Quality Engineer - Welding Process - Dürr Systems Inc

The Dürr Group is one of the world's leading mechanical and plant engineering firms with outstanding automation expertise. Products, systems and services offered by Dürr enable highly efficient manufacturing processes in different industries. Business with automobile manufacturers and their suppliers accounts for approximately 55% of Dürr's sales. Other market segments include, for example, the mechanical engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical industries and the woodworking industry.

The Dürr Group operates in the market with five divisions:

• Paint and Final Assembly Systems: paint shops and final assembly systems for the automotive industry
• Application Technology: robot technologies for the automatic application of paint as well as sealants and adhesives
• Clean Technology Systems: exhaust-air purification systems and energy efficiency technology
• Measuring and Process Systems: balancing systems as well as assembly, testing and filling technology
• Woodworking Machinery and Systems: machinery and equipment for the woodworking industry

Position Summary: The Welding Process Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that delivered products and/or services conform to customer and the Company's requirements by designing, implementing, evaluating, and continually improving quality assurance and control methods and systems. They translate design drawings and contractual requirements into a comprehensive, understandable, and functional quality plan; monitor and closely support manufacturing, inspection and supplier functions that relate to product quality. Represent quality assurance in corrective action activities; and participate in audits or product evaluations to determine the effectiveness of the quality assurance program. This position collaborates with all department functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

The Welding Quality Process Engineer is responsible for ensuring that quality requirements are integrated and captured in various special processes utilized. This role necessitates a strong understanding of industry standards, internal command media and extensive practical experience to support development and deployment of best practices. The QPE is expected to coordinate with internal and external customers to quickly resolve manufacturing issues and utilize their technical background to proactively drive process improvements. This position will have a heavy emphasis on welding fabrication/assembly and welding related support processes.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Functions as a lead in the review of failure investigation activities to ensure root cause is identified and mitigating activities are identified and implemented
• Leads audit and inspection preparation, resolution of audit and inspection findings and liaises with auditing groups and inspectors through all stages of the audits
• Coordinates communication on quality issues, corrective action activities as well as advocacy for concerns
• Coordinates ISO 9001/14001/45001 initiatives and assures compliance the Integrated Management System (IMS).
• Leads ISO re-certification efforts with supporting multi-discipline approaches
• Provides leadership and participates in cause and corrective action activities, failure investigations, metrics creation and quality improvement projects
• Ensures quality requirements are embedded into key manufacturing special processes
• Provides leadership in the development and implementation of inspection plans
• Participates in nonconforming material control
• Proactively analyzes manufacturing data to identify opportunities and implement process improvements
• Independently manages quality projects, including coordination with cross functional team members, to ensure timely project completion.
• Other responsibilities assigned by management as necessary.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8-10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• AWS Certified Weld Inspector OR 5 years of hardware related experience with welding.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer

Knowledge of:

• Applicable codes, rules and regulations related to the area of assignment
• Quality engineering and quality assurance principles
• Principles of quality planning and creating a quality plan
• Failure investigation, root cause and corrective action processes
• Nonconformance management and reporting
• Quality management system standards
• Qualification process and testing
• Risk management process
• ERP and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) techniques
• Standard Measuring Inspection (SMI) equipment
• Applicable machine shop, weld, composite, propellant, electrical and assembly processes
• Non-Destructive Test inspection processes
• Dimensional, visual, sample and witness inspection processes
• Tooling/gage processes
• Special process certifications
• Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Calibrations system requirements
• Computer systems and applicable software programs such as Microsoft Office suite
• Data mining quality management data techniques

Ability to:

• Audit, interpret and evaluate data and processes
• Use a variety of test, inspection and measurement equipment
• Read and interpret blueprints and related specifications
• Apply and interpret Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Operate effectively in a team environment
• Conduct investigation, studies and research
• Create process and program metrics to evaluate the quality health
• Effectively communicate, both orally and in writing
• Interface effectively with external customer counterparts
• Deal with multiple tasks and deadlines set by management
• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others

Additional Requirements

• Pass a pre-employment drug test and be able to pass a drug test at any time during employment.
• Adhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the employee handbook

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Dürr Systems, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We maintain a drug-free work place and perform pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, the presence of a medical condition or disability, height, weight, or any other protected status. We maintain a drug-free work place and perform pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.