Quality Process Engineer I - Electronics Manufacturing

Job Summary:

Process engineering position focused on manufacturing and testing night vision power supplies.

The Manufacturing Engineer position responsibilities include:


* Evaluate product quality characteristic of product and determine if it meets specifications


* Working with, training and giving feedback to bargaining unit employees to improve work processes and product quality


* Evaluating product quality to verify operator workmanship and determine root cause of process/ yield issues


* Perform high level of soldering of products, and repairing of products that standard operators cannot


* Dispositioning products that operators have flagged as defective and repairing; to start this will be more than 50% of daily responsibilities


* Conducting experiments/tests to evaluate operating characteristics of products or processes


* Conducting failure analysis on failed parts to determine root cause and best corrective action to prevent recurrence


* Optimizing manufacturing and testing processes/ equipment and implementing cost reduction opportunities (yield and productivity improvements, waste elimination, reduce touch time)


* Using data analytics techniques to help identify areas of concern to be worked on or areas of improvement


* Partnering with Production Supervisors/Managers, area technicians, other area engineers, and R&D Engineering for best product flow and area yield results


* Working to minimize or eliminate safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity problems


* Using process equipment, test instruments, and precision gauges in appropriate situations


* Preparing engineering specifications for purchases


* Performing other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required


* This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a security clearance


* BS or higher in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering


* 0-2 years technical experience in a manufacturing environment doing yield and process improvement work


* Ability to respect, work and collaborate well with others with a range of technical capabilities from process operator to production supervisor to engineering colleagues


* Effective communication and documentation skills


* Proficiency with MS Office products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or equivalents


* Knowledge of statistical analysis techniques and SPC


* Knowledge of failure analysis of electronic devices and board and component levels.


* Ability to handle multiple high priority projects


* Willingness to deal with multiple competing demands and questions from operators and other team members


* Comfortable with self-initiating business and professional improvements

Preferred


* Proficiency with statistical analysis software; Minitab, JMP, SAS, R or others


* Experience with SQL databases and querying them


* Knowledge of DMAIC and advanced statistical tools

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