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Blue Marble Communications · 3 days ago

Quality Engineer, Hi-Rel

Poway, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $135K/yr

5+ years exp

Blue Marble Communications designs and manufactures high-performance RF and network communications systems. The Quality Engineer will be responsible for ensuring product compliance with internal and customer requirements, developing and maintaining the quality assurance program, and conducting inspections and audits to uphold quality standards.

Life ScienceManufacturingTelecommunications

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Inspect PCBs, PCBAs, machined parts, mechanical assemblies, cable assemblies, optical assemblies, and sub-assemblies, as necessary

Read and confirm compliance to Assembly Drawings, Bill of Materials (BOMs), Wire List, Engineering Drawings, Change Orders, and Rework Instructions

Use of calipers, go/no go gages, microscopes, torque drivers, micrometers, digital multimeters, etc. as needed for ensure product compliance

Identify and segregate nonconforming items per the internal process

Validate test stations are configured, as required, per test procedures

Witness testing and provide oversight to ensure compliance to requirements

Generate First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) per AS9102

Audit the quality system for compliance and implement actions to address non-conformances

Generate and evaluate quality metrics to identify issues/trends and implement corrective/preventive actions to address nonconformances

Manage Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) Requests, Nonconforming Material Reports (NCMRs), etc

Participate in design reviews and review/approve documentation change orders

Recommend procedural or manufacturing process changes for continuous improvement

Prepares statistical analysis reports, specifications, and other technical documents

Generate End Item Data Packages (EIDPs) and support Customer Source Inspection (CSI)

Facilitate Manufacturing Review Boards (MRBs) and Failure Review Boards (FRBs)

Interface with external customers

Qualification

J-STD-001IPC-A-610AS9100ISO 9001Geometric DimensioningTolerancingQuality Management SystemsEngineering DrawingsMS OfficeEffective CommunicationAttention to Detail

Required

Prior quality assurance experience and familiarity with industry standards (e.g. J-STD-001, IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, ISO9001, AS9100) is required

The QE must have an aptitude and eagerness to learn, speak up when problems arise, and follow the process

They must be a self-starter with great time management skills and very strong attention to detail

Bachelor's Degree preferred or 5+ years of experience

The ability to read engineering drawings, specifications, statements of work, and contracts

Effective communication skills with all levels of the organization

Close attention to detail and the ability to work independently or with a team

Excellent MS Office skills and a willingness to travel, if required

Must be a US Person (This position has export control and security-related requirements that mandate attention to the citizenship status of any potential candidate and necessitates that the individual either be a United States Citizen, Permanent Resident of the United States, or lawfully admitted into the United States as a refugee or granted asylum by the United States Government.)