KEENFINITY Group · 1 day ago
Senior Quality Engineer
Burnsville, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$116K/yr - $128K/yr
5+ years expKEENFINITY Group is a globally leading provider of innovative and professional security and communication solutions. The Senior Quality Engineer plays a key role in driving quality excellence throughout the product development process and its lifecycle, ensuring quality targets are met and collaborating with teams to enhance customer satisfaction.
Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead quality function in product development to ensure quality improvement opportunities are identified, targets are properly defined and implemented, lessons learned are translated to projects, during product development (“designed-in quality”) and ensure that requirements for quality gates (QG’s) are met
Derive measures to improve preventive quality of our products and contribute to their implementation at NPI’s
Collaborate with teams throughout the product lifecycle and track appropriate quality assurance measures to achieve required product maturities
Create methods and monthly reports to manage stakeholder expectations and foster data-driven communication in quality
Identify and drive quality improvement and warranty cost reduction initiatives by ensuring timely and methodological problem solving through techniques such as 8D, Fishbone, 5why, etc
Monitor and conduct analysis of warranty return & repair data, failure cost, and customer complaints for early detection of quality-related problems with a data driven approach
Develop quality improvement targets in alignment with overall business objectives
Manage Trade Good Supplier quality issues, new product launch and supplier development. (PUQ)
Contribute to reduced Time-to-Market by improved execution of processes and avoidance of deviations in projects and products
Support internal and ext. audit coordination for the AS9100 Campus certification
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or a comparable degree program
Minimum of 5 years of professional work experience in quality engineering, with initial experience with hardware / software products
Experience working for a global organization and in consumer electronics, aviation or related industry
Experienced in development processes, preferably in agile principles as well as one ISO Standard (i.e. ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO27001)
Hands on experience in statistical data control (spc), preferably Six Sigma Green Belt or higher
Must demonstrate flexibility and act as a strong team-player across different international and multicultural stakeholders, with a distinctive sense of responsibility, customer orientation and a high level of social competence
Must be resilient in a changing business environment, adaptable and have excellent communication skills
Must lead with confidence across different management levels and work cross-functionally
Must have a process-oriented way of thinking paired with a strong analytical approach
Must be fluent in spoken and written English, and good in conflict management
Domestic and international travel required, on average 10%
Valid driver's license and passport is preferred
Must be able to occasionally lift and carry materials or equipment up to 25 pounds (e.g., product samples, marketing materials) for events or demonstrations
Ability to work in a standard office environment, including extended periods of sitting, computer use, and video conferencing
Must be able to maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate global business needs, including early mornings or late evenings for calls with international teams
Preferred
Master's degree in engineering or a comparable program
Software product experience
German language experience
Quality Manager Certification, ISO Auditor and/or PMI Project Management Certification is desirable
Company
KEENFINITY Group
At KEENFINITY, we are a globally leading provider of innovative security and professional communication solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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