
Quality Engineer at Rocket EMS
Santa Clara,CAFull-timeQualityPosted about 1 month ago
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<p data-start="181" data-end="201"><strong data-start="181" data-end="201">Quality Engineer</strong></p>
<p data-start="203" data-end="577"><strong data-start="203" data-end="221">About the Role</strong><br data-start="221" data-end="224">We are seeking a detail-driven Quality Engineer to champion product reliability and ensure every assembly meets the highest customer and industry standards. You’ll work cross-functionally with Production, Process, and Engineering teams to prevent defects, investigate issues, and drive continuous improvement throughout our PCB manufacturing operations.</p>
<p data-start="579" data-end="597"><strong data-start="579" data-end="597">What You’ll Do</strong></p>
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<p data-start="600" data-end="717">Monitor production quality performance and lead root cause analysis for nonconformances, escapes, and yield issues.</p>
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<p data-start="720" data-end="817">Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to eliminate recurring problems.</p>
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<p data-start="820" data-end="965">Support first article inspections (FAI), in-process audits, and final inspection verification for SMT, Through-Hole, and mechanical assemblies.</p>
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<p data-start="968" data-end="1099">Collaborate with Process and Manufacturing Engineers to validate new processes, tooling, and equipment from a quality standpoint.</p>
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<p data-start="1102" data-end="1233">Review MPIs, customer specifications, and inspection criteria to ensure compliance with IPC-A-610 and other applicable standards.</p>
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<p data-start="1236" data-end="1331">Analyze defect and rework data to identify trends and drive process and quality improvements.</p>
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<p data-start="1334" data-end="1451">Support DFM reviews, ECOs, and MRB activities to ensure proper documentation and traceability of quality decisions.</p>
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<p data-start="1454" data-end="1567">Participate in internal and external audits (ISO, customer, regulatory) and maintain quality system compliance.</p>
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<p data-start="1570" data-end="1650">Provide quality training and guidance to production operators and technicians.</p>
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<p data-start="1652" data-end="1678"><strong data-start="1652" data-end="1678">What We’re Looking For</strong></p>
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<p data-start="1681" data-end="1785">Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).</p>
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<p data-start="1788" data-end="1892">Experience in electronics or PCBA manufacturing environments (SMT, Through-Hole, Reflow, Wave Solder).</p>
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<p data-start="1895" data-end="2027">Strong knowledge of IPC-A-610/620, AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality systems, and data-driven problem solving (8D, 5 Whys, Pareto, etc.).</p>
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<p data-start="2030" data-end="2124">Proficiency with quality tools such as PFMEA, control plans, and statistical analysis (SPC).</p>
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<li data-start="2125" data-end="2221">
<p data-start="2127" data-end="2221">Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across teams.</p>
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<p> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$80,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$100,000 USD</span></div></div></div>