Quality Engineer

Excelitas Technologies

13d•Onsite

About The Position

We are presently seeking a Quality Engineer that will be responsible for coordinating customer quality assurance requirements into company quality management processes and deliverables. Excelitas is a global technology leader with more than 7,500 employees, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security, defense and aerospace sectors. Our facility in Boulder, Colorado has key functions in Research and Development, Operations, Production, and other disciplines. This facility specializes in the manufacturing of ultra-precision optical components, optical thin film coatings and optical sub-assemblies for demanding applications in lasers, materials processing, instrumentation, life sciences, avionics, and defense. This site offers capabilities that include substantial design and engineering resources, comprehensive optical fabrication and coating capabilities, advanced assembly technology and an extensive in-house metrology lab.

Requirements

Bachelor of science in math, engineering, physical science, or a minimum of 7 years’ experience as a QE.
Experienced quality engineer in technical manufacturing.
Demonstrated ability to perform the listed duties and responsibilities and to mentor others in the same.
Experience managing business-to-business customer relationships.

Nice To Haves

Qualified lead auditor ISO 9001 preferred.
Strong background in statistics and SPC preferred.
Knowledge of materials science & surface characterization preferred.
Data mining via SQL query and Power BI preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead others in developing a culture of collaboration, compliance, and respect.
Collaborate within and across departments to improve the integrated management system (IMS).
Demonstrate leadership and judgement in the development of quality planning for products and manufacturing processes, including in new product introduction (NPI).
Lead cross functional teams in the development of systems and solutions to improve internal quality.
Lead the development of failure modes and effects analyses, and the design of improvements to address high risk priority numbers.
Perform measurement systems analyses and use the results to design improvements.
Lead root cause analysis of quality problems in manufacturing.
Manage the customer complaint process, prepare corrective actions, drive successful implementation, and update the customer on progress and outcomes.
Drive projects to improve supplier quality.
Serve as lead auditor for compliance with ISO 9001, both internally and onsite at our suppliers.
Other duties as assigned.