Quality Engineer II

Imagine yourself 

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.  

• Collaborating with a vibrant, diverse, global team.  

• Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future. 

At Hach (www.hach.com), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions. 

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth. 

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us 

We offer: 

• Powerful team looking forward to working with you 

• Career coaching and development opportunities 

• Comprehensive health benefits & generous paid time off 

• 401(k) 

Reporting to the Quality Manager, the Quality Engineer II is responsible for monitoring quality metrics and progress toward quality system goals, providing input and recommendations for quality system improvement projects, and leading problem-solving activities when quality goals aren’t met. 

This position is part of the Quality Systems Department located in Ames, Iowa and will be onsite. 

In this role, a typical day will look like: 

• Participate in continuous improvement in customer complaint drivers in the form of Gage R&R studies, design of experiments, Six Sigma, or other general statistical analysis techniques. 

• Participate in product and process changes by supporting statistical testing and validation of materials, supporting machine validation activities, and maintaining Agile changes as the change analyst. 

• Assist in new product development activities and sourcing new components for existing products. 

• Assist in updating/maintaining the quality system through monitoring of quality metrics and sustainment of improvement projects, including but not limited to Corrective Action Preventive Action (CAPAs), Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR), document control, training, internal audits, and problem-solving activities. 

The essential requirements of the job include: 

• Bachelors (or higher) degree preferred with a technical background in the sciences or in engineering. Six Sigma training preferred. 

• 3-years minimum experience in an engineering role required. 

• Quality Management Systems (QMS) experience in ISO9001 or FDA 21CFR820 with knowledge of quality principles and technical tools. 

• Ability to read and comprehend drawings and other technical information required to perform the assigned task work and develop Standard Operating Procedure. Strong attention to details and processes as well as accurate documentation practices and recordkeeping preferred. 

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