Sr. Quality Engineer
Novanta · Apex, NC
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior quality role at Novanta (industrial) in Apex, NC. Responsible Engineer for creating processes to assure compliance to customer, regulatory, and ISO requirements.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, Root cause, DMAIC, ISO 13485, Robotics
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About the role
Responsibilities
- ◆Responsible Engineer for creating processes to assure compliance to customer, regulatory, and ISO requirements.
- ◆Responsible Engineer for addressing customer and internal quality issues through sound problem solving techniques and corrective action.
- ◆Recommend action for improvement based on quality risk assessment of products and processes.
- ◆Collaborate with the Design Group to provide input for preventing potential quality risk.
- ◆Create quality plans for new product introductions.
- ◆Track and analyze incoming, in-process and final inspection data for trends in order to facilitate improvement action.
- ◆Participate in and facilitate Lean Manufacturing initiatives such as Kaizen events and defect reduction efforts.
- ◆Assess and recommend quality equipment to meet current and future needs.
Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies
- ✓Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (except software) from an accredited institution, preferably mechanical or electrical engineering
- ✓Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a quality role in a manufacturing environment or 4 years in another role in a manufacturing environment
- ✓ASQ Certified Quality Engineer is a plus
- ✓Experience working in an ISO 13485:2016 compliant Quality System is a plus
Required Experience, Skills, Training and Competencies
- ✓Experience maintaining EU, UL, and CE Marking compliance
- ✓Experience driving continuous improvement using established problem-solving methodologies (DMAIC, 8D, A3)
- ✓Technical problem solving and decision-making skills on electro-mechanical systems
- ✓Proven ability to work independently with high organizational and project management skills
- ✓Strong computer and keyboard skills, with focus on data management, data analysis, and word processing.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to learn and obtain an intermediate working knowledge level of technical products and operating processes, i.e. ATI products and their applications.
- ✓Advanced verbal and written communications skills
Travel
Requirements
- ✓5 - 15% Travel as required
Physical
Requirements
- ✓Occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, standing for long periods of time
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