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IT - QA and Test
Crane, IN (On-Site/Office)
Description
SAIC is seeking a Printed Circuit Boards Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) throughout the manufacturing process. By adhering to internal specifications, customer requirements, and industry standards, you will play a critical role in driving defect reduction, optimizing processes, and delivering high-quality products to our customers.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education:
Experience:
Technical Skills:
Quality Methodologies:
Soft Skills:
Clearance Requirements: Interim secret clearance required to start with he ability to obtain a secret clearance. SAIC will sponsor the clearance process.
SAIC is seeking a Printed Circuit Boards Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) throughout the manufacturing process. By adhering to internal specifications, customer requirements, and industry standards, you will play a critical role in driving defect reduction, optimizing processes, and delivering high-quality products to our customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Inspection & Testing: Perform visual, dimensional, and functional inspections on PCBs. Conduct and oversee PCB testing (e.g., electrical, environmental) utilizing tools such as oscilloscopes and multimeters.
- Standards Compliance: Champion adherence to IPC standards (e.g., IPC-600 and IPC-6012 certifications), ISO certifications, and customer-specific quality requirements.
- Problem Solving: Lead root cause failure analysis (RCA) efforts and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to address non-conformances using 8D methodology.
- Documentation: Maintain and manage quality records, test reports, audit findings, and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Create and update training materials as necessary.
- Auditing & Training: Perform internal and external quality audits, ensuring compliance with applicable standards. Provide training to cross-functional teams and suppliers on quality standards and processes.
- Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives through the application of process control methodologies such as statistical process control (SPC) and Six Sigma principles.
- Supplier Quality Management: Manage supplier quality processes, oversee disposition of non-conforming materials, and support Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs).
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with design, production, procurement, and R&D teams to resolve technical issues and embed quality standards in new product development cycles.
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education:
- Associate degree or equivalent experience in electronics manufacturing is required. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field is preferred.
Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in bare board PCB quality assurance.
- IPC-A-600/CIS and IPC-6012 certifications are required.
Technical Skills:
- Strong understanding of PCB fabrication, design, testing, and troubleshooting processes.
- Proficiency in the use of diagnostic tools such as oscilloscopes and digital multimeters (DMM).
- Expertise in root cause failure analysis and problem resolution.
Quality Methodologies:
- Familiarity with quality management systems (ISO 9001, IPC A 600/CIS, IPC 6012 certification or equivalent).
Soft Skills:
- Strong auditing, training, and documentation skills.
- Proven ability to collaborate across functions, including design, production, and supplier quality teams.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
Clearance Requirements: Interim secret clearance required to start with he ability to obtain a secret clearance. SAIC will sponsor the clearance process.
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