Quality Engineer

About Us:

How many companies can say they’ve been in business for over 179 years?!

Here at ZEISS, we certainly can! As the pioneers of science, ZEISS handles the everchanging environments in a fast-paced world, meeting it with cutting edge of technologies and continuous advancements. ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global change. We have a diverse range of portfolios throughout the ZEISS family in segments like, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. We are a global company with over 42,000 employees and have over 4,000 in the US and Canada alone! Make a difference, come join the team!

Location/Region: Dublin, CA

What’s the role?

This job role is responsible for supporting quality assurance efforts across business operations to ensure adherence to standards and enhance overall performance. They conduct quality assessments, analyze process efficiencies, and implement best practices to identify and resolve quality issues. They collaborate with cross-functional teams to support quality excellence, foster a culture of quality awareness, and align quality initiatives with organizational goals.

Sound Interesting?

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Oversee the supplier quality management program for the global supplier base. Responsibilities include managing incoming quality for mechanical and electrical components and assemblies, first article inspection (FAI), field part returns, supplier audits, and supplier corrective actions using the 8D methodology. 

• Advise on design and process improvements in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to improve supplier and internal quality. 

• Manage the site calibration program, including maintaining calibration logs and coordinating calibration of on-site equipment with third-party providers. 

• Oversee the corrective and preventive action (CAPA) process for nonconforming products, parts, and assemblies. Coordinate root cause analyses with relevant stakeholders and ensure actions are completed on time. 
• Oversee nonconforming material management at the site, including coordinating Material Review Board (MRB) meetings and actions, determining material dispositions, and managing rework.

• Maintain document control records and ensure documents are managed in accordance with ISO 9001 QMS and ISO 14001 EMS requirements.

• Audit quality logs and document storage locations, including folders and databases, to verify compliance with established procedures and report findings.

• Support business needs by contributing to processes such as View Extension (VE), waivers, scrap, inspection, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).

• Support and participate in ISO 9001 QMS management, compliance initiatives, and audits.

• Support new product introduction projects by helping create the required quality documentation.

• Perform and support physical inspections of mechanical and electrical products, parts, and assemblies in response to departmental and business needs.

• Oversee the RMA process for parts returned by customers, other manufacturing sites, and other sources.

• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness in line with business priorities.

• Execute projects and activities assigned by the department manager to achieve departmental objectives and goals.

• Participate in and lead projects as needed to implement the QMS and other quality-related ERP initiatives for System Landscape Modernization.

• Provide support to the XRM facility in Dublin and its subsidiary locations worldwide.

Do you qualify?

• Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering degree. 

• Strong computer skills with proficiency in MS Office, including Excel and Outlook. 

• Ability to evaluate mechanical and technical drawings and technical documents. 

• Understanding of instrument bill of materials (BOM) structures (preferred). 

• Proficiency with SolidWorks (preferred) to evaluate 2D and 3D CAD files. 

• Capacity to learn new software applications and processes within short duration. 

• Knowledge of ISO 9001 QMS and ISO 14001 EMS (preferred). 

• Ability to independently perform and lead investigations using CAPA methodologies (e.g., 8D). 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong collaboration abilities. 

• Ability to work independently and contribute effectively to a team with limited guidance. 

• Adaptable to fast-paced, evolving demands of a growing high-tech company and being available throughout the week based on Departmental and business needs. 

• Work across different time zones with global stakeholders. 

• This is an on-site position.

 
Travel Requirements

• Able to travel domestically and internationally, individually or in groups, for visits to customers, suppliers, and other Carl Zeiss facilities as required based on departmental and business needs.
  

The annual pay range for this position is $84,000 – $104,000

The pay offered for this role may be influenced by factors such as job location, scope of role, qualifications, education, experience, & complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent.

This position is also eligible for a performance bonus or sales commissions.  ZEISS also offers robust benefits, including medical plans, retirement savings plan and paid time off.

We have amazing benefits to support you as an employee at ZEISS!

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• 401k Matching
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Vacation and sick pay 
• The list goes on! 

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of requirements, duties, or responsibilities. The Company reserves the right to interpret, amend, or otherwise modify, in whole or in part, any job description at any time, at its sole discretion.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Jo Anne Mittelman

Zeiss provides Equal Employment Opportunity without unlawful regard to an Applicants race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizen status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (includes childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic predisposition, carrier status, gender expression or identity, including transgender identity, or any other class or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law of the employee (or the people with whom the employee associates, including relatives and friends).