Lead Engineer - Quality Assurance Lead Engineer - Quality Assurance

Job Title: (Lead Engineer - Quality Assurance)

About Kyyba:
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
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Job Description

Responsibilities

• Provides direction to the team on priorities and ensures established timelines are met
• Reviews documentation that will be sent to a customer to ensure content is consistent with strategy and desired message (Complaint resolution, data packages, etc)
• Conducts appropriate performance management within team as needed
• Reviews customer requests to determine appropriate response level and interacts with customers and suppliers as needed.
• Drives existing goals within the team and holds accountable
• Supports supplier quality engineer to resolve raw material quality or supplier issues
  Leads established meetings within the quality organization framework (Ex. Weekly quality meeting, etc)
• Ensures required quality related materials are prepared for repeating meetings (Ex. Tier 1 customer update meetings, supply review, etc)
• Works with global counterpart to ensure site alignment on customer requests, projects, etc
  Updates quality led KPI's and drives improvement
• Works with manufacturing, supply chain, sales, R&D, and other HDM organizations to support quality initiatives or requested information
• Leads ISO surveillance and customer audits
• Provides direction and drives organization quality incident reporting and root cause analysis
• Supports SPC initiatives within the manufacturing and quality control labs
• Ensures team manages customer complaints, audits, and checklist requests
• Determine qualification plan scope and act as final approver for Quality related to change management

Qualifications

• HD Microsystems has an exciting and challenging opportunity for an interim Quality Leader based in Parlin, NJ. This role will be responsible for leading a group of 3 quality engineers and 1 supplier quality engineer.
• The quality leader role is intended to lead a team that ensures the HDM business is upholding all aspects of the quality policy, quality management system (QMS), and ISO9001 certification requirements. This includes working closely with HDM's customers to ensure their needs/issues are addressed, driving the current quality roadmap strategy, and working cross functionally with other departments in the business to drive and support quality expectations.
• HD MicroSystems (HDM) is a 50-50 joint venture of Resonac and ***. HD MicroSystems is the world's largest supplier of polyimide and PBO precursor chemistries specifically engineered for microelectronic applications. Applied and cured by our customers, these materials transform into polyimide and PBO films with unique end use properties. HDM's product line is broad, consisting of photosensitive coatings, standard non-photosensitive coatings, high temperature adhesives, optically clear coatings, and a full line of complementary ancillary products.
  Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, or a related engineering discipline is required
• 5+ years combined experience in manufacturing, Quality or Continuous Improvement Engineering is required. Semiconductor industry or related experience desirable
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, or a related engineering discipline is required
• 5+ years combined experience in manufacturing, Quality or Continuous Improvement Engineering is required. Semiconductor industry or related experience desirable
• 3+ years people leadership experience is required
• Experience with External Communications to Vendors and/or Customers is required
  Demonstrated understanding of statistical techniques including DOE, Control Charts, Gage R&R, ANOVA is required
• Ability to oversee a team and make good engineering judgments on their work is required
  Required to have proficient computer skills such as advanced Excel and Powerpoint use
  Experience using a statistical software program (eg, Minitab, JMP) is required
• Demonstrated experience with risk tools such as C&E and FMEAs is preferred
• Polyimide related knowledge, analytical and material characterization techniques, and results interpretation skills are preferred
• Experience working and managing projects in a global environment (both internal and external) with communications across cultures is preferred
• 6-sigma project certification is preferred.

Location: (Parlin, NJ)

Disclaimer:
Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need."
It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at 248-813-9665

Rewards:
Medical, dental, vision
401k
Term life
Voluntary life and disability insurance
Optional Pre-paid legal plan
Optional Identity theft plan
Optional Medical and dependent FSA
Work-visa sponsorship
Opportunity for advancement
Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client

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