Quality Engineer

At ST Engineering iDirect, we’re reshaping the future of global connectivity. As a leader in satellite communications, our groundbreaking technology empowers customers to grow, innovate, and transform their networks. Here, your skills and passion meet our vision and expertise to create something extraordinary. If you're ready to tackle technology’s biggest challenges and redefine how the world connects, the most exciting chapter of your career awaits. With ST Engineering iDirect, the sky isn’t the limit—it’s just the beginning.

The Quality Engineer analyzes the product and process quality and overall fitness of iDirect products (hardware and software) through a combination of hands-on technical work and analysis of data. This role will interface directly with Product Management, Design Engineering, Compliance and Safety Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing Test Engineering, and Global Technical Center (TAC) to effectively improve iDirect product and process quality and business processes. The Quality Assurance Engineer will help ensure that industry best practices, such as DFMEA, Control Plans, Critical to Quality (CTQs), Six Sigma, and 8D Corrective Actions are designed into iDirect’s development and support processes and systems.  They will own all corrective action investigations for their product lines and participate in the New Product Introduction (NPI) process including onsite qualification of pilot runs at production facilities. This position is for a key leadership role in managing a complex product portfolio across the full product lifecycle and requires a high level of ownership and comfort taking initiative to drive continuous improvement.

This position involves access to hardware, software, technology, technical data, and/or services that may be regulated under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), U.S. sanctions laws administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other applicable export control, sanctions, and national security laws and regulations.As a condition of employment, and where permitted by applicable law, candidates may be required to provide information necessary for the Company to determine whether any export license, governmental authorization, security clearance, or other regulatory approval is required before access to controlled items, technology, technical data, software, or services can be granted.In addition to U.S. requirements, access to certain controlled information, technology, technical data, products, or services may be subject to export control, sanctions, national security, or similar regulatory requirements in other jurisdictions where the Company operates or conducts business. Any such requirements will be assessed and applied in accordance with applicable law.The information that will be requested is limited strictly to what is required to comply with ITAR, EAR, and other applicable export-control, national security and sanctions laws. The Company does not otherwise discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of citizenship, national origin, or immigration status. All applicants are evaluated on their qualifications, and export-control status information is collected and used solely for regulatory compliance purposes.

• Develop and support quality requirements throughout the product lifecycle for design, NPI, manufacturing, field use, and end of life
• Create and maintain Quality Plans, Process FMEAs, Control Plans, First Article Inspection Reports to implement and verify quality requirements
• Interface directly with contract manufacturers to ensure quality requirements are implemented, maintained, and drive continuous improvement
• Perform statistical analysis to qualify new product processes, monitor ongoing performance, and support data driven decisions throughout the organization (Measurement system analysis, Capability studies, DOE, hypothesis testing)
• Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action investigations using the 8D methodology to drive product and process improvements
• Act as part of the MRB team to review and disposition product non-conformances for new product and field returns
• Assist with writing and maintaining internal process documentation to meet our ISO 9001, AS9100 and other quality system registrations
• Review proposed engineering changes, and drive implementation and verification once released to manufacturing and the field
• Work with the customer support team to react quickly to customer needs, and provide feedback to customers for ongoing investigations
• Perform audits to process or product requirements locally, and on site at component suppliers or contract manufacturers

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related technical field
• 3-5 years of quality related work experience in hi-tech electronics industry, RF experience preferred
• Experience with electronic SMT assembly manufacturing, IPC standards including 610, 620, 7711, 7721
• Ability to handle multiple projects with changing priorities in a fast-paced hi-tech environment
• Must have excellent software skills and ability to analyze large data sets in Minitab or other statistical software packages
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI, SQL, SharePoint, Agile PLM, SAP, and/or Linux CLI
• ASQ Certifications in Quality preferred

Pay Range: $90,000-$120,000

The ST Engineering iDirect salary range for this position is intended to provide a general guideline for compensation. Actual compensation may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the duties and responsibilities of the role, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and other business or legal considerations. The posted range is not a guarantee of compensation.