Quality Engineer

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As a Quality Engineer at MKS, you will partner with Manufacturing and Test Engineering, Design Production, Planning and Purchasing to support our customer satisfaction. In this role, you will report to the Quality Engineer Manager

Principal Responsibilities:

• Develops, evaluates, revises, and applies technical quality assurance protocols/methods to inspect and test in-process raw materials, production equipment, and finished products
• Ensures activities and items are in compliance withboth company quality assurance standards and applicable government regulations
• Performs analysis and identifies trends in the inspection of finished products, in-process materials and bulk raw materials, and recommends corrective actions when necessary
• Ensures that established manufacturing inspection, sampling and statistical process control procedures are followed
• May assure compliance to in-house and/or external specifications and standards, such as GMPs and ISO regulations
• Evaluates and analyzes the efforts in organizing, documenting, and interpreting inspection support documents and records Required Skills:
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• 2 years of related experience Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
• Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
• Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
• Regularly requires manual dexterity and coordination of objects below, at and above shoulder level
• Must be able to exchange accurate information
• Operates in a [professional office and/or laboratory/manufacturing] environment
• Ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
• Dedication to safety to mitigate hazards, including handling mechanical and electrical hardware, high voltage, gas, water, and heat
• Noise level in the work environment is usually average The Quality Engineer will maintain and improve the MKS QMS System and products quality programs. Identify and facilitate improvements in new product development, supplier and manufacturing processes to ensure the highest quality products. Lead and instill a sense of ownership for the ISO and Internal Audit programs being responsible for many aspects of internal and external quality audits. Drive urgency for product and process improvements that improve customer satisfaction. Champion product quality improvements driven by field data analysis to achieve desired performance levels. Quality Engineer will facilitate and support problem solving activities aimed at identifying and resolving manufacturing, quality, and customer reliability issues. This requires a strong understanding of quality and statistical tools, and experience in their practical application. Employee will be expected to make decisions supported by data analysis and thorough investigation. Technical analysis of product returns data to manage improvements across engineering, operations and supply chain Customer satisfaction: customer quality and satisfaction methods. Timely and effective response to customer issues utilizing structured problem solvingtechniques Develop and analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality and reliability expectancy of finished product Other responsibilities assigned by the Principal Quality Engineer, including the role of an Associate Quality Engineering professional

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations. Applicants for these positions may be limited (by, for example, their countries of citizenship, country of origin, or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact, and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: [email protected].

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