Quality Engineer

Topcon Positioning Group is headquartered in Livermore, California, USA (topconpositioning.com).

We design, manufacture and distribute productivity tools for developing a brighter future. Whether cultivating the earth or building upon it, Topcon brings innovation in workflow automation and seamless connectivity of data to construction, geopositioning and agriculture industries focused on developing a sustainable tomorrow.

Topcon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

To  learn more about Topcon career opportunities go to  www.topconcareers.com.

Core Job Duties

• First Article Inspection and Approvals
• CCB – Engineering Change Control Board – Leads and facilitates the Change Control Board (CCB) process to evaluate, review, approve, prioritize, and track engineering changes affecting products, manufacturing processes, systems, documentation, quality, cost, and delivery timelines
• RFD – Request for Deviation - Coordinates cross-functional approval and communication of RFDs with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Customer/Program stakeholders to ensure alignment and compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Establishes controls, expiration parameters, traceability, and corrective action plans associated with approved deviations to ensure temporary conditions are monitored and resolved within defined timelines
• ECO- Engineering Change Orders – Help prepare and outline in collaboration with NPI / Product management / Supply Chaing / MFG Engineering / Product Engineering, all affected ECO updates and controls
• Puege Notice – QE Evaluations against Arena/ MFG/ Supply Chain Requests.  Cross functional with QA
• MRB – Dispositions / Review product discrepancy

Education and Experience:

• BS in a technical field (Science or Engineering)
• five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum Requirements for job:

• Knowledge of Quality techniques including statistical methods used to analyze and control process variations, capability studies, PFMEA, APQP, PPAP, and Six Sigma.

Salary Range

• 75,000 to 85,000 USD