We are currently recruiting highly qualified candidates, whose background and career goals meet our needs, for the following position in our Huntsville, AL facility. Please note that due to our Department of Defense contract requirements,U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.
Position Title: QA Engineer
Position Title: Regulatory / QA Engineer
Job Purpose:
Accountable for understanding, implementing and revising all aspects of the quality management system. Participates in Quality management system development and helpsmaintaincertification. Lead auditor and contact for registrar and customer audits. Performs internal audit to ensure the quality management system is in compliance with ISO & AS9100 standards. Also participation in advanced product quality activities. Supports product/process changes to meet customer requirements on several prime contracts. Analyzes reports and returned products and recommends corrective action. Prepares documentation for inspection/testing procedures.
Nature of Duties/Responsibilities:
*ISO coordinator
*Coordinator and lead external audit for customer and registrar.
*Responsible for plant / customer validation reviews.
*Report to managementon the Quality Management system
*Maintain, review and develop procedures to ensure Quality management systemcomplies with ISO standards (13485, AS9100, etc)
*Perform internal audits to ensure processes are in compliance to standards, and procedure.
• Developing and revising reports, procedures and documents including Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA), Quality Control plans and Contract Review documents.
• Performing data analysis and trends identification on in-process and finished products, to drive root cause and corrective/preventive actions
• Participating in the Failure Reporting Analysis And Corrective Action System (FRACAS) root cause and corrective action process for customer returns
• Performing Material Review Board dispositions on suspected material
• Supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) activities
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar technical discipline
• Minimum 12 years experience as a Quality / Regulatory Engineer in a manufacturing environment; preferably in the electronic manufacturing industry
• Six Sigma green projects and lean events is preferred but not required
• Familiar with standards/specifications/regulatory compliance, including government.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact and communicate
• Ability to read and interpret standards and part specific technical prints and drawings
• Solid experience with standard quality tools and documentation (SPC, MSA, FMEA, Control Plans, Six Sigma, Pareto Analysis, APQP, PPAP, ISO9001/IATF16949)
• Ability to translate customer quality requirements into executable plans
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with Agile databases and their use is highly desirable
