Manager, Quality Assurance Engineering

Echodyne is seeking a Manager of Quality Assurance Engineering to join our fast-growing team! 

This position plays a key role in leading groups that maintain supplier quality and compliance, and manufacturing quality initiatives, while improving internal processes. You will maintain and develop the supplier quality and manufacturing quality teams responsible for the quality of supplied parts and manufacturing, focusing on zero nonconformance escapes due to poor quality.  

• Work location: Kirkland, WA
• Travel: Up to 20%

REQUIRED SKILLS & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Strong leadership experience managing quality engineering teams in a manufacturing assembly environment
• Proficiency in quality engineering tools and methodologies:
  • Root Cause Analysis (5 Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree)
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  • FAI, APQP, PFMEA
• Experience interfacing with suppliers and resolving supplier-related quality issues
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes and process validation
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and drive data-based decisions

BASIC PROFICIENCIES:

• Lead and mentor quality engineers and be an outspoken advocate for quality throughout the organization
• Expediently and effectively communicate investigations into issues with suppled parts and manufacturing
• Maintain and improve the site QMS, including NCR and CAPA system in compliance with AS9100 standards
• Extensive experience with PCBs and PCBAs and be able to assist with technical reviews with suppliers, quality engineers and design engineers
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with individuals and cross-functional groups
• Assist with 3^rd party, customer and internal audits
• Be an advocate for lean and six sigma manufacturing principles and drive continuous improvement
• Knowledge of specification development, industry standards, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), etc
• Demonstrated ability to drive and deliver innovative, effective and timely solutions

Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE)

• Oversee New Product Introductions (NPI) by owning supplier qualification, onboarding, and approval processes, including audits, capability assessments, and risk evaluations
• Establish and maintain supplier quality performance metrics, supplier scorecards, and improvement plans
• Responsible for enduring supplier root cause analysis initiatives with suppliers, ensuring effective Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) and continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead status reporting of supplier investigations, root cause analysis and resolutions to supplied part issues

Manufacturing Quality Engineering (MQE)

• Oversee quality assurance and control activities within manufacturing operations
• Ensure processes and tests are robust, statistically capable, and optimized for quality, cost, and yield improvement
• Implement and maintain process control methodologies (SPC, PFMEA, control plans)
• Ensure NCR investigations by MQEs with internal nonconformances are appropriate and material is dispositions are applied and closed on time
•  Drive rapid containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action (CAPAs)
• Support new product introductions by developing and validating manufacturing quality processes

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience with advanced study in the quality sciences and business management disciplines
• 7 years experience in an electronic manufacturing environment with 5 years directly involved in leading quality engineering
• A minimum of 3 years of recent prior experience in a high-tech environment
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
• Working knowledge of MSD Office; Word and Excel
• Able to collect, analyze and report data
• Self-Driven and able to work with limited supervision
• Ability to travel up to 20%

This position is scheduled for Monday through Friday during regular hours of 8:00am – 5:00pm, however, staggered shifts and/or weekend work may also be required based upon business needs.  We are a “get things done” team and do what it takes to meet our goals.

Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations.  Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S. 

WHAT WE OFFER
The pay range for this position is $121,100 to $181,600 annually.

If your skills generally align but not perfectly, please apply anyway. There may be another role that’s a great fit for you!

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

• Pre-IPO Stock Options
• Generous Benefits:
  • Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
  • Virtual Care – 98Point6
  • Employee Assistance Program
• Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you 
• Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
• Travel Assistance Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible PTO
• 401(k) plan
• Pet Insurance
• Prepaid Legal Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Company Holidays