Associate Quality Engineer at QED Technologies International LLC in Rochester, New York

Job Description:

Associate Quality Engineer

Summary:

The Qualification Engineer will be responsible for the inspection, testing, and qualification of select QED products. In this role you will work collaboratively with engineering, operations, and customer service to maintain, improve, and perform all qualification duties.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Job duties will be performed as needed on-site and at local vendor site; estimate 50/50 time at QED on University Ave and vendor site in Lyell-Otis neighborhood
• Prioritize qualification tasks based on urgency and due date
• Reserve lab equipment, utilizing CRM software, for scheduling tasks and machine usage
• Execute machine and assembly qualifications, following QED procedures:
  1. Record machine data
  2. Troubleshoot if necessary
  3. Contact appropriate departments for additional assistance with issues
  4. Work with vendor in a professional manner to collaborate and resolve issues
  5. Work closely with Customer Service and Application Engineering
  6. Communicate qualification results to appropriate departments
• Work interdepartmentally to continuously improve processes, procedures, and products
• Experience with handling, manufacturing and/or testing precision optics is desired.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience/Education/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience required; 5+yrs quality or qualification experience and/or 5+yrs working with QED MRF products
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to maintain positive and professional supplier relationships

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

• Fluent in Microsoft Suite applications:

1. Outlook required
2. Teams required
3. Excel required
4. Word required
5. OneDrive a plus
6. SharePoint a plus
7. Business Central a plus
8. Dynamics 365 a plus

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and sit; demonstrate manual dexterity; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• PPE to include hearing protection, gloves, safety glasses, proper footwear, etc is provided and required.

Work Hours:

First shift is the normal working hours of this position. Although, off shift and weekend work may be requested or required, subject to manager approval, to meet deadlines.

Travel

• Local Travel (5-10%): Required for qualifications between vendor and QED site, optional travel to key supplier

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