Quality Engineer - Rome, NY

Indium Corporation•Rome, NY

2d•$62,500 - $101,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer advances initiatives to understand processes and implement appropriate process controls, ensuring that Indium Corporation products meet customer requirements while supporting the company’s growth, vision, and values. The role works with technical support engineers, manufacturing engineers, operations staff, and quality department colleagues to meet quality objectives and maintain quality management system processes. It supports company facilities through quality testing, process planning, product validation, and manufacturing process improvement. The position uses design of experiments, statistical process control, data analysis, and other quality methods to reduce process variation and operating expenses and improve yields. It develops process FMEAs and control plans; prepares corrective actions and Production Part Approval Process documentation; documents procedures to applicable quality standards; monitors quality metrics; and investigates, recommends, installs, and maintains quality testing equipment. The engineer operates computer and statistical software to analyze data and report findings, manages multiple projects, and supports internal and external customers with technical assistance, quality inquiries, and product testing. This role is based at 5836 Success Drive in Rome, New York. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, with office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Local and day travel, including travel between company facilities, may be required; the employee must provide their own transportation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a science-based technical discipline.
Knowledge of SPC, PPAP, FMEA, and Six Sigma methodologies.
Proficiency in MS Office and knowledge of DOE, SPC, and data analysis.
Advanced math skills.
Ability to develop and implement testing methods, with an emphasis on documenting detailed procedures.
Ability to support internal and external customers with technical assistance, quality inquiries, and product testing.
Demonstrated ability to complete a wide variety of assignments in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to achieve objectives through participation in functional or cross-functional work teams.
Detail-oriented and highly organized.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Provide own transportation for local or day travel, including travel between Indium Corporation facilities.

Nice To Haves

Two years of work experience in a technical position is preferred.
ASQ Quality Engineer certification or Advanced Six Sigma Certification is preferred.
Lean Manufacturing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement Quality Engineering activities with other functions to support quality objectives and QMS processes according to documented procedures.
Partner with technical support engineers, manufacturing engineers, and operations staff to meet quality objectives.
Reduce process variation using DOE and data analysis methods, and implement data-driven corrective actions.
Prepare and install process FMEAs and control plans, using appropriate analysis and data informed by designed experiments.
Prepare corrective actions using customer-specified or 8D methodologies.
Document procedures in accordance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and other relevant quality standards.
Develop and prepare Production Part Approval Process documentation according to customer requirements and industry standards.
Support company facilities with quality testing, process planning, and product validations.
Study, recommend, and modify manufacturing processes to reduce operating expenses and improve yields.
Use computer programs and statistical software to analyze data, report results, and draw data-driven conclusions.
Investigate, identify, recommend, install, and maintain quality test equipment.
Monitor and maintain quality metrics.
Collaborate with other quality department staff.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver timely results.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.