Quality Engineer Department: Engineering and R&D Employment Type: Full Time Location: Valencia, California Reporting To: Quality Manager Compensation: $90,000 - $100,000 / year Description The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring consistent application of quality techniques, providing statistical information for quality improvement, and investigating, analyzing, and resolving quality problems. Key Responsibilities + Provide statistical analysis of process behavior through the use of applicable statistics, quality tools, and software. + Identify and record problems relating to the product lines, initiate actions to prevent the recurrence of any nonconformities relating to products and processes. + Assist in the evaluation and qualification of new product designs and new supplier materials via a defined new product development process. + Monitor and support site quality objectives by maintaining metrics, and report these on a monthly basis. + Lead performance improvement projects in an effort to increase facility capability to consistently meet Knowles and customer requirements. + Participate in documentation review, approval, revision, or creation as necessary to ensure processes are properly documented. + Assist in rapid cycle times for site-related customer complaints. Skills Knowledge and Expertise + Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. + ASQ and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus. + Experience working in a factory certified to AS9100 or ISO 9001. + Experience with various quality system improvement tools, including 8D, Lean Six Sigma, 5 Whys, Pareto Analysis, FEMA Kaizen, Cpk, Fishbone, etc. + Related experience in a manufacturing environment. + Strong written and verbal communication skills. + Work well in a high-volume production environment with minimal supervision. + Project management experience. + Experience with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Minitab, and ERP/MRP systems. + Ability to travel to suppliers, customers, or corporate meetings. + Ability to remain in a stationary position examining parts under a microscope + Ability to lift about 25-30 lbs. + Ability to manipulate small parts under microscope using a pair of tweezers Benefits What’s in it for you on Day 1: + Medical, dental and vision insurance plans + Prescription Drug Plans + Basic Life Insurance + 401k plan with company match + Tuition Reimbursement Program + Employee Referral Program + PTO and Paid Sick Leave + Paid Holidays Exciting Onsite Perks: + Free coffee available at our cafeteria + Employee Appreciation Events Knowles is committed to providing a competitive and fair total compensation package for all employees. One element in our total compensation package is base pay. The starting base pay for this role is targeted to be between $90,000 to $100,000. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Knowles, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company. It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range. We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Statement: Knowles Precision Devices prohibits pay discrimination and discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or other legally protected status. Notice to Staffing Agencies, Search Firms and Recruitment Agencies: The recruitment process at Knowles is managed through the Human Resources department. Knowles does not accept resumes submitted from 3rd party agencies outside of our system. To submit resumes, 3rd party agencies will need to be a pre-approved vendor with a valid contract in place, be actively engaged by Knowles to recruit for a specific position and have agency log in credentials to submit candidates to our careers portal. Please do not submit resumes via e-mail, through our external website or directly to our employees. Any resumes submitted in this way become the property of Knowles and will not be eligible for any placement fee.