Senior Quality Engineer
AMETEK · Peabody
As a Senior Quality Engineer at TMC, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our cutting-edge products. You will collaborate closely with various departments, including engineering, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and sales, to align quality assurance activities with production schedules and customer requirements. Your responsibilities will include developing and maintaining robust quality assurance processes, analyzing product quality data, and implementing innovative strategies to enhance overall product quality and operational efficiency.
Join us and be at the forefront of driving excellence, where your expertise will directly contribute to delivering top-notch products that exceed customer expectations!
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead supplier quality initiatives including supplier corrective actions (SCARs), supplier performance monitoring, supplier audits, and supplier development activities.
- Own and facilitate the Nonconforming Material Report (NMR) and Material Review Board (MRB) processes to ensure timely disposition and closure.
- Perform root cause analysis on nonconforming material & customer returns utilizing structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, FMEA, and CAPA processes.
- Develop and maintain quality metrics and dashboards to identify trends, monitor process performance, and drive data-based decision making.
- Perform final inspection activities for OEM products & first article prototype builds, including preparing formal inspection reports
- Perform the QAE role for New Product Introduction (NPI) activities.
- Coordinate / conduct qualification activities on first article purchases (FAI).
- Support TMC’s ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) with a focus on building a continuous improvement environment across the business
- Perform internal ISO 9001 audits and support external audits
- Assist with customer complaint investigations, corrective actions, and failure analyses, including product evaluation, data collection, and report preparation
- Partner with Manufacturing Engineering and Operations to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency, and operational performance.
- Assist in the preparation and revision of manufacturing work instructions.
- Assist with in-process inspection in metal fabrication areas, such as machining centers, forming centers and welding, as needed.
- Perform instrumented testing on TMC products and maintain measurements library.
- Support product material compliance initiatives such as REACH, ROHS, WEEE, Conflict Minerals, etc.
Requirements:
- BS degree in an Engineering discipline
- Experience working within an ISO 9001-certified manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite
- Familiarity with fabricated sheet metal design and manufacturing practices is a plus
- Familiarity with electromechanical assembly and test practices
- Experienced in the use of mechanical measuring instruments and drawing interpretation to perform complex inspections
- Experience in the use of electronic test equipment
- Ability to present data / information in a logical / organized manner
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and documentation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Presents a professional, positive image that reflects well on the company.
- 5-10 years hands-on experience