Quality Engineer/Supplier Quality Engineer Jobs in Georgetown, Canada at Communications & Power Industries
Position: Quality Engineer / Supplier Quality Engineer
Location: Georgetown
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With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries’ thousands of products have impacted people’s lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, and much more.
We are actively seeking an experienced Quality Engineer / Supplier Quality Engineer (QE/SQE) to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring product and supplier quality across the full product lifecycle, supporting both internal manufacturing operations and external supply chain partners. This position requires a strong technical quality background, experience in high-reliability manufacturing environments, and the ability to collaborate effectively across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and external suppliers.
YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR/TO:
Act as the technical liaison between suppliers, Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to ensure accurate interpretation and flow-down of technical, process, and quality requirements
Design, implement, maintain, and improve quality assurance protocols, inspection methods, and quality systems for materials, components, and finished products
Drive Design for Excellence (DFx) principles including Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Assembly (DFA), Testability (DFT), and Reliability (DFR) to improve product quality, manufacturability, and cost
Lead and participate in DFMEA and PFMEA activities to identify, mitigate, and reduce risk throughout the product lifecycle
Lead Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities for new product introductions, engineering changes, and supplier qualifications
Evaluate, qualify, and audit suppliers based on technical capability, process maturity, and compliance to applicable quality and regulatory standards
Perform supplier and internal audits, assign corrective actions, and verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
Own supplier nonconformance management activities including SCAR issuance, root cause analysis, containment activities, and corrective action verification using methodologies such as D, Fishbone, and FTA
Review and approve technical documentation including drawings, specifications, control plans, inspection instructions, First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR), and device history records for compliance and traceability
Design and improve methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating production processes, equipment, and finished products
Collect, organize, analyze, and report on quality and production data to identify trends and recommend improvements to quality standards, procedures, and manufacturing processes
Develop and maintain supplier and production quality metrics including DPPM, yield, scrap, on-time delivery, and field failure trends
Participate in project reviews and boards including technical design reviews, peer reviews, material review boards (MRB), change control boards (CCB), and failure review boards (FRB)
Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing teams to resolve complex technical and quality issues related to RF systems, electronics, electromechanical assemblies, and manufacturing processes
Support capacity planning, supplier readiness, risk mitigation, and make/buy decisions for new and sustaining programs
Participate in continuous improvement and problem-solving initiatives across projects and operations
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and direction to lower-level employees as required
Communicate quality issues, risks, impacts, and mitigation plans effectively to internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers
Work independently as an individual technical contributor while actively participating on cross-functional project teams
YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB IF YOU HAVE:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical…
Title: Quality Engineer/Supplier Quality Engineer
Company: Communications & Power Industries
Location: Georgetown, Canada
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