Quality Engineer

Description:
Job Summary
This is a hands-on position. We will provide training specific to the optical metrology equipment.
Employee must show engineering aptitude and have excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Develop inspection and test protocols taking into account part geometry/performance, to verify parts meet customer specifications.
• Measure components to verify compliance to customer requirements, verify test methods and fixturing.
• Analyze and present findings to internal team.
• Participate in problem solving teams.
• Work with manufacturing teams to analyze inspection data and develop cause/effect (FMEA) information, both for manufacturing processes (molding, diamond turning, CNC machining, tool room, etc.) and specific parts.

Duties
• Support the manufacturing process to meet customer specifications, both for new products and established products.
• Perform mechanical measurements on plastic (molded, machined) optical parts using standard dimensional metrology.
• Program and perform measurements using a Mitutoyo CMM and OGP Flash 302 (multi-sensor CMM). Will provide programming training.
• Perform optical inspection using an interferometer, profilometer and optical bench metrology methods. Will provide training.
• Support new products by developing First Article Samples and in-process inspection protocols.
• Apply flash coating to sample parts using a vacuum coating chamber.
• Work with Molding, Machining, Tooling, Diamond Turning and Coating teams to establish and monitor process parameters to ensure that quality parts are being produced.
• Interact with production departments to better understand issues and identify and resolve the root cause of a problem.
• Provide input on processes and procedures, including suggesting improvements and design of experiments approach to objectively determine the best approach.
• Suggest fixture designs required by custom test/inspection setups.
• Collaborate with customers, production and engineering teams to develop agreed upon inspection and test criteria, methods, and specifications.

Technology and Equipment
• CAD knowledge
• Knowledgeable of geometrical and physical dimensions, and associated metrology
• Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
• Computer controlled/programmed inspection equipment
• Verniers, calipers, micrometers, pin gauges, other mechanical gauges
• Mitutoyo CMM
• OGP Flash 302
• Profilometer
• Interferometer

Qualifications
Education Requirements:
• AAS or BS in a scientific/technology field, preferably Mechanical Engineering field

Experience Requirements:
• 3-5 Years of Experience in:
• Component Manufacturing and/or Metrology hands on experience, plastic injection molding preferred
• Quality Tools (root cause/corrective action, SPC, six sigma, variation control, etc. preferred)