Electronics Qa Engineer

About Linde:
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com .
Job Overview:
Linde Gases US is currently seeking an Electronics QA Engineer to join the team located in the Phoenix, AZ, Houston, TX, Tonawanda, NJ or Hillsboro, OR area .
Primary Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and/or supports all of the quality training of the Linde Phoenix production facility. The individual is responsible for all aspects of compliance to the ISO9001, FSSC22000, and applicable cGMP quality systems.
• Establishes, monitors, and reports on-site quality and improvement initiatives.
• Ensures that LGUS Electronics quality management practices and operational quality procedures are aligned with the SHEQ strategies; that they are being applied consistently & correctly across the facility, and that they will achieve the stated requirements safely and efficiently, to the satisfaction of our customers.
• Works closely with plant personnel to maintain a quality management program that meets or exceeds all internal and external customer requirements.
• Performs periodic data trend reviews in Northwest Analytics (NWA) and presents to customers as needed.
• Responds to customer quality questionnaires, as well as maintains Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) surveys.
• Reviews material specifications and revisions to supplier handbooks from a quality perspective
• Manages customer complaints (Product/Customer Incidents).
  o Ensures complaints are addressed in a timely and effective manner including containment, root cause investigation and corrective/preventative action.
  o Facilitates formation of the cross functional investigation team and supports the investigation process utilizing Fishbone, 5 Why, Causal Tree or other disciplined problem solving process
  o Ensures that a professional quality 8D investigation report is produced for each external customer complaint within expected target dates.
  o Presents investigation findings to customers verbally, as needed.
  o Ensures corrective actions identified through customer complaint investigation are completed within target date and that actions are effective in reducing or eliminating the possibility of recurrence.
  o Ensures Recall/Containment Actions and Procedures are considered to be best in class and are deemed to be effective.
  o Continually trains team members on corrective and preventive action.
• Assists in completing new and periodic metrology studies (MSAs) in alignment with customer expectations and requirements.
• Reviews customer quality bulletins and initiatives and develops action plans through implementation as appropriate.
• Represents the local quality management system during regulatory, internal, and third party/customer audits and/or inquires.
• Ensures site compliance to Process Change Control and Document Control programs
• Able to champion the continuous improvement process and be the primary "change agent" at the location.
• Solves problems collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are needed to develop working relationships with plants' maintenance team. Both ad hoc and preplanned travel to plants will be required for this role.

Qualifications:
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline (Chemistry or Engineering preferred), or equivalent experience
• 5+ years quality experience
• 3+ years electronics industry experience
• 3+ years statistical process control (SPC) experience
• Excellent organizational skills are required
• Industrial Gas experience is preferred
• ISO9001 lead auditor certification preferred

Additional Skill Requirements:

• Candidate must be a highly organized self-starter capable or working independently. Must have excellent communication skills (both orally and written), with an ability to deal with multiple levels of the internal organization, suppliers, and customers. This is a central support role for the candidate must be able to work across organizational lines to accomplish their goals
• Travel up to 25% normally, although could be higher during project execution of production issues. Carrying a cell phone and availability to plant personnel for off hours assistance is required.

At Linde, we strive to create a work environment that treats all employees with respect, supports new thoughts and ideas, encourages growth and development, celebrates our differences, and embraces inclusion. Linde is committed to remaining an employer of choice for the diverse, ever-increasing pool of global talent. To learn more, visit About Linde.
We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, health, dental, disability, life insurance, 401(k) (with matching), and pension benefits.
Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law