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Senior Quality Engineer




Job Summary:

The Senior Quality Engineer will provide experienced quality assurance support to the product development team, resolving bugs, defects, and other issues and ensuring the product meets customer specifications.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • May assist with hiring quality engineers.
  • Mentors and trains junior quality engineers on policies and procedures.
  • May assist with performance evaluations.

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Reviews design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and quality manuals to understand the scope, requirements, and function of the problem.
  • Ensures that products meet the organizations and customers quality and product integrity requirements.
  • Supports the product development or operations team by providing analysis and expertise throughout the inspection process.
  • Identifies root causes of problems in the production process; recommends and/or implements corrective measures.
  • Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with a goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects.
  • Ensures manufacturing processes comply with federal, state, local, and industry standards and regulations.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Extensive knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn production processes.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to serve as a liaison with developers, project managers, and customer support.
  • Thorough understanding of federal, state, local, and industry standards, guidelines, and regulations.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering or related discipline required.
  • At least five years of related experience required; supervisory experience is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

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