Staff Hardware Quality Engineer

TTM Technologies, Inc. – Publicly Traded US Company, NASDAQ (TTMI) – Top-5 Global Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer

About TTM

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology solutions including engineered systems, radio frequency (“RF”) components and RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and quick-turn and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (“PCBs”). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop manufacturing services enable customers to shorten the time required to develop new products and bring them to market.

Additional information can be found at www.ttm.com

Position Summary:

TTM is seeking a Senior Hardware Quality Engineer to perform quality assurance activities concerned with the engineering of products, materials and processes by performing the following duties. Specific duties, experience and skills required of a Staff Quality Engineer.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs final inspection and selloff, and witnesses testing.
• Answers questions relating to standard practices and procedures.
• Develops statements of work for subcontractors.
• Prepares cost estimates for proposals, proposal sections, and program plans.
• Participates in design reviews and formal customer reviews and audits.
• Performs pre-award physical surveys of vendor facilities as a team member with other departments.
• Reviews and approves purchase requisitions, purchase orders, manufacturing operation sheets, manufacturing orders, drawings, and test and calibration procedures.
• Develops inspection instructions and inspection alerts.
• Acts as a member of the engineering change board.
• Chairs material review board and corrective action board.
• Resolves minor issues between quality engineers and production control and methods personnel.
• Witnesses environmental and operational testing.
• Controls program budgets and develops estimates-to-complete.
• Performs audits of procedures and special processes.
• Develops and maintains statistical process controls.
• Maintains procedures and records of activities performed.
• Acts as liaison Team leader between departments and makes independent decisions to insure adherence to quality and reliability procedures.
• Assist with yearly performance appraisals for staff.
• Single point of contact to Program Teams for all Product Assurance Elements.
• Tracks program budgets, provide work scope and budget for the assigned team members.
• Supports proposals for new jobs and informs team members of the proposal requirements.
• Provides Program Quality requirements for all members of the team.
• Work within a team construct in support of the assigned program. 
• Develops and implements quality procedures.
• Develops and maintains monthly program status.
• Drives process improvements specific to Quality discipline
• Establishes and collects data for metrics reporting, and analyzes results of activities for potentially adverse trends
• Prepares status reports for management and presents status to management and customer as required.
• Generates and tracks responses to internal CARs and supplier CARs.
• Establishes and maintains an effective monitoring program, including the use of PC-based tools for planning, tracking and evaluating performance.
• Performs detailed contract reviews to determine the quality assurance requirements.
• Mentor/train new hires
• Occasional travel requiring overnight stays may be required. Airline travel must be acceptable.
• Ability to communicate effectively with personnel at various levels to address both technical and management issues.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of specialized PC software required by certain projects.
• Familiarity with the PC and Microsoft Suite of software tools (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Detailed knowledge of MIL-Q-9858A and MIL-STD-1520. ISO-9001, AS9102
• Familiarity with standard electronic test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, meters, counters, frequency meters, logic analyzers, etc.
• Familiarity of Root Cause Corrective Action methodology including use of Root Cause analysis tools such as 5 Whys and Fishbone analysis.
• Must have a background that would permit the U.S. Department of Defense to issue a Secret Clearance, which includes US Citizenship.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a four-year college or