Senior Sustaining Quality Engineer

Bevi • Boston, MA

19h • $116,025 - $143,325 • Hybrid

About The Position

Bevi is seeking a Senior Sustaining Quality Engineer to join their manufacturing and quality team. This role reports to the Director of Quality Engineering and is responsible for measuring, improving, and maintaining the quality of Bevi’s products. The Senior Sustaining Quality Engineer will collaborate with sustaining engineering, manufacturing, and field service teams to identify and prioritize areas for improvement. The ideal candidate will embody Bevi's core values, demonstrating a willingness to learn new skills, work across disciplines, and drive issues to completion.

Requirements

• Passionate about delivering best-in-class quality to customers and stakeholders
• 5-7 years minimum work experience as Quality Engineer or 2-3 years at a Senior QE level. Sustaining engineering experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead with an appropriate blend of tenacity and grace while acting as a culture carrier during periods of growth and challenge.
• Strong communicator able to facilitate discussion and present data to all levels of the internal and external organization
• Strong analytical and technical skills are necessary to interpret specifications and drawings and perform problem solving and data analysis leading to improvement initiatives
• Very strong background in APQP, statistical tools, PFMEAs, quality control plans, PPAP, and root cause problem solving tools such as 8D
• Experience leading Process Improvement Teams and managing major projects
• Experience in using SPC tools and a deep understanding in how to apply them when measuring process reliability and repeatability in the supply chain
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering
• Ability to be in the office 4-5 days per week

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the commercial appliance industry and knowledge of NSF and UL standards is a plus
• ASQ certifications of CQE and CQA are a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead quality team in product quality issue identification driving design changes and ECOs on production products to ensure quality and reliability standards of components, subsystems, and final product are met.
• Lead subject matter expert for our Customer Care and Field Service team to triage and resolve quality issues impacting our end-customers and ensure top level quality metrics are met.
• Apply an Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) framework to product, process, and supplier changes to drive a proactive approach to quality and minimize reactive risks.
• Lead the implementation and upkeep of key quality processes such as: defining CTQs, PFMEAs, quality control plans, MSA/GR&R, FAI, and Ok2Ship.
• Ensure excellent manufacturing quality through tight process controls, preventive measures, and timely corrective action implementation.
• Lead quality actions with the Supply Chain team to qualify new and alternate suppliers and manage supplier changes.
• Act as the technical liaison between Engineering, Manufacturing and Suppliers to ensure requirements are understood and can be met.
• Facilitate and lead cross-functional teams for full Root Cause Analysis for failures in manufacturing and/or originating at end-customers.
• Regularly generate, publish, and present quality KPIs and other relevant company metrics to leadership.
• Maintain suppliers’ quality data collection activities and run reports on a periodic basis to summarize data and to initiate and recommend suppliers’ continual improvement activities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross BlueShield, 95% paid by employer
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible PTO plus 12 company holidays, and additional paid days for sick leave, etc
• Generous fully paid parental leave for both birth parents and non-birth parents
• Fully employer paid disability and life insurances
• Wellness and fitness reimbursements
• Monthly stipends for cell phone use and commuting costs
• Onsite snacks, weekly catered lunch, and (of course) unlimited Bevi ... plus composting and terra-cycling, too
• Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Values awards - and more.
• Equity in the form of stock options
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior