Overview
Quality Assurance Engineer Jobs in Norton, MA at Advantage Technical
Title: Quality Assurance Engineer
Company: Advantage Technical
Location: Norton, MA
Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer
Location: Norton, MA
Position type: Direct hire
Pay: $110,000-$123,000
Basic Function:
The Quality Assurance Engineer is a key member of the Quality Assurance Team, ensuring that all products consistently meet customer requirements.
This role actively supports Operations by addressing and resolving quality issues, driving continuous improvement, and maintaining compliance with quality management standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Participate in virtual meetings with key customers and suppliers to address and resolve quality concerns.
Lead cross-functional teams in problem definition, root cause analysis, containment, and corrective action implementation.
Work closely with the Purchasing dep. to qualify, monitor, and report external provider quality and on-time delivery performance.
Issued and oversaw timely responses and closures of Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs).
Track and report key quality performance indicators, including product yield, on-time delivery, and defect categorization.
Ensure proper maintenance and calibration of all quality monitoring and measuring devices.
Assist in creating and maintaining Quality Assurance documentation (i.e., FAI/PPAP/CofC).
Support product testing initiatives, including CTE, Solder Dip, and Salt Atmosphere testing.
Participate in internal, external, and third-party audits and assessments.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering within an ISO 9001 manufacturing environment.
Practical experience in developing and managing relationships with external providers.
Proficiency in fundamental quality tools (i.e., 5-Why, Ishikawa, 8D).
Experience in compiling, formatting, analyzing, and presenting data.
Proficiency with MS Office suite (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Strong understanding of ISO 9001 Quality Management System requirements
Familiarity with SAP, M2M, or other ERP systems.
Preferred:
Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification is a plus.
ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification is a plus.
Understanding of AS 9100 Quality Management System requirements is a plus.
Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to travel domestically or internationally up to 15% of the time.
