Associate Quality Engineer
$90,000–$120,000 year
On-site · Santa Clara, California, United States
Job Summary
Quality Engineer responsible for championing product reliability in PCB manufacturing by leading root cause analyses for nonconformances, implementing CAPAs to eliminate recurring issues, supporting FAI and inspections for SMT/Through-Hole/mechanical assemblies, validating new processes/tools/equipment from a quality perspective, ensuring IPC-A-610/620 and ISO 9001 compliance, analyzing defect data to drive improvements, participating in audits, and providing quality training to production teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Experience in electronics or PCBA manufacturing environments (SMT, Through-Hole, Reflow, Wave Solder)
- Strong knowledge of IPC-A-610/620, AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality systems
- Data-driven problem solving (8D, 5 Whys, Pareto)
- Proficiency with quality tools such as PFMEA, control plans, and statistical analysis (SPC)
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
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