QA Engineer

A New Product Development Quality Engineer at Black Diamond works with design and product teams to make sure new products are safe, reliable, and ready for production. This includes developing test plans, evaluating prototypes, analyzing failures, completing risk assessments, and using data to guide quality recommendations before products reach customers.

POSITION SUMMARY

By utilizing engineering fundamentals as well as the knowledge from real-world field experience, the Quality Engineer ensures the quality of all Black Diamond Equipment product and;
• Creates and executes testing models for the analysis of raw materials, in-process materials, and finished goods.
• Performs quality tasks in new product development projects, including meeting phase gate deliverables and supporting quality plans.
• Develop requirements, conduct inspection and testing of raw materials, components, prototypes, and finished products.
• Performs statistical and graphical analysis of test data to determine strength ratings of products and components.
• Maintains quality records, including test data, design information, and product ratings.
• Conducts investigations related to proposed design changes, material qualifications, or manufacturing issues.
• Completes User Risk Assessments (URA) and contributes to product safety and reliability efforts.
• Provides technical feedback from lab and field use to support product design and development.
• Takes ownership of assigned product categories and is responsible for all QA deliverables as defined by the product creation phase gate deliverable checklist.