Quality Engineer

At Winchester Interconnect, we always do the right thing, the right way.

Winchester Interconnect is committed to inspiring the most innovative teams. We foster a dynamic, inclusive environment that thrives on collaboration and continuous growth. We hire exceptional people, celebrate wins, empower employee growth, and provide opportunities to thrive. Winchester is where potential transforms into purpose, and every team member plays a vital role in shaping our shared success.

Position Summary: 

As our  Quality Engineer,  you will  ensure quality systems and processes are aligned and support the growth and improvement targets of the company. Winchester’s go-to-market strategy centers around its technical capabilities, customer service, and product reliability. This role will work with engineering, operations, business development, and finance to achieve the productivity, quality, cost, and profitable revenue growth targets. 

 Qualifications & Requirements:

• BS degree required and a minimum of 5 years of quality experience as a Quality Engineer
• Proficiency in quality, six sigma and lean manufacturing techniques, design for manufacturability, design for assembly, failure mode and effects analysis techniques in a design and manufacturing environment
• Ability to direct quality resources to develop and implement test and inspection programs to meet customer, industry, regulatory standards across the manufacturing site
• Analytical thinker with demonstrated technical ability to perform root cause analysis, prepare and implement action plans, lead improvement initiatives and interface with customer’s technical resources
• Commitment to Winchester’s values of accountability, collaboration, and empowerment
• Compiles and uses data, databases, ERP systems, spreadsheets, etc. to communicate and drive enterprise-wide initiatives

Our core values - Accountability, Collaboration, and Empowerment (ACE) - are the foundation of how we operate and drive success. You will take ownership of your contributions, collaborate with a team that gets stuff done, and be empowered to innovate and pursue bold initiatives that drive our business forward.  

Are You Our Next ACE?

• Provide Quality Control support for the product offerings to which you are assigned and manage the quality and reliability performance of the products throughout the entire life cycle
• Development, review, and deployment of Quality System processes and procedures
• Assessment of customer, industry, and regulatory requirements and the development of tailored quality plans that ensure compliance of requirements
• Development and execution of audit plans that ensure compliance with customer, industry, and regulatory requirements
• Drive resolution of compliance issues identified during audits
• QMS (quality management system) Continuous improvement - propose and administer best practices across the entire organization and support an effective corrective action process
• Drive customer-centric, total quality culture
• Customer satisfaction and communication, participation on NPI projects, FAI’s, Source inspections, RMA’s, CAR’s, and general customer service
• Culture - Champion the Winchester culture while creating a strong organization
• Supports and maintains quality systems to capture, monitor, and manage product and process quality to support company tactical and strategic business goals and objectives

• Assists in the development of and monitors business process performance metrics/indicators as part of quality management, and makes recommendations and supports process improvements
• Supports a supply chain quality program including supplier qualification, FAI, audits, etc. in conjunction with operations
• Follow uniform processes for FAI/qualification of products/processes for internal and external customers
• Support the Quality Manager in responding to customer-related quality issues including failure analysis, corrective actions, etc. in conjunction with other functional areas as required
• Supports and maintains a robust corrective action process inclusive of six sigma, design for manufacture, design for assembly, failure mode and effects analysis, and lean manufacturing principles across all functions
• Prepares for and represents the product group at the customer, supplier quality, ISO, and related audits
• Identifies, develops, and supports processes and training programs needed to support tactical and strategic quality goals and objectives
• Assists sales and business development by reviewing customer quality requirements and providing cost estimates when required
• Ensures compliance with customer, industry, and regulatory standards
• Maintain the quality management system to assure and support compliance to export regulations
• Supports growth and improvement targets with systems and tools of the product group by driving continuous improvement, common processes, and the company values
• Other responsibilities as they may be assigned

Systems You’ll Use:

• Google Enterprise 
• Salesforce

• ADP

Pay Transparency: 

Winchester Interconnect Corporation is committed to pay transparency. The pay range for this position is 90-100k per year, plus incentive compensation. Exact salary will be contingent upon your experience, education, skills, and any other factors Winchester Interconnect Corporation considers relevant to the hiring decision. 

For a sneak peek into some of our benefits and to learn more about our career opportunities, click here https://www.winconn.com/jobs/.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. In addition to federal law requirements, Winchester Interconnect complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Winchester Interconnect expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

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