Quality Engineer II

Summary:

Responsible for upholding and improving manufactured product and process quality by analyzing data using leading-edge quality improvement tools and techniques, ensuring compliance with UIC’s Quality Management System and ISO 9001:2015 standards. Be on the leading-edge digitizing quality acceptance criteria (QAC) in our new MES, to identify quality and efficiency improvements.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Conversion and maintenance of existing QAC (quality acceptance criteria) in the MES (manufacturing execution system).
• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation of manufactured products.
• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops procedures for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
• Establishes programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of products.
• Records test data, analyzing results using quality tools and statistical quality control procedures, reporting results to team members and management as requested.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• May collaborate with staff engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product, or process quality and reliability.
• Troubleshoots quality and performance issues on the manufacturing floor.
• Active member of New Product Introduction (NPI) teams with an eye towards validation of quality specifications and performance standards.
• May compile and write training materials and conduct training sessions on quality control activities.
• Coordinate machine software selection on the production floor.

Minimum Requirements:

• BS Degree in engineering or other technical discipline and 2-4 years’ experience, preferred.
• Relevant 2 year degree with 6+ years’ experience or HS diploma with 8+ years’ experience, considered.
• Position requires the ability to understand and interpret detailed documents and drawings.
• Position requires clear communication with fellow colleagues, and in giving presentations.
• Professional experience writing equipment test plans within a manufacturing environment is desired.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) is desirable.
• Strong mechanical engineering aptitude is preferred.
• Reliability Engineering background a plus.
• Prior experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a plus

Responsibility for Quality Procedures or Direct Product Quality:

• Adheres to Universal Quality System policies and procedures and uses Total Cycle Time principles and standard problem-solving tools to continuously improve work processes.

Physical Demands:

• Frequently required to access and manipulate various objects, tools, or controls.
• Ability to use a computer on a frequent basis.
• Remaining stationary for extended periods and needs to be mobile enough to navigate through work areas.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally from time to time; <10%.

Due to direct engagement with U.S. Defense information and related Federal mandates, this role will require U.S. Citizenship in order to be considered.

Universal Instruments is an EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled employer.

Target Annual Base Pay: $70,000 - $80,000 + Robust Benefits