Quality Engineering Technician I - Onsite

Starkey is hiring a Quality Engineering Technician onsite at it's global headquarters in Eden Prairie, MN. Do you have three plus years experience with electronics technology and have a two year technical degree? If you enjoy providing technical support, troubleshooting and maintaining equipment this may be a fit for you. Starkey offers a full benefits package, including 4 weeks of PTO. Monday - Friday 6am - 2:30pm (somewhat flexible). Apply today to be considered for this opportunity to join a company that improves others lives by better hearing.

Starkey is a world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of advanced hearing technologies. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. Our teams come to work each day focused on ensuring people everywhere have the products and services they need to hear better and live better. Founded in 1967 by Bill Austin, Starkey is known for our cutting-edge hearing health innovations, industry-leading research and development, and not being afraid to push the edge of what's possible. We are headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, have over 5,000 employees in 29 facilities across the globe, and do business in more than 100 markets worldwide.

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Approach and Deployment

• Ensure that hearing aids, hearing aid accessories, and their components perform to desired specifications.
• Perform evaluation and qualification testing of hearing aids and their accessories, components and processes. Document results with written reports.
• Perform validations.
• Follow work request to perform all validation tests and report to Quality Engineer any discrepancies.
• Communicate Quality issues to Quality groups.
• Provide manufacturing support.
• Communicate quality issues to the quality engineer.
• Perform failure analyze/Troubleshooting to discover failure modes and mechanisms.
• Use troubleshooting skills and laboratory equipment effectively to find the root-cause of the failures.
• Process Test Report Requests for timely completion.

Results

• Test Report request output and workflow
• Test Report accuracy
• Operation & maintenance of quality lab equipment
• Ensure organizational flow of quality lab area

Job Requirements
Education:

• 2-year technical degree.
• ASQ CQT Certification is preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years' experience working with hearing aids or 3 years related electronics technology experience.
• Knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Office and Excel
• Strong mechanical aptitude.

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent organizational/documentation skills required.
• Excellent analytical skills required.
• Ability to read schematics required.
• Ability to follow written test plans independently.
• Strong soldering skills desirable.
• Good communication skills required.
• Knowledge of electronics preferred.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The target rate for this position is between $19.25/hr to $26.45/hr. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, include medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, company-paid life and short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, employee assistance plan, hearing aid benefits, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, paid floating holidays, paid volunteer service day, paid paternity and maternity leave and tuition reimbursement.

This position is eligible for a bonus based upon performance results. There is no guarantee of payout.

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