Quality Engineer

Fiber Materials•Woonsocket, RI

50d•Onsite

About The Position

FMI's Rhode Island facility is seeking a Quality Engineer to support all aspects of the organization including responsibility for assigned programs with close alignment to operations & supply chain. The Quality Engineer will work closely with production and engineering management to develop, maintain, and implement quality standards to ensure they meet applicable customer & internal requirements. This Quality Engineer will also partner with stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle to support investigations and drive implementation of risk mitigation activities aimed at improving the quality of products & processes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, materials engineering, or closely related discipline
3+ years of relevant experience within a quality environment
5+ years of relevant experience within a manufacturing setting or similar
Familiarity with database usage, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
Expertise/experience in working with and meeting customers and/or suppliers requirements
Demonstrated experience as a team leader in identifying and resolving issues
Working knowledge of Quality Assurance practices and procedures expertise

Nice To Haves

Experience in composites manufacturing and process engineering
Proficiency in various machining, testing and inspection processes
ISO 9001/AS 9100/AS13100 certification knowledge
ASQ Certification CQE, CQT
Familiarity with utilizing electronic Quality Management System (eQMS) software solutions

Responsibilities

Represent FMI Textiles quality as the point of contact to assigned customers including support of onsite & virtual meetings as well as maintaining responsibility for distribution of data & information
Coordinate FMI Textiles and supplier quality requirements to ensure proper flow down to vendors
Assist in identification of supplier related issues &/or qualification of new vendors
Develop and utilize FMI and FMI Textiles systems to satisfy customer quality requirements including regulatory, certification, and validation systems
Assist in providing quality support throughout the various gates of FMI Textiles Contracts & Proposal process
Deploy both proactive & reactive quality tools & principles within the organization including execution of RCCA, PFMEAs, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Flow Diagrams, Manufacturing Quality Plans (MQP), APQP as required
Ensure proper product sampling, quality control checks, identification, and traceability are in place across the entire manufacturing value stream
Make recommendations & establish business cases for capital expenditures in support of enhancing the quality of products & processes
Support the potential rollout of additional applications within FMI’s eQMS incl. proceduralizing internal processes, training and monitoring/support during & after deployment
Perform reviews on customer & internal drawings; report back to stakeholders on required changes
Participate in the organization’s configuration management process including initiating, reviewing and dispositioning Engineering Change Notifications
Support FMI’s QMS including supplier management, auditing & document control IAW AS9100
Participate &/or lead various RCCA activities in support of internal/customer non-conformances
Participate in &/or lead Material Review Boards (MRB) meetings as quality engineering representative
Assists with new facility commissioning incl. understanding customer requirements & converting those into sustainable/repeatable processes that can be deployed across multiple sites