Senior Quality Engineer - Huxwrx Safety Co.

HUXWRX Safety Company focuses on mitigating human exposure to high velocity events. We accomplish this by building systems that ensure a balance of safety and performance. Our highly committed team is passionate about bringing the best possible products to our end users while providing top-notch customer support.

Our patented Flow-Through® technology eliminates the need for weapon modifications and was engineered to deliver superior sound suppression without adversely affecting the weapon system. Adopted by military units, law enforcement, and tactical professionals the world over, our technology has thoroughly disrupted the suppressor industry while also solidifying its position as the gold standard in suppression systems.

American manufacturing will always be a pillar of our brand and we proudly build all our suppressors in Millcreek, Utah. Our team of enthusiastic and knowledgeable professionals is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to become an integral part of our operations.

We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer that will be instrumental in developing and applying quality management system best practices to ensure that our materials, components, manufacturing techniques, and standard operating procedures to produce high-quality, reliable products that exceed our customers’ expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the successful integration of quality assurance, risk mitigation, and compliance into design, development, and manufacturing processes throughout the product lifecycle.
• Participates in design control and evaluates changes to design and/or manufacturing process for impact to inventory and supply chain.
• Leads and executes activities to close any gaps, such as additional verification testing or updates to technical data package documentation.
• Participates in product process qualification and evaluation activities not limited to but including contract compliance, first article, engineering studies, assembly process, gage repeatability and calibration, regression analysis, statistical process control, and design of experiments.
• Assists with product and process risk assessment activities, including process failure modes & effects analysis.
• Develops and implements methods for sampling, inspection, defect recognition, product testing and evaluation, and statistical process control trending utilizing statistical, engineering and quality knowledge.
• Support the timely handling of investigations, risk assessments, deviations, dispositions, and generation of non-conformance material reports and corrective action plans.
• Leadership and mentoring responsibility for promoting and implementing best in class quality management systems, manufacturing processes, statistical techniques, and supporting software solutions.
• Develop and refine processes and technologies encompassing safety, cost, quality, productivity, and risk mitigation.
• Receiving and working in process inspection of production and prototype parts.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with measurement tools such as calipers, height gauges, plug/ring gauges, thread gauges, micrometers, etc.
• A minimum bachelor’s degree in a scientific or engineering field is required.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a Quality Engineering role in an ISO 9001 certified environment.
• Proficiency with standard office productivity suite and data analysis software.
• High level of competence in statistical techniques, control charts, sampling plans, quality costs, design of experiments, correlation, regression, analysis of variance, probability, etc.
• Ability to manage multiple projects within various disciplines, in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated and capable of working cross-functionally with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and provide technical, statistical, and quality guidance throughout the organization and with vendors to ensure high quality, compliant products.
• Must be detail oriented with strong leadership skills and excellent interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with suppressor or firearm industry design, machining, DMLS 3-d printing, metal coatings, LEAN & 6-sigma, metallurgy, threads, jig/fixture design and ITAR/ATF compliance.
• 5+ years' experience in a Quality Engineering role in an ISO 9001 certified, high volume, production environment.
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to drive projects from concept to completion, including validation testing and budget management.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail and disciplined problem-solving skills, including sound statistical analysis and process control methodology.
• Effective at managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Experience with SAP Quality Management and SolidWorks PDM software.

A competitive salary based on qualifications and experience will be offered.

Employee benefits*:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 8 paid Holidays
• Up to 4 weeks of accrued PTO
• Up to 56 hours of sick leave
• 401k Plan

Note: The Company may, at any time, with or without notice, alter or change job responsibilities, reassign, or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities. From time to time, you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work necessary or important to the operation of your department or the Company. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

• The Company reserves the right to eliminate or modify any of its benefits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.