Description

Company Description

Smiths Interconnect is a leading provider of high reliability connectivity products and solutions serving segments of aerospace and defense, medical, semiconductor test, and industrial markets. It designs and manufactures technically differentiated electronic components, microwave, optical and radio frequency products and sub-systems that connect, protect and control critical applications. Smiths Interconnect is part of Smiths Group plc and has 21 Sales, R&D and Manufacturing locations in 12 countries, including Canada, US (Florida, Texas, Kansas, and Maryland), Mexico, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Italy, UK, Tunisia, India, China, and Singapore.

Job Description

**Responsibilities:**

As the Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining quality activities that ensure our quality requirements are met and continuously improved. You will identify critical processes and ensure compliance through analysis, reviews, audits, demonstrations, inspections, testing, and metrics to maintain system capability and control. Key responsibilities include:

• Manage the completion of internal, external, and third-party audits (ISO 9001, AS 9100, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, and others) in accordance with established schedules and requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective root cause analysis and closed-loop corrective action processes across various databases, ensuring timely resolution and implementation of corrective measures.
• Develop and present critical-to-quality (CTQ) data and quality metrics to senior management and cross-functional stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
• Ensure customer requirements are understood and compliance is maintained through root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and implementation oversight.
• Lead the deployment and effective utilization of quality tools and methodologies (8D, 5 Why, FMEA, Control Plans, and 7 QC Tools) across departments to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee the Change Management Review Process to ensure all requirements are fully identified, documented, and validated.
• Maintain and enhance Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Systems and Quality Management System documentation and controls to ensure ongoing capability and compliance.
• Contribute to departmental functions including meetings, goal setting, training development, and process improvement activities.
• Review High Reliability orders with attention to detail, ensuring Certificate of Conformance (C of C) and data summary requirements are met and documented.
• Execute additional assignments and special projects as directed by the department supervisor.

Qualifications

**Qualifications:**

**Education and Experience**

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, or equivalent of 5-10 years of professional quality assurance experience. A combination of both education and experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working in laboratory environments and manufacturing settings.
• Comprehensive knowledge of quality management principles and practices.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Certified Auditor of Quality (CAQ) are preferred.

**Required Skills and Knowledge**

• Proficiency in reading and interpreting safety regulations, operating instructions, and technical procedure manuals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare detailed technical reports and correspondence.
• Advanced data analysis capabilities with demonstrated expertise in statistical quality control tools including Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Capability Index (CPK), and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Competency in the use of precision measurement instruments including calipers, micrometers, and optical comparators.
• Ability to efficiently extract and interpret product information from work orders, test manuals, and engineering specifications.
• Thorough understanding of ANSI/NCSL Z540-1 calibration system requirements and standards.

**Additional Requirements**

• Travel: 0-5% travel may be required for training and business purposes.
• US Citizenship or permanent resident status required.

Additional Information

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career's website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)