Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Echodyne is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to join our fast-growing team. 

ROLE OVERVIEW

Join our team developing next-generation commercial radar solutions.

Echodyne is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to join our team working in a fast-paced environment developing high-performance commercial radar solutions. 

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, unmanned aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

In this role, you will develop your experience in radar and PCB/PCBA technology that apply to our products. You will be working in a fast-paced environment developing next generation RADAR systems.  The Manufacturing Quality Engineer will be responsible for the maintenance, compliance and enhancement of GMP quality and reliability standards of new product introduction, currently manufactured or procured components, subassemblies and products. This includes production processes and techniques, quality engineering procedures and regulatory compliance.  This role monitors product quality, processes, projects and recommends changes to improve operating efficiency. This role reports to the Director, QA & Regulatory Compliance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide ownership of issues related to manufacturing quality through the Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) process
• Provide manufacturing validation and process failure mode effects analysis review and support
• Assure compliance to in-house and/or external specifications and standards, such as GMPs and ISO 9001 and AS9100 regulations
• Represent Quality on various business teams to support product and process improvement.
• Plan, write, modify and assist in the implementation of quality and reliability requirements and procedures within the Manufacturing area of Echodyne
• Perform analysis and identify trends in finished products, in-process materials and recommends corrective actions and process improvements
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Key Performance Indicators in the Manufacturing area
• Establish plans for improvement of quality and reliability to meet product objectives. Coordinate activities of Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance
• Provide consultation on test equipment and failure analysis, including the review of validation activities
• Provide direction to other departments to ensure that workmanship standards, acceptance criteria, and general quality policies are met
• Provide technical direction to Manufacturing in development of training, certification, audit and other programs in support of manufacturing
• Perform other related d