Product Quality Engineer

Mill is a waste prevention technology company that builds smart systems and infrastructure to eliminate waste, starting with food. The company is looking for a Product Quality Engineer to ensure its hardware products meet the highest quality standards. The role involves managing quality metrics, driving manufacturing and supply chain partners to achieve targets, and partnering with operations and engineering teams to establish quality processes throughout the manufacturing supply chain.

Requirements

• Own the quality workstream for hardware NPI from prototype builds through PVT and mass production readiness
• Apply deep understanding of Mill Hardware Quality and Manufacturing processes to lead the development of Quality Control Plan (QCP), inspection criteria, and acceptance standards for each development phase of the program
• Establish quality processes throughout the manufacturing supply chain including first article inspections, in-process quality control, final quality control at our manufacturing partners
• Define and execute qualification test plans in partnership with the Mill Product Design and Systems Engineering
• Work closely with the Mill Product Design and Operations team to build Quality into the product
• Be the on-site quality lead at the Contract Manufacturer (CM) for each development build
• Track and report build quality metrics (yield by station, defect Pareto, escape rate, NCR count) to the cross-functional team on a daily or weekly cadence
• Lead the design and development of gauges and inspection fixtures and eventual deployment at various manufacturing partners
• Establish audit procedures applicable for each phase of the NPI product development phase and eventually for Mass Production
• Execute the review and approval of first article samples and product qualification activities in alignment with Mill Engineering
• Travel estimated around 50% during peak NPI periods and Mass Production Launch

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship