Quality Engineer III

Company: Canon USA & Affiliates
Location: Newport News
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

OverviewDo you have the desire to join us in a collaborative environment at Canons largest manufacturing hub in North America? Experience an exciting growth opportunity at our Regional Technical Headquarters. Our team continues to expand with new opportunities in our Quality department. All work takes place in a climate-controlled environment. Along with one of the best compensation and benefits packages in our field, our work/life balance philosophy is unmatched in the industry. A great effort is placed to create a quality work experience where you can make an impact to our company! We are seeking candidates for the position of Quality Engineer III. This position applies technical knowledge & skills to define, implement and verify processes that are necessary to meet the quality requirements of the product and of the customer with the objective of efficiently achieving customer satisfaction.Responsibilities- Creates, maintains, and drives detailed project schedules across multiple disciplines (and may lead projects and/or small teams). - Confers with division management, production, and other staff to analyze process feasibility, cost effectiveness and reliability of new and existing products. - Prepare proposals (including recommended suppliers, parts pricing, alternative implementation strategies, and timeline/schedule) for submission to customer. Provides guidance and answers quality questions during proposal meetings. - Performs complex statistical analysis of data for complex processes and draws appropriate conclusions. - Reviews quality data analysis performed by less experienced members and provides feedback. - Mentors and trains less experienced Engineers. - Troubleshoots more complex quality issues. Investigates issues and develops countermeasures to prevent future occurrence. - Develops process improvement initiatives based upon the results from failure mode, effect analysis and process capability. - Evaluates quality test results for accuracy. Utilizes statistical analysis to ensure process is capable. - Leads and conducts investigations of complaints and/or nonconformities in quality to determine the root cause of the issue. Develops, implements, and verifies the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions. - Collaborates with cross functional team (e.g., manufacturing, supplier engineering, etc.) to facilitate and support corrective action and preventive action plans. - Evaluates product to ensure compliance to specifications and regulations and revises or modifies specifications as needed to improve efficiency via the appropriate change control and design channels. - Develops systems and methods to implement & maintain to support the production of conforming product (work-in-process or final). - Understands and establishes Quality Management System requirements, procedures, evaluations, reporting, data and objectives.Qualifications- A Bachelors degree in Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical or Quality Engineering and 5-8 years experience in a quality environment or related field. - Proficient in Microsoft Office & knowledgeable of Microsoft Project. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to create and verbally deliver presentations to internal management and other audiences. - Understanding of engineering and process improvement principals (i.e.- Process Capability, Control Charts, Root Cause Analysis, Trend Analysis, Correlation, Failure Mode Effect Analysis & other) and may use Minitab for the analysis of data. - Requires analytical, problem solving and project management pany OverviewAbout our Company - Canon Virginia, Inc. located in Newport News, Virginia is a global manufacturer for Canons office and consumer products. Our innovative and efficient production methods along with our environmental commitment make us a leading global manufacturer. Since opening our doors in 1985, Canon Virginia has provided world class manufacturing services. It is the policy of Canon Virginia, Inc. (CVI) to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, national origin, or physical/mental disability except where there is a bona fide occupational qualification. This policy relates to all phases of recruitment, employment, compensation, benefits administration and participation in company sponsored employee activities. This includes hiring, promotions, demotions, transfers, layoffs, recall, training and terminations. Employment practices will conform to all federal, state and local laws on non-discrimination.ol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm (ol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm )Location_US-VA-Newport News_Company_Canon Virginia, Inc._Requisition ID_24766_Category_Quality Assurance/Quality Control_Position Type_Full-Time_

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