Quality Engineer

Are you a Quality Engineer looking to join one of the top companies in the Manufacturing Industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in electro-mechanical and printed circuit board assembly?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in New Kensington, PA. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• We seek an experienced and detail-driven Supplier Quality Engineer with a background in PCBA manufacturing and visual inspection to support quality assurance efforts at supplier sites.
• This role ensures compliance with IPC standards, drives supplier performance improvement, and supports the transition of value-added activities from OEM to supplier manufacturing operations.
• Perform onsite inspections and audits of PCBA manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with industry and customer quality standards.
• Evaluate First Pass Yield (FPY) data, identify trends, and collaborate with suppliers and OEM Engineering/R&D teams to resolve recurring issues.
• Investigate failure modes using root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Assess and validate supplier testing procedures for robustness, repeatability, and alignment with quality expectations and best practices.
• Recommend process and testing improvements to enhance FPY and overall product quality.
• Act as the primary liaison between the supplier and OEM quality/engineering teams, ensuring transparent communication and accountability.
• Oversee first article qualifications for new PCBA builds, including transitions of processes such as conformal coating and functional testing from OEM to supplier.
• Provide regular reporting and updates to OEM teams, highlighting key findings, risks, and actions.
• Perform visual inspections of solder joints and conformal coating on circuit card assemblies by IPC-A-610 and IPC-JSTD-001 standards.
• Verify component and assembly quality using inspection tools and techniques (micrometers, indicators, scales).
• Follow detailed work instructions, checklists, and engineering drawings for compliance with manufacturing and customer specifications.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $40.00 - $50.00 / hr.

Hours: 40 hrs/Week.

Length: Temp (6 months).

Sound like a good fit?

APPLY TODAY

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in conformal coating process.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Microsoft Office and related software.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in FPY metrics, quality data analysis, and RCA/CAPA processes.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in electro-mechanical and printed circuit board assembly.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in solder/visual inspection.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in hands-on soldering/assembly of electronic assemblies.

• Good working knowledge of IPC-A-610 & IPC-J-STD-001 standards and ability to interpret technical documentation.
• Comfortable interacting with both internal teams and external suppliers, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized, process-oriented.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.