Sr. Quality Engineer

Isola, an industry leader in global materials sciences whose mission is to improve life by enabling innovation in electronic products, is hiring a Sr. Quality Engineer at our Chandler, AZ location.

Compensation: $85,000-$95,000

Relocation Allowance: None

The Role:

The Sr. Quality Engineer provides, directs, and manages quality planning activities and processes. The role is a customer-facing function and assures customer requirements are reflected in site processes and are satisfied.

Essential Functions:

• Manage the quality function through coaching, development, and evaluation.
• Lead advanced quality planning activities & processes.
• Act as an escalation point for quality concerns & customer-focused engagement.
• Apply statistical methods/analysis to improve processes, products, and measurement systems capabilities driving variation reduction.
• Facilitate quality system-related training & quality guidance to site resources.
• Oversee and conduct internal audits (process, product, QMS & LPA) to monitor performance to the customer, industry, Isola QMS, and product standards.
• Champion the Isola Operating System by driving the achievement of quality-related KPIs to exceed customer expectations through standardization and continuous improvement.
• Manage the effectiveness of the Quality Management System.
• Perform risk assessments of processes & determine appropriate mitigation & proactive corrective measures.
• Drive RCA and effective long-term permanent corrective action.
• Foster continuous improvement by leveraging Isola Operation Excellence Tools
• Facilitate proactive solutions by collecting and analyzing quality data.
• Maintaining the QMS according to internal requirements and ISO 9001/TS 16949.
• Establish and/or improve the relationship between Isola and the customers.
• Implement the integration of customer requirements into the awareness of the company.
• Self-responsible planning and execution of System, product, and process audits, both internally and with all main raw material suppliers.
• Responsible for planning and execution of basic material tests corresponding to IPC-4101, current version, and property values according to customer specifications of the basic materials.
• Responsible for planning and execution of raw material tests, as well as qualification of new raw materials and their suppliers.
• Qualification of new products and processes (also in case of purchased base materials from other Isola locations).
• Coordination of customer and supplier complaints.
• Explaining, distributing, and controlling test orders as well as writing inspection certificates.
• The central point of contact for all quality concerns in the departments.
• Implementation of sustainable quality improvements considering technological customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required. The preferred areas of study are Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Material Science, or other technical disciplines.
• 5+ years of related direct quality experience in manufacturing. Laminate or PCB fabrication industry experience is a plus.
• Experience in 6 Sigma methods, 8D, 5 WHY, fishbone, process capability analysis, MS, FMEA, Control plan &CI program, Greenbelt or Blackbelt preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment & collaborate effectively with external & internal customers.
• Expertise in utilizing Statistical Software (Mini-tab or equivalent). Advanced skill with MS Office especially Excel & PowerPoint.
• SAP experience is a plus.
• The following certifications are preferred:
  • Certified ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or AS9100 Auditor
  • Six Sigma Certification
  • ASQ, CQE, CQM, CQA, CSBB CRE Certification