QA Engineer at Bothell, WA

- Experience as a factory support EE/Test/Process Engineer in a regulated (FDA, FCC, FAA, etc.) environment,
- Experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer, Quality Management System (QMS) auditor
- Need an engineer who has had to support a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) factory or electromechanical model/high level assembly factory developing/managing manufacturing processes, solving process/quality problems.
- Also needs to be able to collect/analyze/report quality data and drive corrective action upstream in a supply chain.
- This position will be responsible for suppliers of electromechanical assemblies (power supplies, batteries, etc.) and/or PCBA modules.
- Set up and manage Supplier Quality performance and reporting, GSRS, BRM, QR, Monthly Quality reports (FFOR, Yield, SCAR, etc), conduct line release for assigned commodities/suppliers
- Support local factory as assigned, to identify quality/technical issues at suppliers, drive resolution (closed loop corrective action, SCAR) with the supplier(s), execute responsibilities as prescribed in FAI, IQC, SDR, Purge, MRB, SCAR and other SQM/SQE processes, and work with other functional engineering disciplines as required to permanently solve technical supplier quality related problems
- Support introduction of new products into existing suppliers as required for NPI projects
- Participate in the assessment, selection and technical development of new (and existing) suppliers to support new product development/product transfers
- Facilitate implementation of the elements of APQP into new or existing suppliers for NPI projects with suppliers
- Verify supplier readiness to the appropriate level of maturity, from the quality management perspective, at each milestone in the product development/transfer processes
- Manage other responsibilities of the SQE role
- (SCAR=Supplier Corrective action Process, FFOR=Factory Fall-Off Rate, GSRS=Global Supplier Rating System, QR=Quality Reviews, BRM=Business Review, FAI=First Article Inspection, IQC=Incomingn Quality Control, SDR=Supplier Deviation Request, MRB=Material Review Board, NPI=New Product Introduction, APQP=Advanced Product Quality Planning)

Required

- EE or Mechanical engineering background
- 5-10 years experience in manufacturing environment
- 2 years minimum quality engineering experience
- Preferred
- Design engineering, product development experience