Quality Engineer
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Job Description
Role Objective
The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring process quality, defect prevention, and compliance across Surface Mount Technology (SMT)–based manufacturing and assembly operations. The role focuses on inline quality control, process capability, failure containment, and continuous improvement, ensuring stable manufacturing performance and adherence to internal and customer quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
Education
The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring process quality, defect prevention, and compliance across Surface Mount Technology (SMT)–based manufacturing and assembly operations. The role focuses on inline quality control, process capability, failure containment, and continuous improvement, ensuring stable manufacturing performance and adherence to internal and customer quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Manufacturing Line Quality Ownership (SMT Operations)
- Own endtoend quality performance for assigned SMT manufacturing and assembly lines.
- Ensure firstpass yield (FPY), DPPM, and defect rate targets are achieved.
- Monitor line startup, SMT changeovers, and production runs for quality compliance.
- Ensure operations run within approved SMT process windows and specifications.
- Process Control & Defect Prevention
- Implement and maintain process controls for SMT manufacturing, including:
- Control Plans
- PFMEA linkage
- SPC monitoring for SMTcritical parameters
- Drive defect prevention related to:
- SMT assembly and handling defects
- Soldering and interconnect issues
- Placement, polarity, and orientation defects
- Inspection and test fallout
- Lead root cause analysis using:
- 5Why
- Fishbone
- DOE and databased analysis
- Inline Inspection & Quality Monitoring
- Interface with SMT inline inspection and test systems, such as:
- SPI, AOI, Xray (AXI)
- Inprocess and endofline testing
- Visual inspection and acceptance criteria
- Ensure inspection programs and criteria are:
- Correctly defined
- Controlled and validated
- Aligned with internal SMT standards and customer requirements
- Validate inspection effectiveness and optimize false rejects.
- NonConformance & CAPA Management
- Own internal nonconformances and SMT manufacturing rejects.
- Lead containment, corrective, and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Verify effectiveness of corrective actions before closure.
- Support MRB decisions and disposition controls.
- Change Management & NPI Support
- Support new product introduction (NPI) and SMT process changes by:
- Reviewing and updating SMTrelated PFMEA
- Ensuring control plan readiness
- Validating pilot builds and production rampup
- Participate in:
- SMT tooling, stencil, and fixture qualification
- Equipment buyoff and SMT process validation
- Quality Data Analysis & Reporting
- Analyze key SMT quality metrics such as:
- FPY
- DPPM
- Defect Pareto
- Rework and scrap trends
- Prepare and present:
- Daily SMT line quality updates
- Weekly and monthly quality reports
- Drive datadriven continuous improvement projects.
- Supplier & Incoming Quality Support
- Support incoming quality issues related to SMT materials such as:
- PCBs
- Components
- Solder paste and consumables
- Work with Supplier Quality teams for:
- Root cause analysis
- Corrective action verification
- Compliance & Audit Readiness
- Ensure SMT manufacturing operations comply with:
- ISO 9001
- IATF 16949
- IPC standards and customer requirements
- Support internal, customer, and certification audits related to SMT quality.
- Training & Quality Culture
- Train and coach:
- SMT operators
- Technicians
- Manufacturing engineers
- Drive adherence to:
- SOPs and work instructions
- Visual controls
- Quality and ESD practices
- Promote a strong quality ownership mindset on the shop floor.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in:
- Electronics Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering
- 3–8 years of experience in:
- SMT manufacturing quality
- Assembly or backend electronics operations
- Strong understanding of:
- SMT manufacturing processes
- Solder printing, placement, reflow fundamentals
- SMT defect mechanisms
- Working knowledge of:
- SPC
- PFMEA
- Control Plans
- CAPA / 8D methodologies
- Familiarity with:
- IPC standards
- ESD and handling requirements
More Info
Key Skills
Reflow fundamentals
CAPA 8D methodologies
Solder printing
SMT defect mechanisms
SMT manufacturing processes
ESD and handling requirements
IPC standards
About Company
Skills:
Insulation Resistance Testing, Spc, Battery Module Pack Assembly, Defect Analysis Process Improvement, EOL Testing, Control Plan, 8D, 5 Why Fishbone Pareto, Process Product Audits, BMS Assembly Functional Testing, Battery Safety Quality Controls, Spot Resistance Welding, Msa, Lithium-Ion Battery, Nickel Strip Busbar Quality, OCV IR Testing, Capacity Performance Testing, RCA CAPA, Cell Matching Sorting, Pfmea, BMS Communication Protection Testing, Cell Inspection Grading, Battery Traceability, Battery Charging Discharging
Skills:
Wireless Technologies, Batteries, Root Cause Analysis, PCBAs, Manufacturing Quality, Electronics, Reliability Testing, 8D, EMC testing, Capa, Sensors, cameras, Process Validation, Dfmea, Pfmea, Supplier Quality
Skills:
Rca, fault tree analysis, Dfmea, Pfmea, Design-for-Service
Skills:
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, Root Cause Analysis, Fmea, Quality management systems, Process Capability, Spc, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma methodologies
Skills:
Functional Testing, Supplier Quality, Poka-Yoke, Supplier Process Audits, Fmea, 5 Why, ISO 9001:2015 Auditing, HV Testing, Spc, Quality Management, New Part Development, Supplier Qualification, 8D Root Cause Analysis, Dmaic, Type Testing, Kaizen, 7 Qc Tools, Incoming Supplier Process Quality, Supplier Onboarding, Manufacturing Process Audits, 5S