Quality Engineer

Summary:The Quality Engineer (QE) provides technical line support to ensure products and processes meet AGSE's quality standards by monitoring production activities, identifying defects/potential defects, and implementing corrective/preventative actions. Additionally, the QE will work with the Planning department to ensure the proper validation operations are strategically sequenced within the routing documents and ERP system. Responsibilities: Essential Duties:Establishes quality standards for products and processes and suggests modifications meant to prevent defects in components or final products.Collaborates closely with cross functional teams, including product design, product management, technical services, and production, to identify and mitigate quality risks.Reviews and approves protocols, reports, specifications and other documentation.Audits production processes, raw materials, or suppliers/vendors to ensure that established quality standards are met.Conducts root cause analysis using internal principles and standards for defects, non-conformities, or other quality failures.Able to complete and present technical analysis and assessments.Performs process impact assessments and product risk assessments as needed.May be responsible for ensuring compliance with formal external quality standards, such as ISO 9001.Expertise: Knowledge & Skills:Requires full working knowledge of relevant business practices and procedures in a professional field.Uses standard theories, principles and concepts and integrates them to propose a course of action.Work under minimal supervision. Rely on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish assigned goals.May periodically assist in orienting, training, and/or reviewing the work of peers.Judgement is required in resolving complex problems based on experience.Contacts are primarily with department supervisors, leads, subordinates, and peers.Occasional contact with external contractors/vendors.Incorporate innovative quality control methods.Required:Bachelors degree or 6-8 years related experience and training preferred.Onsite role. No hybrid or remote work available for this role.Remote work may occasionally be granted by the Quality Assurance Manager as needed.Ability to work Monday through Friday, and overtime as required.Physical Demands:While performing the duties of this job, the employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.Employees work under typical office conditions, and the noise level is usually quiet to moderate. However, in certain assignments, an employee may work near moving equipment and be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, biological hazards, airborne fumes, outdoor weather conditions, and loud, prolonged noise.What We OfferAdvanced Ground Systems Engineering (AGSE) offers an excellent benefits package, which includes healthcare, a 401(k) plan, and tuition reimbursement. To learn more about AGSE and our products or services, please visit us on the internet at AGSE is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position. "Pay scale" means the salary or hourly range that AGSE reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive. The pay scale for this position considers the wide range of factors that AGSE considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that it is not typical for AGSE employees to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role - especially as a new hire - and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $ 72,000- $117,000 per year.Job Type: Full-timePay: $72,000.00 - $117,000.00 per yearBenefits:401(k)401(k) matchingDental insuranceEmployee assistance programFlexible spending accountHealth insuranceLife insurancePaid time offTuition reimbursementVision insuranceSchedule:Monday to FridayOvertimeAbility to Relocate:Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670: Relocate before starting work (Required)Work Location: In person

Created: 2025-02-19