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Echodyne · 2 hours ago

Manager, Quality Assurance Engineering

Kirkland, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$121K/yr - $182K/yr

7+ years exp

Echodyne offers innovative radar solutions for various industries and is seeking a Manager of Quality Assurance Engineering to enhance supplier quality and manufacturing processes. The role involves leading quality engineering teams, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

ElectronicsNational SecuritySensorSoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor quality engineers and be an outspoken advocate for quality throughout the organization

Expediently and effectively communicate investigations into issues with supplied parts and manufacturing

Maintain and improve the site QMS, including NCR and CAPA system in compliance with AS9100 standards

Extensive experience with PCBs and PCBAs and be able to assist with technical reviews with suppliers, quality engineers and design engineers

Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with individuals and cross-functional groups

Assist with 3rd party, customer and internal audits

Be an advocate for lean and six sigma manufacturing principles and drive continuous improvement

Knowledge of specification development, industry standards, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), etc

Demonstrated ability to drive and deliver innovative, effective and timely solutions

Oversee New Product Introductions (NPI) by owning supplier qualification, onboarding, and approval processes, including audits, capability assessments, and risk evaluations

Establish and maintain supplier quality performance metrics, supplier scorecards, and improvement plans

Responsible for enduring supplier root cause analysis initiatives with suppliers, ensuring effective Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) and continuous improvement initiatives

Lead status reporting of supplier investigations, root cause analysis and resolutions to supplied part issues

Oversee quality assurance and control activities within manufacturing operations

Ensure processes and tests are robust, statistically capable, and optimized for quality, cost, and yield improvement

Implement and maintain process control methodologies (SPC, PFMEA, control plans)

Ensure NCR investigations by MQEs with internal nonconformances are appropriate and material is dispositions are applied and closed on time

Drive rapid containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action (CAPAs)

Support new product introductions by developing and validating manufacturing quality processes

Qualification

Quality Engineering LeadershipRoot Cause AnalysisStatistical Process ControlManufacturing Process ValidationSupplier Quality ManagementLean Manufacturing PrinciplesGeometric DimensioningTolerancingAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsSelf-Driven

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience with advanced study in the quality sciences and business management disciplines

7 years experience in an electronic manufacturing environment with 5 years directly involved in leading quality engineering

A minimum of 3 years of recent prior experience in a high-tech environment

Strong leadership experience managing quality engineering teams in a manufacturing assembly environment

Proficiency in quality engineering tools and methodologies: Root Cause Analysis (5 Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree), Statistical Process Control (SPC), FAI, APQP, PFMEA

Experience interfacing with suppliers and resolving supplier-related quality issues

Deep understanding of manufacturing processes and process validation

Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both internal stakeholders and external suppliers

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and drive data-based decisions