Job Title:              Quality Engineer                                                               Job Status: Full Time

Department:      Quality Assurance                                                            Reports To: Quality Manager

FLSA Status:        Exempt                                                                                Travel Requirements: 10%

Work Schedule: M-F with some weekends                                            Location: Hayden, ID

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Quality Engineer plans, coordinates, and directs the quality program designed to ensure quality control and quality assurance of the manufacture of products consistent with established standards by performing duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains Quality Department and all managerial duties in the absence of Quality Manager.


• Formulates and maintains quality objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals.


• Interprets quality philosophy to key personnel in organization.


• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation.


• Plans and oversees the analysis, inspection, design, test, and/or integration to assure the quality of assigned product or component.


• Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.


• Applies statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate the current process and process changes.


• Decides whether to accept a product or continue business with a vendor based on a review by the quality assurance engineer.


• Reviews all data obtained during all quality control and quality assurance activities to ensure consistency with company policies and procedures.


• Develops new approaches to solve problems identified during quality activities.


• Keeps management team abreast of significant issues or developments identified during quality activities and actions being taken to improve the situation.


• Prepares and presents technical and program information to the management team.


• Directs workers engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products.


• Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality codes and standards. 


• Plays active role on quality management teams within organization.


• Designs and implements quality training programs to key personnel in conjunction with managers.


• Investigates and adjusts customer complaints regarding quality of product and standards.