Product Quality Engineer

As a Quality Engineer at Microwave Products Group - Pole/Zero Corporation in West Chester, OH, you will be responsible verifying conformance to specified requirements and assisting the appropriate departments in determining root cause and corrective action when product and/or process is nonconforming. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: - Analyze defect data and establish trend charts for review by management - Assist inspectors in determining defects, component information, process indicators, etc. Acts as a referee to verify conformance - Recommend alternate inspection techniques and inspection equipment to facilitate more reliable inspections - Attend daily production meetings to support any quality related issues that need to be addressed - Participate in design reviews in order to determine if the product being designed can be manufactured and to ensure that quality is designed and built into the product - Supports the engineering and manufacturing group with material and process issues - Modify and update Quality department work instructions and procedures - Reviews and approves manufacturing build instructions to ensure compliance to design requirements - Performs internal process and product audit to ensure conformance to specified requirements and to the Quality Management System - Responsible for in process Material Review Board, which includes the processing of nonconforming material - Assists the Manufacturing Engineering group in determining root cause of the in process defects - Develop and implement inspection plans - Interface with the customer and suppliers on quality related issues - Review and approve engineering drawings, which includes participating in design reviews - Member of the CCB (Change Control Board); approves Engineering Change Notices - Chair and coordinate Quality Focus Groups, by ensuring that the tasks that have been identified are being completed in a timely - Involvement in general quality initiatives - Work with inspectors and supervisors to ensure that the product being built conforms to specified requirements - Assist QA, engineering and/or production in determining the root cause and corrective action of customer returns - Participates in product and process qualification, and/or where ever decisions are made that may affect product quality - Initiates and recommends the issuance of Corrective Action Requests when product and or process nonconformance is found - Initiate and manage Quality Alerts - Drive quality philosophies and new techniques into production and facilitate the training and understanding of general quality concepts, such as everyone is responsible for quality Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Must have a thorough understanding of IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 - Must be able to communicate effectively with other departments, including manufacturing, engineering and management - Must be able to communicate effectively with the customer, both in verbal and written formats - High proficiency in Excel - Must have the ability to analyze data to formulate quality and reliability decisions - Experience on Material Review Board as participant and/or chairperson a plus Qualifications Include: Must be a US person (US Citizen or Permanent Resident - Green Card Holder) High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university and 5 + years of electronics manufacturing experience; An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered ASQ certification and 5 + years of electronics manufacturing experience 5 + years of technical electronics related work expe