Engineer, Quality

Job description

The Quality Engineer role at East Hartford is responsible for planning and executing activities related to the development, application, and maintenance of quality standards and activities for customer processes, materials, and products to assure that customer expectations are met or exceeded while maintaining while optimizing cost and operational performance Qualifications: - Develop, implement, and maintain quality control, quality assurance, and process control systems to meet internal and customer requirements. - Lead and support root cause analysis and corrective action activities (RCCA, 8D, 5 Whys), ensuring effective closed-loop resolution. - Perform product, process, and system audits and verify the effectiveness of corrective actions that were taken. - Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing defects, improving first-pass yield, and lowering cost of poor quality (COPQ). - Develop and maintain inspection plans, control plans, PFMEA, and other quality planning documentation. - Apply statistical methods (SPC, capability analysis, gage R&R) to monitor and improve process performance. - Coordinate failure analysis for nonconforming or returned product; ensur...