Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Your job at Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, is seeking a Quality Engineer at our Magnesium Molding Facility located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This role will champion manufacturing excellence through robust quality systems, continuous improvement, and compliance with customer and regulatory standards. This role requires strong analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration, and a proactive mindset to integrate quality throughout product development and manufacturing.

What you will do:

• Interpret and negotiate customer requirements to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Monitor and analyze quality performance indicators; implement corrective actions to meet targets.
• Investigate daily process issues to reduce scrap and improve production yield.
• Evaluate and disposition non-conforming parts from manufacturing, inspection, customer feedback, and returns.
• Manage supplier quality, ensuring compliance with incoming material standards and Molex supplier management policies.
• Lead customer complaint resolution using a structured approach, including root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and completion of 8D and medical reporting requirements.
• Apply Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) during early product development or production transfer phases to ensure robust quality integration.
• Develop and execute validation plans (IQ/OQ/PQ) for new product introduction projects covering process, equipment, and product.
• Ensure effective implementation and management of quality control plans and manufacturing process controls, including the creation, review, and maintenance of essential quality documentation such as work instructions, inspection plans, and control plans.
• Support change management, deviations, and nonconformance handling to maintain compliance with the quality management system and customer requirements.
• Initiate and contribute to Continuous Improvement Projects aligned with plant KPIs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Who you are (Basic Qualifications):

• B.S. degree in engineering or related field, or 2+ years in quality or regulatory work.
• Advanced knowledge of quality tools such as SPC, DOE, FMEA, CAPA, and root cause analysis.
• Thorough knowledge of GD&T, technical drawings, and metrology.
• Strong analytical skills and proactive in identifying risks and improving performance.
• Corrective Actions with systemic 8D and/or medical standard approach.

Skills and Abilities (What would put you ahead):

• Advanced decision making and prioritization skills.
• Data analysis and project management skills.
• Effective and professional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Extended travel to other facilities or customer locations may be required to support business needs, with travel potentially reaching up...

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.