Quality Engineer

Flex•Milpitas, CA

18d•$102,000 - $140,300•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer will be based in Milpitas, California, and report to Jorge Jorge Cisneros. The role maintains quality engineering programs, standards, and improvements within the organization. It develops and applies quality standards and methods for inspecting, testing, and evaluating materials, products, processes, and production equipment; manages quality data and corrective actions; supports training and audits; and works with Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers on customer-facing quality issues. The position also approves product, process, and equipment qualifications and serves as a liaison to regulatory bodies. The role calls for advanced functional and technical expertise, troubleshooting and diagnostic ability, an overview of the test process, and the ability to train others. It requires strong customer relationship skills and knowledge of relevant technologies and processes and their interdependencies at the site.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Typically requires 6 years of engineering experience in the high-technology electronics industry or a related field.
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts, including exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
Ability to apply mathematical operations to frequency distributions, test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Demonstrated operations and technical skills and understanding of Flex functional standards, policies, and procedures.
Typically requires some knowledge of computerized electronic test equipment and programming.
Advanced functional and technical skills, basic process skills, and thorough knowledge of the function and Flex business.
Troubleshooting and diagnostic skills, overview of the entire test process, and ability to train others.
Advanced operations, technical, people and/or process, and internal and external customer relationship skills.
Expert knowledge of the function, thorough understanding of Flex and related business, and understanding of multiple functional technologies or processes and their interdependencies at the site.
May require use of tools and equipment for electronic assembly, testing, inspection, mechanical and electrical work, and office tasks, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, microscopes, measuring tools, telephones, data-entry systems, and office software.

Responsibilities

Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation.
Devise sampling procedures and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
Develop and implement methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and assess related costs.
Direct workers measuring and testing products and tabulating materials, product, or process quality and reliability data.
Prepare training materials and conduct training sessions on quality control activities.
Support Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers with customer interfaces on quality-related issues as necessary.
Ensure availability and integrity of quality-related data, consolidate results, and report them.
Initiate corrective action requests and track them through satisfactory completion.
Assist with developing and implementing quality audits.
Develop, apply, revise, and maintain quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
Design and implement methods and procedures to inspect, test, and evaluate the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
Investigate reports and returned products and recommend corrective action.
Establish programs to evaluate the precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement, and research equipment and facilities.
Approve product, process, and equipment qualifications.
Serve as a liaison to regulatory bodies.