Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

KYOCERA External•San Diego, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Kyocera International, Inc. We’re hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at our San Diego, CA location! Join a stable, long-term opportunity where your work matters. We’re hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to support production and ensure high-quality output in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. With nearly 80,000 employees globally, Kyocera is a leading manufacturer of high-tech ceramics in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, Medical applications, and semiconductor processing. Our innovative materials are found in everything from smartphones to space shuttles! In conjunction with Senior Quality Manager, this position helps drive culture change towards a Quality-infused organization. The Senior Quality Engineer contributes to the development of project requirements based on corporate policies and strategies and uses independent judgment to influence decisions and timelines. Directs and coordinates activities to meet the technical, labor, and administrative requirements of multiple projects. Receives assignments and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals. May personally assist with project implementation.

Requirements

Four-year technical degree (e.g. Bachelor's in Engineering or other technical field)
5 years minimum experience in manufacturing and/or training in the form of an advanced degree.
Must have a thorough understanding of company processes and appropriate technical knowledge, or experience in a related industry.
Working knowledge of project management principles is required.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Microsoft Office especially Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to positively influence various resources without direct line management responsibility.
Frequently interacts with supervisors and/or functional peer group managers, normally involving matters between functional areas or other company divisions or units.
Eligible to work in an ITAR Environment.

Nice To Haves

Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders
Ability to prioritize workload, and meet deadlines
Ability to work effectively as part of a team, while also successfully executing independent assignments
Analytical and creative problem-solving skills
Ability to identify and evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal control processes
Ability to identify areas for improvement and recommend solutions
Ability to assess risks
Ability to formalize audit observations and draft reports
Training resource for control plans
Training resource for FMEAs
Training resource for 8D
Training resource for 5 Whys

Responsibilities

Lead investigations, drive Root Cause analysis
Deep dive into internal audit findings and Internal Corrective Action Reports to identify recurring themes
Drive implementation of new software and equipment (including training and documentation as needed).
Collect project-related information from various internal resources.
Coordinate with key stakeholders.
Establish project objectives, budget requirements, timelines, labor requirements, and resource planning.
Establish “hand-off” criteria (i.e. clearly define what conditions must be in place to close the project)
Maintain schedules, budgets, requirements, minutes, risk analysis, and mitigation plans.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously
May recommend, evaluate, and test new software, hardware, and problem-solving methods.
Use ability to independently assess and articulate options, risks, and trade-offs.
Perform as an individual contributor to monitor, document, and report project status regularly to plant management and affected parties.
Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.