We have a rewarding opportunity for a Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer at our facility in East Farmingdale, NY.

As our Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer , you will play a key role in continuous improvements to maintain the highest standards of quality. You will supervise, so strong leadership skills are necessary as well as having exceptional attention to detail.

Your Challenge:

Provide support and direction in the implementation and administration of quality systems. Monitor, maintain and continuously improve system procedures, inspection plans and quality performance trends

Analyze the effectiveness of the quality system and coordinate quality related issues with other departments, suppliers and customer

Perform qualification audits of potential, new suppliers

Conduct periodic surveillance audits of existing suppliers to address process deficiencies affecting quality performance

Track Supplier Quality Issues and drive them to closure in a timely manner

Identify and recommend disqualification of suppliers based on chronically poor performance

Develop and manage critical suppliers, i.e. Printed Wiring Assembly Subcontractors

Investigate supplier quality issues to determine root cause, identify and implement corrective actions, drive long term preventative actions

Perform supplier oversight and surveillance to ensure product quality and on-time deliveries

Provide Supplier Source Inspections and data review of subcontractor certs of conformance/data packages

Internally communicate with Engineering, Purchasing, Program Management on opportunities within the supply chain for quality improvements

Review customer contracts and purchase orders for quality requirements

Review purchasing inquiries for quality clauses and assign quality clauses as required

Provide day-to-day support to the manufacturing/test department

What you Bring:

5 10 years as an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer, willingness to travel up to 25% of the time, occasionally on short notice

BS Degree in Electrical Engineering preferred; or Bachelors; in a technical discipline such as Industrial, Mechanical, or equivalent

5+ years of assembly plant experience supporting PWB/PWA in a Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering role.

Experience and demonstrated ability to drive improvement of suppliers quality performance and strong background in quality auditing

Experience with electrical, electro-mechanical suppliers

Statistical Processes Control (SPC) knowledge and application

Ability to read and understand, electrical, mechanical drawings, specifications, Bills of Materials, etc.

Must be a US citizen and be able to obtain a DoD security clearance (condition of employment)