Quality Engineer

• R&D Circuits, a member company of Advantest America, Inc., is wholly owned by Advantest Corporation (a Tokyo Stock Exchange listed company). For over 50 years, R&D Circuits has been a leader in the printed circuit board industry.

The Quality Engineer (QE) will be responsible for supporting site Key Performance Indicator (KPI's) metrics through use of continuous improvement and process improvement methodologies. Candidates shall have knowledge of Quality Engineering, or Process Engineering, or Industrial Engineering skills with a basic knowledge of project management. This engineer shall be comfortable managing projects of importance to the organization with some oversight. Work is guided by individual annual goals and objectives with some management oversight to deliver mission success and excellence throughout the integrated product lifecycle resulting in defect-free work products and delighted customers.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

Primary Tasks:

• Hands-on go-getter comfortable on the production floor 5 days per week
• Uses metrics to identify signals and initiate tactical course corrections using key performance indicator (KPI) to aid meeting established goals.
• Comfortable communicating with Quality, Engineering, and Production personnel on projects
• Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) practitioner comfortable with problem-solving methodologies including 8D, PDCA, and A3 reporting

Quality Management System (QMS):

• Supports Material Review Board (MRB) or Failure Review Board (FRB) activities, overseeing issue closure and cross-site implementation of systemic preventive corrective actions
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives such as 6S, Safety and Kaizen activities
• Can create First Article Inspection (FAI) reports per AS9102 and First Article Acceptance Plans
• Skills with Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA) relating to both Processes (PFMEA) and Design (DFMEA)
• Supports New Product Introduction (NPI) team by assisting with the identification and evaluation of suppliers
• Supports Supplier Survey and Supplier evaluations
• Leads Internal Auditing

Engineering:

• Assists in establishing robust quality evaluation and control systems in a Printed Wiring Board (PWB, PCB) manufacturing environment. Comfort with following Engineering Change Notices (ECN / ECO) and evaluating their effectivity within the engineering organization
• Provides engineering support to operations ensuring consistent application of quality techniques
• Resolving quality issues of capability, tolerancing, and materials
• Resolving quality issues by identifying problems, examining solution options, implementing action plans, and providing resources.
• Effectively communicates and reinforces R&D Altanova's commitment to quality improvement efforts
• Strong performance history with generating professional presentations, technical reports and in-depth case studies using the Microsoft suite, (excel, pivots).