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The Production Quality Engineer supports Radar manufacturing operations by driving quality performance, leading structured problem-solving activities, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. This role serves as the primary quality liaison within the Production Center and plays a key role in continuous improvement initiatives.

• Lead and facilitate structured problem-solving activities (PPS / 8D) with cross-functional teams to address production quality issues.
• Own defect reporting, analysis, and resolution, including root cause identification and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all quality-related topics within the Production Center.
• Monitor, analyze, and report key quality performance indicators (KPIs), including Rework, First Pass Yield (FPY), and daily, weekly, and monthly scrap levels.
• Prepare and present quality performance data, trends, risks, and improvement actions to management.
• Participate in Production Center project milestones, ensuring quality requirements and deliverables are met.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing defects, waste, and variation in production processes.

• Production Quality Engineering experience.
• Advanced knowledge of problem-solving methodologies such as 8D and Practical Problem Solving (PPS).
• Strong understanding of quality tools and methodologies, including Control Plans, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, including 5S, Workplace organization, and Continuous improvement (Kaizen).
• Experience working within an ISO 9001 quality management system.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

The position is based in a brand new facility in Olathe, with working hours from Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

This is a Permanent position based out of Overland Park, KS.

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $125000.00/yr.

Company has good benefits, including 3 weeks of PTO and 12 holidays starting out

This is a fully onsite position in Overland Park,KS.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 13, 2026.

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