Quality Engineer

Description

The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring consistent application of quality techniques, providing statistical information for quality improvement, and investigating, analyzing, and resolving quality problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide statistical analysis of process behavior through the use of applicable statistics, quality tools, and software.
• Identify and record problems relating to the product lines, initiate actions to prevent the recurrence of any nonconformities relating to products and processes.
• Assist in the evaluation and qualification of new product designs and new supplier materials via a defined new product development process.
• Monitor and support site quality objectives by maintaining metrics, and report these on a monthly basis.
• Lead performance improvement projects in an effort to increase facility capability to consistently meet Knowles and customer requirements.
• Participate in documentation review, approval, revision, or creation as necessary to ensure processes are properly documented.
• Assist in rapid cycle times for site-related customer complaints.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Benefits

What’s in it for you on Day 1 :

Exciting Onsite Perks :

Knowles is committed to providing a competitive and fair total compensation package for all employees.

One element in our total compensation package is base pay.  The starting base pay for this role is targeted to be between $90,000 to $100,000.

Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Knowles, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company.  It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range.  We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Statement : Knowles Precision Devices prohibits pay discrimination and discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or other legally protected status.

Notice to Staffing Agencies, Search Firms and Recruitment Agencies : The recruitment process at Knowles is managed through the Human Resources department. Knowles does not accept resumes submitted from 3rd party agencies outside of our system. To submit resumes, 3rd party agencies will need to be a pre-approved vendor with a valid contract in place, be actively engaged by Knowles to recruit for a specific position and have agency log in credentials to submit candidates to our careers portal. Please do not submit resumes via e-mail, through our external website or directly to our employees. Any resumes submitted in this way become the property of Knowles and will not be eligible for any placement fee.

About Knowles

Knowles is a leading manufacturer of specialty electronic components. We design parts that perform unique, critical functions for innovative technologies. Through extreme reliability, custom engineering, and scalable manufacturing, we enable businesses to succeed in the most demanding applications across medtech, defense, and industrial markets.

Our high-performance capacitors, RF and microwave filters, advanced medtech microphones, balanced armature speakers, and miniaturization products enable and enhance the performance of technologies with the power to change, improve, and save lives. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, Knowles has grown into a global organization with employees spanning 11 countries.