Quality Engineer, Advanced

Remote Work: Yes

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working to make everyday life better. United by curiosity and care, we develop dynamic solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being a part of Zebra Nation means being seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our diverse perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You have opportunities to learn and lead at a forward-thinking company, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes that you care about – locally and globally. We’ve only begun reimaging the future – for our people, our customers, and the world.

Let’s create tomorrow together.

Designs, implements and maintains quality assurance protocols and methods. Designs methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of components and finished products. Demonstrates thorough knowledge of products/components within assigned area to anticipate and prepare for possible non-conformances. Demonstrates knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, as applicable.

Responsibilities:

• Takes initiative to gather data to investigate potential non-conformances
• Designs business and operational processes to support quality execution against key performance metrics. Responsible for regular monitoring/reviewing business and operational processes to evaluate for continuous improvement opportunities
• Acts as advisor to less senior technicians and/or engineers/suppliers in vetting non-conformances
• Completes audit training, as required
• Collects data and uses data collected by others. Understands key quality metrics and current performance levels. Uses technology to visually present data and analyses in meaningful ways. Leverages tools to simplify complex data or information to improve comprehension. Takes the initiative to create new adhoc reports to meaningfully represent business outcomes and drive decisions. May or may not recommend new standard reports based on data trends. Routinely summarizes and may formally present information on defect data, process improvement data and analyses and recommendations to management, which may include Senior Managers or Directors, within or outside their functional area.
• Participates in training technician and/or engineers within functional area by developing and deploying curricula and/or mentoring. Acts as advisor to less senior technicians and/or engineers in reviewing draft presentations
• Represents the unit on project teams. May perform in project leadership role on projects of significant scope and impact. Represents the organizations as the principal customer contact
• Assists in building accurate schedules
• May be requested to provide input on budget items
• Resolves problems of significant scope that require development and selection of procedures and processes
• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise
• Interacts with management and external stakeholders on matters requiring coordination across organizational lines
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
• 5 - 7 years work experience in quality engineering role in different manufacturing/repair fields and processes such as electronics (SMT/PCB assembly) and repair
• Education and training in quality disciplines is required
• Well experienced in root cause analysis and problem-solving techniques such as 5-why's, 8-Discipline, Process Mapping, Ishikawa (Fishbone) diagram
• Prepares and participates in the discussion of Corrective Actions (CAR/SCAR), Non-Conformance Report (NCR), and Continuous Improvement projects related to Quality
• Supplier management experience required
• Lean Six Sigma training or similar certification / training preferred
• IPC-A-610 Acceptability of Electronics Assemblies knowledge – certification not mandatory but preferred
• Knowledge on Board Schematic and Board layout
• PCBA testing system experience
• Strong computer skills
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
  
  

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