Staff Quality EngineerThe new Staff Quality Engineer will help strengthen quality across our engineering and business teams by driving quality across the full product journey-from development and supplier partnerships to operations, systems, and the customer experience. You'll use data and collaboration to understand priorities, solve problems, take corrective action, and identify opportunities to improve how we work.
As the Staff Quality Engineer, you will:- Represent Quality Engineering on New Product Introduction projects, identifying risks and partnering with cross-functional teams to develop contingency plans
- Develop and maintain proactive and reactive supplier quality processes to support quality, cost, and performance goals
- Monitor internal quality metrics, identify trends, and lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts
- Identify and lead continuous improvement projects
- Use the CAPA system to address internal, supplier, and customer quality issues in partnership with cross-functional teams
Who you are and the experience you bring:- BS degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
- 7+ years of quality experience in a high-technology industry, preferably in an electro-mechanical product development, manufacturing, and test environment, particularly in industrial manufacturing/assembly and/or precision machining industries
- Experience with Supplier Quality Management methodologies (APQP, PPAP, SCAR)
- Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) stage-gate processes
- Proficient in problem solving techniques/tools (root cause analysis/corrective action, 8D) and continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma/DMAIC, Kaizen)
- Knowledge of Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Experience with Statistical/Quality Tools (DOE, SPC, fault tree analysis, FMEA, auditing, cost of poor quality, control plan, safe launch)
- Knowledge of Quality Management System standards (ISO9001: 2015)
- Experience with Oracle ERP software
- Ability to influence and build buy-in to product/process changes and the investment of resources
Preferred experience that differentiates you:- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
- Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt
Location: Onsite - Kent, WA
Travel: Up to 25% domestic and international
Additional benefits in joining Hypertherm Associates:- Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture
- Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)
- Five days/year paid Community Service Time
- Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship
- Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy
Sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.#LI-MJ1
This is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. 
