Senior Associate - Quality Engineering - QuEST Global Engineering Services

Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:

Job Overview:

The Manufacturing Quality Engineer with 3-6 years of experience will be responsible for ensuring that the products manufactured by the company meet customer specifications and industry standards. They will play a lead role in identifying and resolving quality issues, implementing process improvements, and developing and maintaining quality control procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform process analysis to identify best practices and apply lessons learned to increase the effectiveness of the QMS
  • Working within the Manufacturing Engineering team to assure quality characteristics are designed into production planning
  • Utilize APQP methodology to manage the quality-production process
  • Pro-active application of quality tools to drive zero-defect performance
  • Determine and establish inspection planning
  • Perform production process audits
  • Coordination with Supplier Quality regarding the tracking of supplier issues/certifications
  • Facilitation of corrective actions and continuous improvement methods
  • Perform management/control of nonconforming material
  • Monitor defect data and maintain feedback to establish/support closed-loop actions
  • Compile and/or evaluate quality data (e.g.: engineering changes, non-conformances, test problems, test results).
  • Develop/Present quality reports/presentations to program/facility/business
  management.

Qualifications:

• 3-6 years of experience and Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality control, or a related field.
  • In absence of a degree, 6-8 years of experience in a quality engineering or related role
  • Experience/education with the interpretation of technical drawings, RCCA, containment plans, FAI, Pareto analysis, cause/effect diagrams, and process mapping
  • Experience in Microsoft Office Suites.
  • Ability to lead product or process non-conformance investigations (i.e. 8-D, DIVEs)
  • Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
  • Knowledge of UPPAP core elements (PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow, and Control Plans)
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical engineering drawings
  • Data Analysis with strong Excel skills, and general ability to use Microsoft Office
  • Ability to work across and communicate with all levels of the organization

Quest Global is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  EOE/AA