Overview
Senior Quality Engineer Jobs in San Diego, USA at RASIRC
RASIRC is seeking a passionate and dynamic Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. If you’re someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys collaborating with diverse teams, and is committed to making a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you!
Our Mission:
RASIRC is the innovation leader in the creation and delivery of liquid generated gas reactants that enable semiconductor and related processes.
Company Culture:
We value versatility where team members wear multiple hats and contribute across various functions. Our values are at the forefront of our tasks and interactions every day both with coworkers as well as customers.
- Customer Focused Innovation
- Integrity
- Teamwork
- Open Communication
- Efficiency
- Learning
Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Quality Engineer to join our Quality team. Reporting to the Quality Manager, this role is responsible for leading and supporting quality activities across product development, design and process changes, supplier quality, and field failure investigations. The Senior Quality Engineer serves as a key technical quality partner to Engineering, Manufacturing, and external customers, ensuring products meet internal quality standards, customer expectations, and applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
In this role, you will guide cross-functional teams on product requirements, risk management, Design History File (DHF) completeness, failure analysis, and corrective actions, while supporting global product and materials compliance efforts. This position requires strong technical judgment, influence without authority, and the ability to translate quality data into actionable improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
Quality & Risk Management
- Facilitate and support the development of design requirements based on market and customer needs.
- Lead and maintain Design FMEA (dFMEA) and Process FMEA (pFMEA) activities.
- Ensure completeness, accuracy, and ongoing maintenance of Design History Files (DHF).
- Partner with Product Development and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure robust design controls and risk mitigation.
Failure Analysis & Corrective Actions
- Oversee structured failure analysis of returned or nonconforming units, including documentation and reporting.
- Lead root cause analysis using established problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, Fishbone, 5 Whys).
- Drive effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) and verify their effectiveness.
Customer-Facing Quality
- Act as the primary quality technical contact for customers regarding field failures and corrective actions.
- Communicate investigation results, root causes, and improvement plans clearly and professionally to internal and external stakeholders.
- Support customer audits, inquiries, and quality reviews as needed.
Compliance & Certification
- Support product, electrical, and materials compliance activities to meet domestic and international market requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance considerations are integrated into product development and changes.
Quality Systems & Audits
- Support maintenance and continuous improvement of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
- Participate in internal, customer, and third-party audits; support audit preparation, responses, and corrective actions.
Supplier Quality & Improvement
- Evaluate new suppliers to ensure compliance with quality standards and long-term capability.
- Monitor supplier performance metrics and lead supplier corrective actions and improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain and Engineering to resolve supplier-related quality issues.
Data-Driven Quality & Continuous Improvement
- Apply statistical and quality tools (SPC, DOE, MSA, capability analysis) to monitor and improve product and process performance.
- Analyze quality data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement
Coaching & Technical Leadership
- Mentor engineers and cross-functional partners on quality tools, risk analysis, design controls, and structured problem-solving.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance without direct supervisory responsibility.
Documentation & Reporting
- Maintain accurate, timely, and…
Title: Senior Quality Engineer
Company: RASIRC
Location: San Diego, USA
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