Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Role is responsible for supplier processes, from initial qualification, maintenance, and necessary improvement driven by business quality needs.
• Product Quality Engineer will have a technical understanding of engineering drawings and will have the ability to manage suppliers and/or quality projects related projects.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of a discipline. Use prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy/strategy.
• Communication with direct colleagues and the business on the status of First Article Inspection and Source Substantiation Plans.
• Provide onsite support at suppliers, as needed (approximately 15 travel)
• Collaboration with other Engineering, Quality, and Sourcing functions to ensure joint success
• Impacts projects, processes, and procedures in own field. The role operates with some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities/provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Activities require professional judgment but may require more senior levels of guidance.
• Utilizes technical expertise and judgement to solve problems. Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision. 
• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others options on specific topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university in Engineering or Materials Science
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Engineering, Materials Science or Quality related roles.

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Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing or supplier quality.
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• Demonstrated history of problem solving, root cause and corrective action methodology, data analysis, statistical analysis and quality experience.
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
• Demonstrated Investment Casting manufacturing knowledge and experience is advantageous to the role.

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