Quality Assurance Engineer - #200059

Job Title:   Quality Assurance Engineer

Pay Rate: $ to $48.00

Duration: May 30, 2022 to May 25, 2023 (361 Days) (12 months)

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer  for a hybrid contract opportunity in Clearwater, FL.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary job responsibility is to support Receiving Inspection and Production Operations with engineering guidance related to inspection, product compliance, specification interpretation and defect disposition. This is accomplished by providing hands on support on products encompassing a wide range of electro-mechanical and electrical disciplines. Additional SQE activities include review of program contractual and drawing requirements and flow down of requirements on purchase orders and providing support to Procurement for supplier quality activities on commodity and/or subcontract procurements. Also responsible for basic quality services including: supplier evaluation, verification of special processes, part acceptance planning, defect analysis, timely root cause and corrective action implementation for affected products. Implements preventive actions to reduce defects, analyzes effectiveness of supplier root cause and corrective actions to eliminate repeat escapes. Makes recommendations on potential supplier usage based on cost, inspection of facilities, risk assessments, and historical performance. Successful candidates will also need to provide reporting on hardware and supply chain quality metrics utilized to manage SQA and supplier performance. Some travel may also be required. This specific position will support circuit card assembly (CCA) manufacturing and will focus heavily on printed wiring boards (PWBs) and other CCA components. A component engineering background, knowledge of PWBs, and familiarity with Electrical/Electronic/Electromechanical (EEE) parts including integrated circuits, transistors, diodes and capacitors is highly desired.

REQUIREMENTS:

 Demonstrated ability to make decisions, set priorities and provide direction in a dynamic business environment  Desire to lead projects and informal teams  Experience developing and maintaining positive working relationships with suppliers, internal and external customers  Ability to read and interpret drawings and industry specifications  Working knowledge of problem solving/root cause analysis (RCCA) and process management  Experience multi-tasking while working challenging projects from start to finish  Good communication skills, both oral and written  Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) Desired skills  Knowledge of Supplier Quality and/or Quality Engineering  Manufacturing processes, materials, and/or component engineering experience  Experience with AS9100, ISO9001:2000, and first article inspections  Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)  Familiarity with military specifications and engineering requirements  Electrical/Electronic/Electromechanical (EEE) parts related background or field of study  An understanding of EEE parts performance requirements and specifications  Non-conformance and failure analysis disposition experience  Experience working with passive EEE parts, semiconductors, hybrids, integrated circuits, transistors, diodes and capacitors  Experience working in P2P, SAP, Solumina and EPDM

EDUCATION:

 Bachelors degree or equivalent from an accredited college in Engineering or related technical discipline

SHIFT:

4/10-1st Shift

This position has a highly desirable flexible 4x10 work schedule and, once fully trained, team members are able to work in a hybrid remote/on-site environment.