KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation · 9 hours ago
Quality Engineering Manager
Erie, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expKyocera AVX Components Corporation is focused on high-quality driven products and is seeking a Quality Engineering Manager to lead quality throughout the product development and manufacturing lifecycles. The role involves maintaining quality metrics, guiding the quality team, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure products meet high-quality standards.
Electrical DistributionElectronicsIndustrialManufacturing
Hiring Manager
Scott Seation, CSP
Responsibilities
Guide Kyocera-AVX’s Quality team, providing direction and support on failure investigation, root cause identification, FAI, incoming inspection, and continuous improvement activities
Interface with customers to understand their quality needs, then propose and drive the team to execute projects to address those needs
Create, analyze, present, and address KPIs for CAPAs, SCARs, NCMRs, warranty failures, and escapes
Investigate and identify failure root cause and work with Manufacturing and Product Engineering teams to drive a response
Investigate and identify failure root cause and work with Manufacturing and Product Engineering teams to drive a response
Collaborate with the R&D team to ensure new product designs meet customer requirements and Kyocera-AVX’s quality standards, and RAMS requirements
Interface with suppliers to ensure continued quality or provide guidance when quality standards are not met
Manage outside consultants and sub-contractors where technical expertise does not exist in-house
Lead and facilitate Quality Improvement and Kaizen events
Establish and enact quality assurance procedures and methodologies within the Quality Management System (QMS) throughout the manufacturing, development and business processes
Assess current production and inspection systems and develop new solutions to enhance quality control, frequently working with production managers and other leaders to enact and improve these procedures
Direct and coordinate quality assurance and quality control personnel, instructing them on new or revised processes, policies, procedures and systems and providing oversight during the QA process
Develop and report recurring quality issues, audit findings, performance metrics of the business to all Management
Ensure and maintain detailed records of quality assurance activities and issues
Enhance performance by analyzing and assessing quality control and assurance data, find patterns and areas for improvements based on QA data over time, and utilize these reports to improve processes and performance
Lead overall production and manufacturing efficiency by identifying opportunities to enhance productivity, implementing cost-saving and efficiency-enhancing solutions both in quality assurance procedures and production activities as a whole
Own and manage MRB (Manufacturing Review Board)/FRB (Failure Review Board) activities and RCCA (Root Cause and Corrective Action) process
Collaborate and report out to customers on issues, corrective actions, project lifecycle requirements, FAI (First Article Inspections), and source inspections
Qualification
Required
Requires a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial engineering, and 10+ years of experience
Ability and desire to actively engage with project work where required to meet goals
Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering to interact with subject matter experts on a complex electro-mechanical product
Experience with failure investigation, CAPA, 8D, and reliability studies
Strong interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders to provide and receive constructive criticism about product quality issues
Solid foundation of quality assurance process, policies, procedures and methodologies
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Robust skills in numerical and statistical analysis, and extensive knowledge with process improvement and enhancement
Ability to direct, oversees and leads team members and is a great team player through coordination, and motivational leadership
Preferred
Master of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Quality, Industrial engineering, or other relevant disciplines
Experience in the Electronics manufacturing industry
Experience with any/all: diode lasers, optics, opto-mechanical systems, optical metrology, Peltier modules, heat transfer, imaging systems, power electronics
Advanced understanding of the design and/or root cause identification of electro-mechanical systems
Experience with programming languages for data collection and analysis
Company
KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
KYOCERA AVX is a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future.
10001+ employees
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