**Engineer I, Quality Assurance**

**Category:** Engineer
**Location:** Tacoma , WA


**Shift:**

**Posted:** July 10, 2021 Support the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance to customer requirements, regulatory requirements, AS91001, IS9001 and Nadcap requirements. Must be familiar with current customer specifications to ensure that material shipped and certified is in compliance to any specifications that may be referenced on the COA. Maintain the supplier customer database current and conduct onsite supplier audits as necessary. Must be able to understand and apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) practices and assist as needed in investigation of out-of-control data points.


**Duties and Responsibilities**

* Resolve internal corrective actions pertaining to QMS audit findings.
* Host weekly Quality Meetings.
* Verify incoming raw material COAs and communicate results as necessary.
* Enter COA data into SQC Pack for trending purposes.
* Monitor CPP/KPP/MP conditions including cooled warehouse conditions for stability and compliance.
* Conduct lot audits prior to final lot release.
* Conduct internal audits to AS9100 and NADCAP requirements.
* Conduct Supplier audits as necessary.
* Maintain Supplier Survey database.
* Set up necessary training for new hires or personnel transfers.
* Generate customer COAs as needed, review customer COAs for accuracy prior to submittal back to Sales.


**Skills and Specifications**

* Courtesy, tact, and diplomacy are essential elements of the job. Work involves much personal contact with others inside and/or outside the organization for purposes of giving or obtaining information, building relationships, or soliciting cooperation.
* Will need to successfully pass AS9100 Lead Auditor course.


**Education and Qualifications**

* Three years to five years of similar or related experience.

* Bachelor’s Degree required; preferably Bachelor’s of Science.

* Six Sigma certification or Black Belt training desired.
* This position involves working with technologies and information which are subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these regulations, Toray CMA must review certain candidate information including citizenship, basis of United States work authorization and country of origin. This information would be used for export control screening purposes only.


**Physical Demands**

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Position requires the ability to read, write, speak and understand English at a level necessary to successfully perform assigned responsibilities. Ability to utilize/operate a computer, peripheral equipment and appropriate software. Ability to utilize interpersonal and teamwork skills, perform basic mathematical computations, follow directions and to understand and apply work specifications in the completion of work tasks. The ability to hear, speak, use hands/fingers and the repetitive motions of hands/wrists are occasional. Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds. Vision abilities require the adjustment and focus of sight. Ability to be physically mobile. Ability to wear a respirator when performing inspections and/or investigations.