Quality Engineer (Elkton, MD, US, 21922-1220)
Quality Assurance
Elkton, MD, USA
USD 90k-130k / year + Equity
About the Role
We are looking for a Quality Engineer to join the Gore Performance Solutions Quality Team in support of the Intermediates Supply Group. In this role you will support manufacturing by providing technical quality support for commercial product manufacturing and derivative product development. Daily activities will include determining and mitigating risk to product, owning product specifications, evaluating product quality, responding to trends in quality metrics, and hands-on problem solving.
This position will be located at our facility in Elkton, Maryland, with the possibility of a hybrid work arrangement.
Pay and Benefits:
- $90,000 - $130,000 per year
- Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits
Responsibilities
- Provide change management input and signoff for technical quality reviews ensuring Fitness for Use (FFU) and the quality system requirements are being met
- Develop, validate, and document test methods, inspection and testing processes, visual standards, and sampling plans
- Work with internal partners to develop and own Intermediate Product Specifications
- Ensure product requirements are appropriately applied across the value stream
- Develop and own Intermediate Product Specifications
- Work with internal partners to identify and resolve issues or concerns and drive improvement activities.
- Identify and mitigate risks due to calibration events, including the possibility of customer notification
- Investigate and disposition NCMR materials
- Gain an understanding of product processing and collaborate with process engineers in a small team setting.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (such as Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Material Science) with a minimum of 3 years of post-graduation engineering experience
- Demonstrated experience with quality tools such as Management of Change, Non-conformances, Customer Complaints, and Supplier Corrective Action Requests
- Experience working with ISO9001 quality systems, documentation, and methodologies
- Experience successfully interacting with cross-functional teams and influencing others with strong verbal and written communication
- Strong knowledge of quality tools such as Design of Experiments (DOE), Gage R&R/MSA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), 5 Why, Ishikawa/Fishbone, and 8D
- Ability to make effective risk-based decisions, including the use of FMEA
- Ability to apply engineering fundamentals and statistical tools to develop, optimize, and troubleshoot activities
- Ability to initiate, prioritize, drive to completion, and concurrently manage multiple products and projects in an ambiguous, dynamic environment
- Ability to both work independently and collaborate effectively as part of a team
- Ability to travel up to 5%
Desired Qualifications
- ASQ CQE or CSSBB
- Experience with ePTFE material handling
- Experience with Data Visualization & Analytics
This position offers a hybrid work arrangement in the country from which the Associate is employed. Eligibility is dependent on the responsibilities of the role and business needs, and the Associate must agree to comply with Gore’s work arrangement policies.
What We Offer
Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.
We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits
Gore is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.
Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the United States. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.