Quality Engineer

About The RoleWe are looking for a Quality Engineer to join the Gore Performance Solutions Quality Team in support of the Intermediates Supply Group. In this role you will support manufacturing by providing technical quality support from the New Product Development to Production transition, for commercial product manufacturing, and for derivative product development. Daily activities will include determining and mitigating risk to product, owning product specifications, evaluating product quality, responding to trends in quality metrics, improving test methods and processes, and hands-on problem solving.This position will be located at our facility in Elkton, Maryland, with the possibility of a hybrid work arrangement, and requires flexibility to work from two locations within the cluster as business needs require.Pay And Benefits$95,000 - $142,000 per year Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits ResponsibilitiesProvide change management input and signoff for technical quality reviews ensuring Fitness for Use (FFU) and the quality system requirements are being metWork with cross functional teams to bring NPD projects into commercial prodution including both product and equipment IQ/OQ/PQDevelop, validate, and document test methods, inspection and testing processes, visual standards, and sampling plansWork with internal partners to develop and own Intermediate Product SpecificationsEnsure product requirements are appropriately applied across the value streamWork with internal partners to identify and resolve issues or concerns and drive improvement activities.Identify and mitigate risks due to calibration events, including the possibility of customer notificationInvestigate and disposition NCMR materialsGain an understanding of product processing and collaborate with process engineers in a small team setting.Required QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science (such as Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Material Science) with a minimum of 3 years of post-graduation engineering experienceDemonstrated experience with quality tools such as Management of Change, Non-conformances, Customer Complaints, and Supplier Corrective Action RequestsExperience working with ISO9001 quality systems, documentation, and methodologiesExperience successfully interacting with cross-functional teams and influencing others with strong verbal and written communicationStrong knowledge of quality tools such as Design of Experiments (DOE), Gage R&R/MSA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), 5 Why, Ishikawa/Fishbone, and 8DAbility to make effective risk-based decisions, including the use of FMEAAbility to apply engineering fundamentals and statistical tools to develop, optimize, and troubleshoot activitiesAbility to initiate, prioritize, drive to completion, and concurrently manage multiple products and projects in an ambiguous, dynamic environmentAbility to both work independently and collaborate effectively as part of a teamAbility to travel up to 5%Desired QualificationsASQ CQE or CSSBBExperience with ePTFE material handlingExperience with succesfully transitioning products from NPD to commercial productionThis position offers a hybrid work arrangement in the country from which the Associate is employed. Eligibility is dependent on the responsibilities of the role and business needs, and the Associate must agree to comply with Gore’s work arrangement policies.