Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline (Mechanical, electrical, industrial, chemical, etc.), Experience with AS9001, ISO9001, ISO 13485 and international quality standards, Strong leadership skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams, Demonstrated success in engineering project management and supplier quality engineering..

Key responsibilities:

Plan and schedule program activities and resources for quality programs.

Coordinate special process validations and support risk management activities.

Conduct internal and external audits and assist in hosting external audits.

Analyze client program activities and provide feedback to identify opportunities for additional services.

Job description

If you would like to work for a Quality Consulting Firm with multiple fortune 500 companies as clients across multiple industries and would like to design and manage internal and suppliers’ quality programs for them, then this is your job.

The Field Engineer Business Manager ensures that technical objectives, requirements, resources, and strategies are put in place to enable SQA’s growth at customer programs. To ensure that programs are adequately executed: Including scoping, process development, tools/deliverables, associate qualification, metrics and set up, including pilots.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Plan and schedule program activities and resources (associates)

Process Control setup using data analysis method

Coordinating Special Process Validations

Participate in the execution of Quality functions in compliance with AS9001, ISO9001, ISO 13485 and international quality requirements and standards.

Cross-functionally assisting in preparation and updates of internal and SQA program documentation.

Support risk management activities related to manufacturing processes such as pFMEA.

Review and assist in writing new procedures and work instructions or updating existing documents for customer programs.

Evaluate and monitor manufacturing issues, and product concerns, and help investigate non-conforming material to determine opportunities for improving manufacturing and product performance.

Support coordination of Inspection programs, update procedures, forms, methods, and training. Manage SI Technical Leads

Perform SQA and Client internal and external audits and assist in hosting external audits.

Work with Clients to comprehensively understand and record requirements in a way that allows the development of adequate Program Scope with execution that maximizes sales and margin for the SQA business model. In addition, objectives and measures for projects must be clearly defined, to highlight successes and build a baseline for follow-up business opportunities.

Existing Client Direction and Growth

Identify opportunities for the provision of additional services with existing clients.

Conduct regular reviews with cross functional team to identify program trends and/or irregularities and bring them (and subsequent recommendations) to the attention of the Client. Central to this review is the analysis of data in STEPQ.

Analyze the activity of client programs and provide meaningful feedback and direction. This may include a recommendation for the reduction of one kind of activity in one area (e.g. on-site audits of low-risk suppliers), or recommendation for the increase of one kind of activity in another area (e.g. in-depth Assessments for a critical suppliers).

Identify opportunities for the provision of additional services (outside current business).

Required Qualifications

Experience with AS9001, ISO9001, ISO 13485 and international quality requirements and standards.

Broad experience in Quality Management, including the development, establishment, and maintenance of quality systems

Strong resolve and steadfastness in upholding quality standards at external partners as well as internally

Strong leadership skills

Ability and experience to work in a cross-functional team and an international environment.

Superior written and verbal communication, including technical writing.

Pre-production activity knowledge (APQP, PPAPs, Process Validations)

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in relevant scientific/engineering discipline. (Mechanical, electrical, industrial, chemical, etc.)

Demonstrated success with engineering project management and leadership.

Supplier Quality Engineering experience,

Corrective Action and Preventive Action Management

Lean Six Sigma knowledge preferred.

SPC Knowledge

Ability to read blueprints and schematics

Quality is SQA’s culture and keeping the world safe is SQA’s mission. SQA employees empower our partners with expertise, professionals, and systems to proactively and predictively manage supply chain risks, creating safer and more reliable products for end users. SQA is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with us is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

(*) To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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