Quality Engineer

Join our team as a Quality Engineer! The Quality Engineer will be responsible for working in project teams to establish and implement systems that ensure products conform to requirements. The Quality Engineer will identify problems, participate in problem investigations, and collaborate to design and implement effective solutions. This individual will also participate on engineering continuous improvement project teams, ensuring adequate process controls are designed and implemented.

What you will do:

• Provide Quality Assurance technical expertise in support of manufacturing. Identify issues and analyze the cost of poor quality.
• Support continuous improvement activities, including analyzing data, completing Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and participating in kaizen events, and lean manufacturing activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering to characterize manufacturing processes. Determine process capability, identify sources of variation in production processes, implement adequate control plans, and establish feedback mechanisms.
• Support projects of various scope and complexity.
• Conduct investigations of customer complaints to identify causes and appropriate actions to prevent recurrence.
• Participate in thorough investigation and execution of corrective and preventive actions associated with internal process, vendor, and audit findings.
• Support product line transfers and new process introductions.
• Support the audit and qualification of new suppliers, and resolve supplier quality issues.
• Support internal audits of the Quality System, and support external audits of the Quality System.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

What it takes:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical), physical Science, or related field, from an accredited college or university.
• Understanding of Quality systems and practices in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity in Quality System Standards such as ISO 9001, AS9100, and ISO 13485.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Demonstrated ability in applying statistics to industrial practices.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment.
• Able to communicate complex technical information to all levels of the organization, able to write technical procedures and work instructions.
• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently.
Preferred:
• 2 or more years of technical experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in CNC machining, injection molding, and/or 3D printing environment(s) is preferred.
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Experience working with customers and suppliers.

What is in it for you:

• We offer a competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity.
• In addition, we offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
• Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
• Dental and Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid caregiver leave
• You will receive PTO + Holiday Pay + Wellness Hours + Volunteer Hours
• 401k with company match and immediate vest
• Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
• Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
• And More!

$67,800 - $90,500 a year

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role. Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Physical Demands: While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must be able to lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Work Environment: Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in a manufacturing area exposed to machinery and noise; with eye protection and safety shoes required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.