Quality Engineer

Dover Corporation • West Chester, OH

21d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Quality Engineer at Microwave Products Group – Pole/Zero Corporation in West Chester, Ohio, you will verify conformance to specified requirements and assist appropriate departments in determining root cause and corrective action when products or processes are nonconforming. The role supports manufacturing, engineering, inspectors, supervisors, customers, and suppliers on quality matters, and helps ensure quality is incorporated into product design and production.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. person: U.S. citizen or permanent resident (Green Card holder).
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must have a thorough understanding of IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001.
• Must communicate effectively with manufacturing, engineering, management, and customers, verbally and in writing.
• High proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to analyze data and formulate quality and reliability decisions.
• AS9100 or ISO9000 experience required.
• At least 5 years of electronics manufacturing experience.
• At least 5 years of technical electronics-related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• ASQ certification.
• Experience serving as a participant or chairperson on a Material Review Board.

Responsibilities

• Analyze defect data and establish trend charts for management review.
• Assist inspectors in identifying defects, component information, and process indicators, and verify conformance.
• Recommend inspection techniques and equipment to improve inspection reliability.
• Attend daily production meetings to address quality-related issues.
• Participate in design reviews to assess manufacturability and ensure quality is designed into products.
• Support engineering and manufacturing groups with material and process issues.
• Modify and update Quality department work instructions and procedures.
• Review and approve manufacturing build instructions for compliance with design requirements.
• Conduct internal process and product audits to verify compliance with requirements and the Quality Management System.
• Manage in-process Material Review Board activities, including processing nonconforming material.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering in determining root causes of in-process defects.
• Develop and implement inspection plans.
• Interface with customers and suppliers regarding quality issues.
• Review and approve engineering drawings and participate in design reviews.
• Participate in the Change Control Board and approve Engineering Change Notices.
• Chair and coordinate Quality Focus Groups and ensure identified tasks are completed on time.
• Participate in general quality initiatives.
• Work with inspectors and supervisors to ensure products conform to specified requirements.
• Assist QA, engineering, and production in determining root cause and corrective action for customer returns.
• Participate in product and process qualification and other decisions that may affect product quality.
• Initiate and recommend Corrective Action Requests when product or process nonconformance is identified.
• Initiate and manage Quality Alerts.
• Promote quality philosophies and new techniques in production, and facilitate training on general quality concepts.

Benefits

• Annual incentive plan or discretionary performance-based bonus.
• Paid vacation and sick time, including 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under applicable state and local laws.
• Up to 10 paid holidays per calendar year, based on schedule.
• Four hours of voluntary time off to volunteer for a charity.
• Health, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance, company paid.
• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions or matching and potential profit sharing.
• Profit sharing plan with potential contributions up to 3% of base salary.
• Educational reimbursement or tuition assistance.
• Gym membership reimbursement.
• Health savings account and health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• 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.
• Business travel services.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee assistance program, including company-paid counseling sessions and legal services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED