Position: Development Quality Engineer
Location: Valley Green, PA
Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high
bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks,
Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the
electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEM's
globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design,
sales and manufacturing locations globally. The CBS team is looking for a
Quality Engineer to join them in the Valley Green, PA location. The Quality
Engineer will help to plan and facilitate quality related activities for
manufacturing development projects by fulfilling the duties associated with
FMEA's, Product Quality Planning, Process Qualification Planning, Metrology
Planning, Control Plans, Inspection Plans and Methods, Workmanship Standards,
DOE's and other necessary studies within a development protocol in developing
Statistical Process Control.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Act as a team member to manage projects to assess quality aspects, report
process feasibility & risks and make quality recommendations on how to proceed.
Interface with vendors, process engineering, product engineering and
manufacturing to assure capability levels and documentation compliance are
achieved in meeting quality deliverables.
Partner with cross-functional teams to investigate deviation events,
recommend corrective actions and product disposition, and develop improvements
using Lean tools and analytical skills (e.g., FMEA, SPC, 5-Why, 12 Step, DMAIC,
Risk Assessments, Fishbone Diagram, etc.)
Interface with site quality, engineering, and other departments throughout
final phases of development and pre-release to manufacturing.
Participate in definition of respective project plan qualification tasks and
schedules for development projects that meet time to market (TTM) objectives.
Determine initial inspection methods based or best-known methods (where
applicable) and manage metrology requirements.
Facilitate process qualification planning assuring conformance to standards
and specifications. Define process qualification plans, inspection plans,
inspection workflow, metrology requirements and workmanship standards for
process engineering.
Participate in quality readiness at the site by providing the inspections
plans, metrology, Cpk requirements and any special qualification requirements.
Support the analysis of defined risk areas and experimentation, proof of
principle tooling, feasibility studies, capability studies, detailed design and
analysis, DOE, passive data collection (PDC) and or basic technology searches
and development.
Participate in product & process FMEA, characterization of product and
process critical features and respective risk assessment activities.
Develop, facilitate and control standards and methods both internally and
externally for the inspection of CTF's inclusive of accuracy, linearity,
R&R's, long term stability, FAI's, Cmk's and Cpk's.
Ability to analyze operating data, including yield, cycle time, and
throughput to identify and action opportunities, utilizing the appropriate tools
to achieve desired outcome (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean etc.)
Assist product and process engineering in the reconciliation of First
Article Inspections, Capability Studies and Comparison Studies through
corrective actions driven by root cause analysis that incorporate process
improvement tools.
Assist process development engineers and mechanical Integrity engineers in
the (data & statistical) analysis of feasibility studies, DOE's, passive data
collection's (PDC) and capability studies.
Advance capabilities of Operations Team and partners with Quality Team to
understand and implement new test methods and best practices
Coordinate and or participate in the metrology transfer and training to
respective personnel.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree from four-year College in engineering, Quality Assurance;
or six to eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical
procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business
correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present
information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and the
internal Amphenol groups.
Ability to effectively identify and eliminate common cause variation within
continuous or batch processes through the use of solid practices and analysis in
establishing statistical process control (SPC)
Ability to define and generate Quality Plans, Control Plans and Workmanship
Standards.
Ability to provide qualification assessments related to product/process
risks, capability and manufacturability.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from
managers, customers, vendors, engineers and manufacturing site representatives.
Should have knowledge and skills using:
Microsoft Suit (Power Point, Excel, Word, SharePoint)
Measurement System Analysis
Statistical analysis software (Minitab)
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
Strong Knowledge of Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility
Demonstrated skill and knowledge to train individuals and teams.
Demonstrated ability to operate with minimal supervision and provide updates
on project status where issues or problems can be reviewed, discussed and
resolved.
Ability to travel internationally to support product development and process
ramps.
Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our
focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our
employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol
Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global
organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every
employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively
impact the business.
Amphenol is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" -
Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National
Origin
For additional company information please visit our website at
https://www.amphenol-cs.com/