Quality Assurance Engineer

Rantec is hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer - Join our team!

Come join our team!Located in Los Osos, Ca, Rantec is an upper-tier designer and manufacturer of power supplies for the military and aerospace markets. We are an engineering-based company, with expertise in all aspects of power supply design, manufacturing and test. Rantec offers many outstanding benefits to include:

• Competitive wages
• Great benefits - i.e. Medical (PPO, HSA), Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Vacation - 2 weeks accrued per year to start, Holidays, PSL
• Tuition Assistance
• 401K with matching up to 6%
• Years of Service Awards.
• We have every other Friday off as we are on the 9/80 schedule
• Free catered lunch on the Friday/payday that we work.

Position Summary

Provide quality assurance engineering support to product realization processes (requirements review/planning, design development, procurement and production). Perform quality engineering functional role in material review disposition, communicate and ensure compliance to customer requirements from design to delivery in the aerospace, power supply, PWB, machining and magnetics industry.

• Support the maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS) and its compliance to AS9100.
• Perform audits of specific areas, processes, and procedures including internal QMS audits.
• Contract/Purchase Order requirements review and ensuring subsequent compliance.
• Evaluate and approve configuration changes.
• Provide technical and compliance support to design and production activities to achieve
• compliance to customer requirements.
• Be able to make decisions (referee) on product conformity issues.
• Interface with customers when necessary.
• As needed, coordinate outside lab failure analysis toward effective results.
• Create First Article Inspection (FAI) plans for upcoming programs.
• Responsible for supplier evaluation, monitoring and development.
• Meet with suppliers regularly through conferences, Team meetings, and in-person
• to handle material, parts, and quality issues.
• Periodic on-site visits to evaluate/audit supplier manufacturing sites, and production processes.
• Support the maintenance of the Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Support and lead problem solving efforts with suppliers
• Review engineering, customer and military specifications and drawings to interpret
• requirements.
• Support the creation of Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA).
• Create Control Plans (CP) for high-impact parts. Implement control plans at suppliers.
• Create Inspection Plans (IP) from supplier inspection data.
• Support, direct, analyze and approve supplier first article parts, and reports (FAIRS/PPAP).
• Analyze defect data to identify risks and improvement opportunities. Support project teams to implement risk reductions and improvements.
• Lead supplier preventive and corrective action activities including containment, root cause
• analysis and corrective action (RCCA).
• Complete assigned training.
• When called upon, support QA training activities such as: ESD, FOD, and QMS procedures.
• As needed, participate in continuous improvement efforts.
• Ability to work flexible hours and/or different shifts, as required. Must be able to conform to required schedule. In general, 25% of work time will be spent on the production floor.
• Ability to work in a safe professional manner adhering to all Rantec and regulatory requirements
• including OSHA, EPA, State and Federal Regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• BS degree in a technical field desirable.
• 5 years preferred QA Engineer experience, preferably in an Aerospace design and manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is desirable.
• Knowledge of First Article Inspection in accordance with AS9102 is desirable.
• Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical inspection requirements, including current industry workmanship standards (J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610).
• Knowledge and or experience in Xray, CMM, Optical, or Laser measuring equipment a plus
• Sound reasoning skills in risk assessment. Able to utilize root cause analysis techniques.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal ability; able to lead discussions and professionally persuade others.
• Dependable assertive self-starter, that works with all functions of the organization.
• Excellent knowledge & ability with Microsoft Office Professional (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.).
• Ability to make sound decisions based on solid reasoning regarding acceptance/rejection of materials.

Salary Range: $87,500 - $113,700 Annually

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