Quality Engineer

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Join a team that’s driving excellence and innovation at the forefront of manufacturing quality! We're looking for a passionate and detail-oriented Quality Engineer to support and enhance our quality systems in Rochester, NY. In this critical role, you’ll lead the charge on ensuring production meets the highest standards, support audits and inspections, and champion continuous improvement initiatives. You'll work cross-functionally to define quality requirements for new products, identify and mitigate risks, analyze data trends, and serve as a key quality liaison for customer accounts. If you're motivated by problem-solving, compliance, and making a real impact in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but not limited to: 

• Demonstrated ability to solve practical problems and make logical decisions. 
• Participate in root-cause analysis and timely and effective resolution of Corrective Action/Preventive Action (CAPA). 
• Ability to collaborate on moderate to moderately complex problems, collect appropriate data, establish facts and input into valid conclusions.
• Handles routine tasks and simple investigations with guidance.
• This role is critical to prevent repeat problem solutions and continual process improvement.
• Serve as the Quality Representative within an assigned Customer Focus Team or designated functional area. 
• Interacts with other Engineers, Technicians and Production Team Members and external partners to collaborate on solutions 
• and to execute on quality processes and standards to consistently meet the goals of customers and the organization. 
• Participate in internal Quality and customer meetings.
• Works closely with Customer Focus Team members directly supporting and interacting with customers.
• Capable of communicating moderate to moderately complex problems and solutions to internal and external stakeholders in a clear and concise manner. 
• Travel as required
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

 
 Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Quality or Engineering or equivalent industry and/or military experience.
• Up to 4 years’ experience in Quality or related roles.
• Electronics manufacturing service or related industry experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft (MS) Office suite, Minitab, or equivalent software
• Experience working in the quality for an organization certified to ISO standards (13485 and 9001 preferred). 
• This position provides access to technology regulated by U.S. export controls. Therefore, any job offer will be contingent upon the applicant's ability to comply with these export control regulations.
• US Citizen or lawful permanent resident or a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act.

Skills Required: 

• Basic knowledge and understanding of Lean and Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies and quality tools 
• (i.e. Pareto Chart, Histogram, SPC, Flowchart, etc.).
• Familiarity with PFMEA, Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis, APQP and PPAP.
• Interpretation of assembly prints and drawings.
• Proficient English verbal and written communication.

Physical and/or Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel office  equipment, objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally up to 40 pounds. 

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and identification, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the  essential and non-essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Working Conditions:
The working environment is generally clean; however, this position may be exposed to occasional dust, metals/solder occasional exposure to high noise levels from operating machines or physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts. The employee must wear designated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and/or electrostatic dissipative protection where required. Otherwise, office/business casual attire, consistent with site specific safety guidelines is appropriate.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the anticipated starting pay for new hires for this position is between $70,000-$82,000 per year. Full-time employees are also eligible for performance based bonuses and benefits.  This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, education, location, and shift.  The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on the date of hire, schedule type, and hours worked. 

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Creation Technologies is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Canada: Title for the position will be in accordance with applicable national and local laws.