Senior Quality Engineer - job 1 of 2

About Smiths Interconnect:

Smiths Interconnect, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance interconnect solutions. Our products are used in mission-critical applications across industries such as aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and industrial markets. At Smiths Interconnect, we are committed to innovation, quality, and providing cutting-edge solutions that connect the world’s most demanding systems.

Smiths Interconnect is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defense, space & aerospace and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Job Purpose:

• Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer establishes a set of activities intended to assure confidence that quality requirements will be identifying which are a "value add" to the enterprise and assuring compliance to them. This includes analysis, reviews, audits, demonstration, inspection, testing, and metrics to assure systems capability and control. This position requires proactive quality leadership to drive lean methodologies and behaviors.

Responsibilities:

The Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer provides quantitative and qualitative reporting, to various functions and levels in the enterprise to assure compliance to established Quality Management Systems. This will be accomplished by performing the following duties:

• Establishes and assures a program for internal, external and 3rd party audits (ISO9001, AS9100, ISO14001,and OHSAS18001, others) are completed to established schedule

• Establishes and assures effective root cause and closed loop corrective action updates in various databases (Internal Audit, RMA, MRB, NCR, 8D) for product related customer and supplier nonconformance’s Manage

• Establishes and assures periodic and on time quality record keeping, analysis and reporting of critical to quality (CTQ) indicators such as product defect rate, customer returns and cost of quality.  Present departmental performance to senior staff members
• Provide and assures customer advocacy by understanding customer requirements and assuring compliance through root cause corrective action close loop corrective action planning and implementation
• Establishes and assures periodic quality record keeping, analysis and reporting of critical to quality (CTQ) indicators such as product defect rate, customer returns and cost of quality.  Presents departmental performance to senior staff members
• Demonstrate and coordinate with various departments effective deployment of quality tools (8D, 5 Why, FMEA, Control Plans, 7 QC Tools)
• Establishes and assures effective root cause and closed loop corrective action updates in various databases (Internal Audit, RMA, MRB, NCR, 8D) for product related customer and supplier non-conformance’s
• Establish and assures Change Management Review (EN, EICN) Process requirements are fully identified and validated
• Assures requirements Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Systems as well as Quality Management System are maintained in capability and control
• Constructively contributes to Department functions – meetings, goals, training, etc.
• Review of High Reliability orders for C of C and data summary requirements
• Completes any additional assignments as requested by department supervisor

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• BS Degree in Engineering or 5 to 10 years’ experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in Lab Environment
• Must demonstrate sound knowledge and skill in quality
• Certifications highly desirable: CQE, CAQ 

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Write detailed reports and correspondence. Attention to detail and accuracy is required
• Complex data analysis with good verbal, written presentation skills
• Work with mathematical concepts as required for basic statistical quality tools  (SPC, CPK, DOE)
• Use tools such as callipers, micrometres, optical comparators…etc.
• Reads work orders, test manuals, performance specifications, wiring diagrams, schematics, blueprints and engineering specifications to obtain product information such as specified material, surface, finish dimensions, testing procedures and equipment to be used
• Calibration system requirements per ANSI/NCSL Z540-1

Travel %: 0-5% some travel may be required for training and/or other business purposes
Security: Please State if US Citizen or permanent Resident Required

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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