Quality Engineer

Dover Corporation•Salisbury, MD

19d•$80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Quality Engineer handles major projects and participates in high-level cross-functional teams. The role develops inspection and testing processes and procedures, and writes, edits, reviews, or approves quality-controlled documents. It applies strategic decision-making to identify performance gaps and establish goals, conducts benchmarking, applies lessons learned, and champions world-class quality processes and continuous improvement. The position performs reliability analyses, including MTBF calculations and FMEAs, and participates in advanced quality planning such as FMEA, QFD, and DOE during design, contract, and process reviews. It applies statistical variation methods, including ANOVA, t-tests, and f-tests; interfaces with sales, engineering, customers, and suppliers; and provides input to contract reviews. The role researches and diagnoses issues, analyzes data and trends, recommends corrective and preventive actions, and develops and evaluates solutions to complex process problems. The Quality Engineer may serve as Lead Internal Auditor or lead supplier audits, and acts as a technical interface between design and mechanical engineering, purchasing, and suppliers. The position may prepare budgets, integrates quality and statistical tools with lean manufacturing, and presents information in electronic, oral, and written formats to all levels of the company. It may have supervisory responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline.
Five years of quality-related experience.
Ability to communicate clearly with tact and sensitivity, write succinctly, give presentations, and respond to sensitive inquiries.
Ability to apply advanced statistical techniques.
Ability to read drawings, blueprints, and schematics.
Ability to organize and prioritize.
Lean manufacturing experience.
Strong to expert user of Microsoft Office tools.
Ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day direction.
Ability to manage through influence rather than title.
Ability to facilitate meetings and manage interactions across diverse groups, such as engineering, sales, finance, and marketing.

Nice To Haves

ASQ Certified Quality Auditor.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer.
ASQ Certified Green Belt.

Responsibilities

Handle major projects and participate in high-level cross-functional teams.
Develop inspection and testing processes and procedures.
Write, edit, review, and/or approve quality-controlled documents.
Identify performance gaps and establish goals and objectives to meet organizational expectations.
Conduct benchmarking and apply lessons learned.
Identify and champion advanced quality business processes and continuous improvement.
Perform reliability analyses, including MTBF calculations and FMEAs.
Participate in advanced quality planning, including FMEA, QFD, and DOE, during design, contract, and process reviews.
Apply statistical variation methods such as ANOVA, t-tests, and f-tests.
Interface with sales, engineering, customers, and suppliers, and provide input to contract reviews.
Conduct diagnostic research, analyze data and trends, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
Analyze complex process problems and develop and evaluate alternative solutions.
Act as Lead Internal Auditor and/or lead supplier audits.
Serve as a technical interface between design engineering, mechanical engineering, purchasing, and suppliers.
Prepare budgets as needed.
Integrate quality and statistical tools with lean manufacturing methodologies.
Present information electronically, orally, and/or in writing to all levels of the company.
Perform supervisory responsibilities as applicable.

Benefits

401(k) savings plan with employer contributions.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Wellness programs.
Health savings account and health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability.
Company-paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance.
Supplemental employee and dependent life insurance.
Optional accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance.
Commuter benefits.
Parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence.
Paid time off, including up to 10 paid holidays per calendar year based on schedule, paid vacation days, and 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local laws.
Tuition assistance.
Business travel services.
Employee discounts.
Employee assistance program with company-paid counseling sessions and legal services.
Discretionary bonus eligibility based on performance metrics and other criteria in the applicable bonus plan.