Senior/Quality Engineer (SMT)

Job Responsibilities:

• Establish, maintain, and control processes

• Set clear and agreed requirements with customers through quality plans

• Lead and coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI) reports

• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, industry standards, and workplace safety regulations

• Act as the primary interface with customers on quality-related matters

• Lead initiatives to improve yield at customer incoming inspection and reduce RMAs

• Lead, participate in, and support regulatory and customer audits at the site

• Drive proactive continuous improvement in yield and quality metrics

• Ensure the effectiveness of pFMEA

• Work with SQE and suppliers to ensure the quality of incoming materials

• Conduct ESD audits

• Drive cross-functional teams to deliver continual improvement activities for internal process deliverables

• Build and embed quality awareness within Operations

• Ensure the effectiveness of training and inspection activities

• Educate operators and production associates on quality, compliance, and procedures

• Provide supervision to QA Supervisors, Inspectors, and Technicians

• Supervise QA operators, group leaders, and technicians in ongoing quality improvement activities

• Provide technical guidance and communication to Engineers and Technicians

• Lead or guide engineers in responding effectively to customer feedback and CAPA, and follow up on quality metrics set in the quality plan

• Prepare Quality Operations Review reports

• Other additional work tasks or additional roles assigned by the superior

2.0 Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering is preferred

• Minimum 3 years of working experience in manufacturing and quality assurance

• Familiar with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and IATF 16949 standards

• Hands-on experience with IPC, SMT, WB/DA, FMEA, and Automotive Core Tools

• Experienced in quality analysis, problem solving, project management, customer audits, First Article Inspections, and process audits

• Knowledge of or certification in IPC 610 standard (CIS/CIT)

• Proficient in FMEA, Control Plans, GR&R, and DOE

• Added advantage: Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt and Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)

• Able to work independently with minimal supervision

• Demonstrates strong leadership and self-driven motivation to achieve excellent results

• Maintains enthusiasm and efficiency under pressure

• Willing to travel up to 10%