Senior Quality Electronics Engineer (Site)

Why Badger Meter?
 

Badger Meter is a leading global water technology company, with a mission to preserve and protect the world’s most precious resource.  For more than 100 years, cities and businesses have utilized our innovative and trusted solutions to enhance operational efficiency and conserve water while making it more affordable, clean and resilient.  Just like every drop counts, at Badger Meter every employee counts because our contributions have a lasting impact on the world!

Here at Badger Meter, we believe that our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion is the very foundation of our success. Our commitment is reflected in our core values, where we strive to create an environment that celebrates differences, encourages innovation, and ensures that every voice is celebrated and appreciated.  

We understand that a diverse team brings a variety of perspectives and ideas, which ultimately fosters creativity and excellence. Badger Meter provides opportunities for career growth and development for every employee by creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where they can make meaningful contributions while preserving the world’s most precious resource. 
 

What You Will Contribute:
 

Are you ready to elevate quality and innovation in a dynamic environment? Step into the role of Senior Quality Electronics Engineer (Site). The Site - Senior Quality Engineer will support Defining, Improving, and Maintaining Badger Meter's quality systems and providing technical direction ensuring the effective coordination and execution of projects as they relate to the quality of our processes, services, and products.

This role will work heavily with our electronics products and must have experience with IPC or related PCBA industry standards. We are open to Electrical engineers who are looking to get into Quality Engineering.

This role is critical in supporting all Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Environmental, Continuous Improvement initiatives, and metrics.  This includes the ability to work with internal and external customers to support Badger Meter’s corporate values and goals.

Job Duties:

• Establish and foster key relationships throughout the organization enabling effective performance to execute on commitments and deliver results while driving critical issues simultaneously.  

• Maintain a safe working environment (within the department and across the sites).  

• Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation methodologies for electronic Components, Subassemblies, Cables, and Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA).  

• Establish control plans and acceptance protocols in accordance to IPC-A-610/620 and IPC-J-STD.  

• Support training needs for IPC-A-610/620, IPC-J-STD, and ANSI/ESD S20.20 as required.  

• Support New Product Development (NPD) teams, collaborate with cross functional (often multi-site) teams to identify, schedule, and execute all quality related deliverables.  

• Support NCMR/CAR/CAPA programs: provide timely disposition of non-conformances and properly identifying containment, root cause, corrective/preventive actions, verification activities, and follow up to assess effectiveness.  

• Participate in Internal Audit Program  

• Support SQDCE metric development and collaborate cross functionally within a multi-site environment.  

• Identify opportunities for the improvement of quality procedures, product designs, manufacturing processes, and equipment. Continually drive to improve product uniformity while eliminating/minimizing non-conformances.  

• Provide technical guidance to create, review, and improve Badger Meter quality acceptance standards (QAS). Identify key industry standards and leverage them to drive uniformity within Badger Meter practices.  

• Support training needs with APQP, problem-solving techniques, root cause analysis, process capability, measurement system analysis, and other data analytic techniques. Preferred problem-solving techniques; 8-Step, 8D, and/or A3  

• Mentor site quality teams to develop skills and expand capabilities  

• Maintain professional level and technical skills through memberships in technical and professional societies, and by attending appropriate courses and seminars.  

• Up to 20% travel required.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field required; Master's Degree preferred

• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering or a related role desired.

Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge IPC-A-610/620, IPC-J-STD, ANSI/ESD S20.20 - PCBA and Cables required

• Intermediate knowledge in Quality Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 17025, AS9100) required

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) preferred

• Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB)/Green Belt preferred

• Shainin Red-X, Apprentice certification preferred

• Proficiency with MS Office and related products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio) preferred

•  Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) preferred

• Proficiency with Statistical Process Techniques, Failure Analysis, and Process Validation preferred

• Advanced data analytic techniques utilizing Excel, MiniTab, MicroStrategy, PowerBI, SQL preferred

•  Project Management Skills, certification preferred

Competencies:

• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.

• Communication: Convey information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listen actively to others.

• Initiating Action: Take prompt action to accomplish work goals; take action to achieve results beyond what is required; be proactive.

• Work Standards: Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a Manufacturing Environment

• Depending on the assigned department, must complete an audiogram test 

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Competitive Total Rewards at Badger Meter:

• Competitive Pay

• Annual Bonus

• Eligible for Annual Pay Increases

• Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage 

• 15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays  

• Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation.  In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis. Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost!

• Employer Paid benefits including: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more 

• Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 

• Voluntary benefits including: Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage

• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Applicants can learn more about their rights regarding equal opportunity in employment by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster and the “EEO is the Law” poster supplement at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

Badger Meter complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local disability laws. This means that we will reasonably accommodate qualified employees with a disability if accommodation would allow them to perform the essential functions of their job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.  

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