Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Neways Electronics International NV
Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Neways Advanced Applications in Son is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to improve quality and operational performance in a PCBA production environment. The role involves hands-on support on the factory floor, leading root cause investigations, and driving preventive quality methods. Requires technical MBO/HBO qualification, knowledge of PCBA processes, and experience with quality tools such as SPC, FMEA, PPAP, MSA, and 8D.
Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Neways Advanced Applications in Son is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to improve quality and operational performance in a PCBA production environment. The role involves hands-on support on the factory floor, leading root cause investigations, and driving preventive quality methods. Requires technical MBO/HBO qualification, knowledge of PCBA processes, and experience with quality tools such as SPC, FMEA, PPAP, MSA, and 8D.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Soft Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
Key Responsibilities
- Acting as the primary quality contact for Production and providing hands-on support on the factory floor
- Leading or supporting escalations and in-depth root cause investigations for high-impact quality issues
- Performing First Article and First Inspection analyses on prototypes and pilot builds
- Managing material complaints and quality deviations, including preparing and leading 8D reports
- Coordinating containment actions, stock checks, and rework activities with Production and Engineering
- Driving and maintaining preventive quality controls, including Control Plans, PFMEAs, work instructions, monitoring, and process parameter reviews
- Leading and participating in multidisciplinary improvement teams and acting as 8D leader for complex problems
- Tracking and analysing Manufacturing Quality KPIs, such as yield, FPY, scrap, and PPM
- Initiating PDCA-based improvement projects and ensuring effective incoming and outgoing inspection controls
- Planning and executing process audits, for example VDA 6.3, and ensuring effective follow-up on action plans
- Supporting QMS improvements and performing internal audits in line with relevant ISO standards
- Working as one Quality team with Supplier Quality, Customer Quality Engineering, Design Quality, and Account Engineering
- Facilitating structured decision-making and problem solving using methodologies such as 5W2H