Develop and maintain internal quality systems, procedures, work instructions, and workmanship standards.
Lead process, product, system, and supplier audits and follow up on improvement actions, including industry standards, compliance, and safety audits.
Follow up on engineering changes (EC) and supplier process change notifications (SPCN) to ensure changes initiated internally or externally are implemented accurately and on time.
Coach junior quality staff to improve their quality knowledge.
Complete assignments from the superior and participate in quality strategy deployment.