Quality Engineer

Flex•Buffalo Grove, IL

8d•$77,500 - $106,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer will be based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and will maintain quality engineering programs, standards, and improvements within the organization. The role develops and maintains standards for inspection, testing, evaluation, and production quality, and supports the disposition of discrepant material, corrective actions, audits, training, and customer quality interfaces. It also assures the availability and integrity of quality data, reports quality results, evaluates production and testing equipment, approves product, process, and equipment qualifications, and serves as a liaison to regulatory bodies. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience and four years of engineering experience in the high-technology electronics industry or a related field. The role calls for advanced mathematical and analytical capabilities, the ability to interpret technical instructions, and familiarity with electronic assembly, testing, inspection, mechanical and electrical tools, and office software. It also requires functional and technical expertise, troubleshooting and diagnostic skills, and the ability to train others. AS9100 and/or aerospace or defense experience is a plus.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Four 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 several abstract and concrete variables.
Demonstrated operations and technical skills and understanding of Flex functional standards.
Working knowledge of functional concepts and a solid understanding of Flex policies and procedures.
Advanced functional and technical skills, basic process skills, and advanced or thorough knowledge of the function and Flex business.
Troubleshooting, diagnostic, and test-process overview skills, with the ability to train others.
May require knowledge of computerized electronic test equipment and programming.
May require use of electronic assembly tools and references, including color codes, components, schematics, and PCB operations; testing equipment such as oscilloscopes, cable and harness testers, and logic analyzers; inspection tools such as microscopes and measuring tools; mechanical and electrical tools such as taps and dies and alignment tools; and office tools and software for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Nice To Haves

AS9100 experience.
Aerospace or defense experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation.
Devise sampling procedures and create forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
Develop and implement methods and procedures for dispositioning discrepant material, including methods to assess cost.
Direct workers measuring and testing products and tabulating data about materials, product quality, or process quality and reliability.
Prepare training materials and conduct training sessions on quality control activities.
Support Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers in customer interfaces as needed on quality-related issues.
Ensure the availability and integrity of quality-related data; consolidate and report quality results.
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 for inspecting, testing, and evaluating product or production-equipment precision and accuracy.
Investigate reports and returned products and recommend corrective actions.
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.