Quality Engineer

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Position: Quality Engineer - Permanent Full Time

Location: Moog Ireland Ltd.

Reports to: Quality and Lean Integration Manager

Moog Ireland is a leading manufacturer and designer of motion control systems and solutions certified to Aerospace, Space and Defense standards. Our products improve reliability, safety and performance in complex applications across a wide range of industries. We are seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team at our electronics manufacturing and design facility at Ringaskiddy, Cork.

Job Summary

The Quality Engineer is part of the quality team, reports to the Quality and Lean Integration Manager, and is expected to work independently with limited supervision.

The Quality Engineer is responsible for designing, monitoring and improving quality control systems to ensure that products and manufacturing processes meet company standards and customer requirements.

The job tasks require collaboration and interfacing with customers, corporate / group quality engineering functions, and internal functions like programme management, product engineering, design engineering, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, supplier quality engineering, supply chain and senior management.

The job requires on-site presence. Local and international travel may be required from time to time.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Support Continuous Improvement of Quality & Quality Systems.

• Review of customer requirements, identification and ensuring compliance to quality related requirement.

• Review and approval of Engineering Change Requests.

• Lead and support AS9145 (APQP) activities like Product Specific Quality Plans, FMEA, Control plans, MSA, First Article Inspection Reports and PPAP.

• Lead and support 8D investigations of customer claims, provide reports and communication with customers as required.

• Monitoring production quality yields and drive improvements by using Lean and Six Sigma methods - such as 5 Whys, FMEA, 8D to create robust permanent corrective actions.

• Manage internal non-conformity reports from identification through to closure.

• Report quality performance metrics and improvement progress.

• Collaborate with production, engineering and project teams to resolve quality issues.

• Provide technical quality support to supplier quality engineering and quality inspectors in incoming inspection.

• Provide technical quality support to quality inspectors and quality technicians on the production floor.

• Supports internal and external QMS audits.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

• Honours Bachelor Degree / Level 8 qualification in relevant engineering or science discipline.
• Working experience as a quality engineer within an electronics manufacturing environment is an advantage.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certified.

• Good knowledge of industry standards, such as ISO 9001, EN/AS9100, IPC-WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 is an advantage.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

• Good knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Sampling Plans, Statistics, PFMEA and 8D Problem-Solving.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with an ability to communicate appropriately across the range of roles from senior management to line operators as well as communicating with external parties.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Computer literacy (including proficiency with Mini-Tab or similar analysis program).