The Quality Engineer’s role is to evaluate the quality assurance of the Novagard’s processes and products, and to recommend revisions of indicated specifications. The responsibilities include testing of the products, systems, and procedures to ensure that technical standards are met and documenting the findings and conclusions of those findings. Quality Engineer is liaison between engineering, safety, production teams, and the customer to uncover quality related issues. An effective Quality Engineer assures that engineering and manufacturing processes are performed correctly, using the right tools, materials, and processes. An important part of the job involves designing the company’s quality standards and testing processes against those criteria.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Implements inspection plans for new projects and updates current projects as necessary.

• Supports manufacturing engineer in process validations, process control, process training programs, process improvement, risk management, and software validations and control.

• Develops protocols for validation, evaluates data, and writes reports.

• Be responsible for the new testing equipment and new test methods development – MSA, GR&R included.

• Collaborates with Process Engineer on PFMEA development and revisions.

• Collaborate with Material Engineer, Quality Manager and R&D Team on Control Plans development or revision.

• Be the voice of Quality and collaborate with Product Manager.

• Lead Continuous Improvement efforts, problem identification, improvement, and resolution.

• Prepares reports to evaluate effectiveness of quality systems.

• Provides support to Quality Manager and customer representatives in regards to quality issues resolutions.

• Works with suppliers to resolve or improve quality issues and to implement effective corrective action.

• Develops and maintains quality standards and requirements for development and design projects.

• Ensure products adhere to company and industry standards.

• Works cooperatively in a team environment to reach common results and goals.

Competencies

• Strong work ethics and bias for adhering to standards

• Self-motivate and with the initiative to complete task

• Ability to work independently and in teams with infrequent supervision and reviewing

• Excellent interpersonal and team-player skills

• High attention to details and strong organizational skills

• Good analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills and ability to conduct root cause analysis and devise suitable preventive actions plans

• Past success in technical troubleshooting

• Good problem-solving abilities using systemic, logical, and sequential approaches

• Knowledge of and experience with ISO 9001- 2015 and IATF 16949-2016 requirements

• Good mathematical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Minitab or other statistical software

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Work Environment

This job operates in a clean, controlled environment. This role routinely uses laboratory equipment such as viscometers, electric balances, lab ovens, tensile machine, compression deflection machine, peel adhesion machine, hardness gauges, penetrometer, etc.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, lift push or pull up to 50 lbs.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, starting time may vary but will typically be between 6 am and 8 am.

(Subject to change based on business demands)

Travel

Some travel may be required to service the quality needs of customers.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor degree in engineering or equivalent discipline

• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in quality assurance and manufacturing environment

• Root cause analysis experience

• Knowledge of

• Knowledge of Quality Management Concepts like GR&R, MSA studies, Calibrations, MOC, KPI, Continuous Improvement, 5S, etc.

EEO Statement

Novagard Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, military and/or veteran status, genetic information, or on any basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Novagard Solutions will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or religious needs unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Novagard Solutions.