Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Boston, MA
Operations /
Full-Time /
On-site
Who We Are
Blues Wireless connects people and businesses with the real world by unlocking the vast untapped potential of cellular-based IoT. The Notecard is a simple, cost-effective embeddable cellular IoT solution. It just works, with no cellular subscription required. The cloud-based, multi-tenant Notehub provides a flexible, scalable platform for device and event management, event routing, and connected operations. We are a small, passionate team with decades of experience delivering enterprise-grade cloud services and the most powerful, easiest IoT tools on the market. For too long, IoT applications have been overly complex and costly to create, manage, and deploy at scale. We've built our platform from the ground up for simplicity and flexibility at scale. Our current customers use Blues for everything from real-time climate monitoring to connected appliances. With your help, we will maximize the social and commercial potential of the Internet of Things.
As a Manufacturing Quality Engineer, you will make an impact on product quality and manufacturing
processes for Blues products. You will work collaboratively with hardware engineering and operations;
and external development and manufacturing partners in the creation of new products and improvement
activities for existing products.
What You’ll Do:
- Partner with Hardware Engineering to evaluate PCBA design and manufacturing processes during the prototype phases
- Identify and track open issues and risks during the development process to mitigate risks to cost, quality, and schedule.
- Develop processes and procedures to support and maintain the Blues quality system.
- Define and develop test and measurement methods for Blues products and processes.
- Perform root cause and failure analysis on product returns and technical issues.
- Drive corrective and preventative actions with internal and external team members.
- Define, report, and evaluate Manufacturing and Quality Production KPIs
- Identify and implement continuous improvement activities
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a related technical field. Electronics engineering is strongly desired.
- 2 or more years of related experience in Manufacturing and/or Quality Engineering
- Knowledge and Experience in PCBA design and manufacturing: DFM/DFA/DFT, Failure analysis, ICT and FCT, IPC-A-610
- Ability to read and interpret PCBA drawings and schematics
- Knowledge of soldering techniques and experience/willingness to solder as needed
- Experience managing overseas Contract Manufacturers
- Experience developing quality control plans, supplier quality audits, failure analysis, and root cause corrective actions
- Experience in the development and evaluation of measurement systems
- Experience with project management, lean six sigma, and root cause analysis tools such as SPC, 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone diagrams, measurement system analysis, gauge R&R, etc
- Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills
- Experience with statistical software tools
- Effective multitasking, organization, and prioritization skills.
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively with frequent shifts in direction.
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 20%
Culturally, we’re all builders. We make things that work! We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product for our users. We value this deeply and encourage everyone to come to be a part of unlocking the vast potential of cellular IoT.
