QMS Engineer

Job description

Job Purpose

Maintain and improve the site Quality Management System (QMS), ensure customer, statutory and applicable certification requirements are translated into controlled processes, verify implementation through risk-based audits and data, and drive systemic corrective actions across departments.

Key Responsibilities

• QMS framework & requirement deployment Maintain the QMS architecture, process interaction and applicability matrix; interpret ISO 9001 and other customer or sector-specific requirements where applicable, and translate changes into actionable controls and assigned ownership.
• Document and record control Govern procedures, SOPs, forms and quality records through review, approval, revision, access and retention controls. Verify document-to-practice consistency and removal of obsolete versions at points of use.
• Internal audit and compliance verification Plan and execute risk-based process/system audits, coordinate audit schedules, document objective evidence, evaluate nonconformities and verify timely closure. Support external certification and customer QMS audits.
• Nonconformity, CAPA and escalation governance Manage quality-system deviations and CAPA/RCCA workflows, including containment, root-cause validation, corrective-action ownership, due-date escalation, effectiveness checks and recurrence monitoring.
• Change management and quality readiness Coordinate QMS controls for product, process, material and document changes; verify required approvals, risk assessments, training and records. Monitor FAI or customer submission readiness when mandated by the site process.
• Process governance and training Define process ownership, compliance checkpoints and competence requirements with functional departments. Facilitate QMS training, awareness activities and verification of adopted procedures across shifts and lines.
• Cross-functional systemic improvement Lead cross-functional QMS improvement projects with QA, Production, PE, TE, PM, RD and other stakeholders. Prioritize repeat findings and high-risk gaps, align owners and milestones, and verify sustained improvements.
• QMS performance and management review Maintain QMS dashboards for audit findings, CAPA closure, recurrence, document timeliness and customer issues. Prepare management-review inputs, identify adverse trends and follow up assigned decisions to closure.

Authority & Accountability Authorized to coordinate cross-functional QMS assessments and improvement projects, request documented evidence, convene reviews and escalate significant or overdue system gaps. Process owners remain accountable for executing and sustaining their controls; the QMS Engineer owns governance, verification and follow-up.

Qualifications & Competencies

Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Industrial, Manufacturing or related engineering/management field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

Preferred

3+ years in manufacturing QMS, quality assurance, internal auditing, CAPA management or process improvement, ideally in electronics manufacturing. Working knowledge of ISO 9001, document control, risk-based auditing, CAPA/RCCA, process management and change control; familiarity with applicable customer or sector standards is an advantage. Strong evidence-based auditing, root-cause analysis, project management, Excel/reporting and stakeholder communication skills; ability to write clear English audit and management reports.