Senior Electric Quality Engineer at - Nairobi, Kenya - BURN Manufacturing

Description

BURN designs, manufactures, and distributes aspirational fuel-efficient cooking products that save lives and forests in the developing world. BURN has revolutionized the global cookstove sector by proving the business case for selling a high quality, locally manufactured and unsubsidized cookstoves

About the role

The Senior Electric Quality Engineer role focuses on collaborating with the electric design, engineering, and procurement teams to assess and select vendors, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, defining quality plans for OEM suppliers, and managing supplier quality issues.

The position requires strong skills in document control, Quality Assurance principles, interpersonal communication, organization, analytics, and leadership.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Supplier Quality:
Work with the electric design & engineering team and procurement team on vendor evaluation and selection.

Review and advise on relevant regulatory and compliance requirements for electric products to the relevant local and international standards.

Define the quality plan, alignment and execution for OEM suppliers which includes the Control Plan, CTQ processes, reliability qualification and monitoring plan, quality reporting, traceability etc.

Manage and coordinate resolution of supplier quality issues, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Monitor and report on supplier quality-related key performance indicators including scrap monitoring, rework levels, and parts per million (PPM) figures.

Work with engineering and design to develop technical product specification sheets and ensure they're well maintained.
Develop an Incoming Quality Control (IQC) plan and the relevant documentation.
Review Product Change Notices (PCN) from suppliers and coordinate approval by the relevant parties.
Coordinate third-party quality services including lab testing, pre-shipment inspections, factory audits etc.

Internal & External Quality

Support the electric product design and engineering teams by providing analysis and expertise throughout the stage gate process.
Working with the engineering team to initiate, define and document product inspection methods and acceptance criteria.
Document control – ensure there's proper revision management for all product files - hardware, firmware, and software.
Ensure all warranty repairs and refurbishments are done according to the set standard operating procedures and standards.
Statistical analysis and reporting of manufacturing and warranty claim quality defects.
Work with internal and external stakeholders to resolve quality issues that arise as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Manage, mentor, and train a team of quality engineers and electric technicians on quality processes and repair procedures.

Skills and Experience

Document control and revision management
Understanding of QA principles
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong supervisory and leadership skills
Bachelor's degree or higher in electronics engineering or equivalentAt least 3 years of experience in electronics manufacturing
Experience in HW and SW development is a plus.