Sr Quality Engineer **Job Description:** **Senior Advanced Quality Engineers – Hand Tools** **JOB DESCRIPTION** + Collaborate with Engineering and Marketing teams to translate customer needs into product requirements and specifications. + Support the product design process including test design, benchmarking, and testing of new materials and technology. + Specify and justify testing equipment and fixtures to support new material research and testing. + Develop and execute test procedures to validate product specifications and ensure Quality and Reliability readiness. + Independently develop, write, and analyze testing reports in internal laboratory. + Lead Risk Assessments (Design and Manufacturing) during the product development cycle. + Perform failure analysis and recommend solutions with corrective action, as required. + Proactively seek out quality improvements for new and existing products. + Work with the global quality teams to develop QC mitigation strategies for high-risk specifications. + Coordinate and lead quality planning activities such as auditing, inspection, and control plans (incoming, in-process and outgoing) that drives user need CtQ requirements through product specifications and into manufacturing processes. + Collaborate with US, European, and Asian based manufacturing, and supplier representatives to ensure operational readiness of new product launches. + Participate in the evaluation and selection of suppliers. + Lead global, cross functional team members with new product development engineering, internal/external operations/suppliers, quality, and supply chain teams. May manage team members. + Provide technical guidance to the supplier quality team in Asia. **JOB REQUIREMENTS** Master's or equivalent degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing/Production, Materials Engineering, or related engineering field, along with 2 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing/Production, Materials Engineering, or related engineering field, along with 5 years of relevant experience. Experience must include: + Research and development with soft goods, plastics, or metals (textiles, foams, rubber, injection molded components, or films). + Manufacturing quality experience in a regulated product field. + Mechanical aptitude (Critical to Quality/Quality Function Deployment; Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T); Statistical Process Control (SPC); Design of Experiments (DOE); Control Plans; Risk Analysis through Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA); or metrology methods). + Statistical tools (MiniTab, Reliasoft, or JMP). Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you need to contact us regarding technical accessibility of our website call 443-391-1542. This number is only for technical accessibility issues, not general employment or job posting inquiries.