Lead Quality Engineer

The Lead Quality Engineer is a skilled professional who, with limited supervision from the Quality Assurance Manager, applies advanced principles of product and service quality evaluation and control.

This role leverages a diverse body of knowledge and technologies, including but not limited to Probability, Statistical Quality Control, Design of Experiments, Metrology, Inspection and Test, Quality System Audits, Human Factors and Motivation, and Quality Information Systems, to ensure excellence in processes and deliverables.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

The Lead Quality Engineer has the responsibility for the action required to:


* Assist the Quality Assurance Manager with development and operation of Quality Systems


* Review proposed contracts, products and processes to avoid or eliminate unnecessary quality difficulties.


* Plan the quality measurements and controls on materials, processes, and product that provides adequate control of quality at minimum quality related costs.


* Determine that manufacturing processes have sufficient capability to meet quality requirements.


* Analyze quality information and feedback analyses and recommendations for adjustment to product design, manufacturing processes, equipment, and the quality system.


* Inspection of optical components and hardware


* Provide leadership in the application of statistical methods to diagnose and correct improper quality practices, workmanship and process problems.


* On behalf of the Quality Assurance Manager, carry out essential steps in establishing and maintaining the company quality system.

Quality Planning - 40%


* Recommends Quality objectives and goals in line with company Thrusts and Initiatives.


* Works with Quality Management, Marketing, Engineering and Customers in establishing specific quality requirements on individual products based upon customer requirements.


* Reviews proposed and new contracts as well as new designs for manufacturing quality ability.


* Able to create AS9100 FAI's


* Plans quality measurements and controls sufficient to provide adequate control of quality at minimum quality related costs.


* Ensures QA has adequate metrology to support quality requirements of new processes.


* Participates in establishing and defining quality, performance and workmanship standards that cover such items as cosmetic appearance, surface characteristics, color, noise, and vibration as well as company standards that will be followed in the absence of customer engineering specifications, e.g., electronics workmanship, scratch/dig requirements, cleaning and handling of optics.


* Develops, applies, revises and maintains Quality Standards for processing materials into partially finished or complete products.


* Assists Quality Management in determining and establishing the required quality procedures for controlling product quality.

This planning includes the relative importance of qual...