Quality Manufacturing Engineer

Company: Smiths Group
Location: Irving
Posted on: November 26, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description Company Description Smiths Interconnect is holding an Open House/Job Fair on Friday, November 21st from 9am to 4pm. If you are a Quality Engineer looking for a new and exciting opportunity, we want to see you. Bring your resume and show up at 2010 Westridge Dr. in Irving TX. Recruiters will be onsite for immediate screenings and qualified candidates will get interviewed by hiring managers. About Us: Smiths Interconnect is a leading provider of high reliability connectivity products and solutions serving segments of aerospace and defense, medical, semiconductor test, and industrial markets. It designs and manufactures technically differentiated electronic components, microwave, optical and radio frequency products and sub-systems that connect, protect and control critical applications. Smiths Interconnect is part of Smiths Group plc and has 21 Sales, R&D and Manufacturing locations in 12 countries, including Canada, US (Florida, Texas, Kansas, and Maryland), Mexico, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Italy, UK, Tunisia, India, China, and Singapore. Job Description As our Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer in Manufacturing, you'll be the guardian of greatness, the defender of excellence, and the superhero of standards! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to establish a set of activities that will make our quality requirements shine brighter than a diamond in a goat's well, you know. You'll be identifying which activities are the real MVPs (Most Valuable Processes) and ensuring we stick to them like glue sticks to, well, everything. This includes analysis, reviews, audits, demonstrations, inspections, testing, and metrics to ensure our systems are as capable as a Swiss Army knife and as controlled as a Jedi master. We're looking for a proactive quality leader who can drive lean methodologies and behaviors faster than a Formula 1 car! Responsibilities: As our Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer, you'll be the maestro of metrics, the guru of guidelines, and the wizard of workflows. Your quest is to provide quantitative and qualitative reporting that's so good, it'll make various functions and levels in the enterprise stand up and applaud. Here's what you'll be juggling (metaphorically, of course - we don't actually expect you to juggle unless you want to): \n Be the ringmaster of our audit circus, ensuring internal, external, and 3rd party audits (ISO9001, AS9100, ISO14001, OHSAS18001, and others) are completed on schedule. No clowning around! \n Channel your inner Sherlock Holmes to establish and ensure effective root cause analysis and closed-loop corrective action updates in various databases. It's like solving a mystery, but with fewer deerstalker hats and more spreadsheets. \n Become the David Copperfield of quality indicators, making critical-to-quality (CTQ) data appear out of thin air (well, not really, but you get the idea). Present this magic show of metrics to senior staff members and watch their jaws drop! \n Be the customer's BFF by understanding their requirements and ensuring compliance through root cause corrective action planning and implementation. It's like being a therapist for our processes! \n Transform into the Pied Piper of quality tools, leading various departments to effectively deploy 8D, 5 Why, FMEA, Control Plans, and 7 QC Tools. Your tune? The sweet melody of continuous improvement! \n Become the guardian of the Change Management Review Process, ensuring requirements are as fully identified and validated as a celebrity's Twitter account. \n Be the superhero of Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Systems, as well as the Quality Management System. Your superpower? Maintaining capability and control! \n Contribute to department functions like you're adding the secret sauce to a gourmet burger - meetings, goals, training, you name it! \n Review High Reliability orders with the precision of a jeweler examining a rare diamond. C of C and data summary requirements are your best friends now! \n Be ready to tackle any additional assignments faster than a caffeinated cheetah. Your department supervisor might have some surprises up their sleeve! \n \n Remember, in this quality quest, you're not just pushing papers - you're crafting the epic saga of our company's excellence! So grab your cape (or lab coat), polish your magnifying glass, and get ready to make quality not just a priority, but a thrilling adventure! Qualifications Your Superhero Toolkit ? Brain Power and Battle Scars \n You've got a BS in Engineering (that's "Brilliantly Smart," of course) or 5-10 years of quality-crusading experience. A combination of both? Even better! \n You've survived the treacherous terrain of Lab Environments and lived to tell the tale \n Your quality knowledge is so sound, it echoes through the halls of excellence \n Bonus points if you've collected certifications like Pokémon cards: CQE and CAQ are the shiny ones we're after! \n \n Your Superpowers (aka Skills/Knowledge) \n You can decipher ancient scrolls or at least safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals \n Your writing skills are so sharp, they could cut through red tape. Detailed reports? Correspondence? You've got it! \n You're the Sherlock Holmes of data analysis, with a Watson-level talent for verbal and written presentations \n Math doesn't scare you; you juggle statistical quality tools like SPC, CPK, and DOE with the grace of a circus performer \n You wield calipers, micrometers, and optical comparators like a Jedi uses a lightsaber \n Work orders, test manuals, and engineering specs are your bedtime reading. You extract product info faster than a squirrel gathering nuts for winter \n You know the ANSI/NCSL Z540-1 calibration system requirements like the back of your hand (and possibly better than your own phone number) \n \n Adventure Time: 0-5% travel may be required. Pack your bags for thrilling training quests and business expeditions! Secret Identity: Please state if you're a US Citizen or permanent resident. We promise we're not asking for nefarious reasons! Additional Information Don't forget, come in Friday, November 21st from 9am to 4pm for an immediate interview. We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity. At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career's website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)

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