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With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries’ thousands of products have impacted people’s lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, aid in the treatment of cancer, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, support and protect soldiers, sailors, and pilots, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, help ensure the safety of imported foods and materials, and much more.
CPI is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.
Job Summary
We are actively seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our team. Our ideal candidate has a strong Quality background with proven experience. The successful candidate will be a key contributor to our team.
YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR:
- Designs, implements, maintains, and improves quality assurance protocols and methods for processing materials into partially finished or finished products
- Designs and improves methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of production processes, production equipment and finished products
- Performs analysis and preparation of reports and production data to identify trends and recommend updates or improvements to quality standards and procedures when necessary
- Provides technical review of documents, drawings, assembly instructions, and project plans
- Compares defects against standards and recommends dispositions, verifies implementation of rework
- Collects, organizes and analyzes project data, generates and/or reviews metrics
- Performs audits, assigns corrective actions, and verifies implementations internally and with external supplies
- Participates in project reviews and meetings including technical design reviews, technical peer reviews, material review boards, change control boards, failure review boards
- Participates in continuous improvement and problem-solving activities within projects
- Reviews documents/Drawings/Instructions for conformance to requirements
- May provide leadership and/or direction to lower-level employees
- Contact with project leaders and other professionals within Engineering and Operations departments, and with project teams across the company
- Frequent contact with external customers
- Provides resolution to a diverse range of complex problems
- Works as an individual technical contributor on one or more projects
- Participates as an active member of the project team
- Independently determines approach to solutions
YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB IF YOU HAVE:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering
- Proficient knowledge of domain (hardware, software, systems, logistics, manufacturing) methodologies, tools, techniques, and standards
- Proficient knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, FDA QAR, AS9100
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Proficient written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to think creatively
- Ability to multi-task
- Contributes to the achievement of business objectives
- Proficient skill in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
- Electronics and/or RF manufacturing and testing experience
- Medical device manufacturing experience
Security
- Must meet all CGP and ITAR requirements.
WHAT WE OFFER:
Whether you are a seasoned professional or just embarking on your career, CPI is an ideal place to expand your knowledge and expertise. We cultivate a healthy, dynamic, and team-oriented environment that empowers our employees to develop, create and deliver innovative, reliable technology solutions to power, connect, protect, and support a better tomorrow.
We offer our employees an attractive compensation package with competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness programs, career development, generous retirement savings plan with company match and more!
WHO WE ARE:
We value the unique and diverse skills, qualities, and backgrounds that each employee brings to CPI, and we respect each employee as an integral member of our growing team. CPI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all current and prospective employees, as well as to promoting a culture of inclusion and respect for everyone. We celebrate the innovation that diversity creates in the work environment, and we recognize that each employee brings their own unique capabilities, experiences, and perspectives to the organization. It is this variety that adds value to our teams, as well as to our stakeholders. We welcome and encourage applicants to reach their full potential with us.
CPI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
