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Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Fairport NY

Job Description — Quality Engineer (Advanced Optics Manufacturing)

Position Summary

The Quality Engineer strengthens product quality systems and architecture within the Quality Management System (QMS) in an advanced optics manufacturing environment. This role translates customer requirements and field performance insights into defined standards, controls, and acceptance criteria while ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.

The position drives quality excellence by managing process, product, and equipment changes, ensuring deliverables meet intended use through testing, inspection, and verification. The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration and independent, data-driven decision-making based on engineering principles, scientific methods, and quality best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Systems & Compliance

• Apply and maintain knowledge of ISO Quality Standards.
• Ensure product quality and compliance with internal and customer requirements.
• Support and maintain Quality Management System effectiveness.
• Perform internal and external audits to ensure regulatory and procedural compliance.
• Author and review SOPs, specifications, and technical documentation.

Continuous Improvement & Process Optimization

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, manufacturing efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Optimize sampling plans and inspection methodologies for Quality Control and manufacturing processes.
• Lead Lean and Performance Excellence (PEx) initiatives using data analysis and experimentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve yield, increase capacity, reduce complexity, and optimize workflows.

Product & Process Engineering Support

• Collaborate with plant and division innovation teams to translate new product requirements into plant specifications.
• Support qualification and validation activities alongside Plant Engineering.
• Ensure process changes meet quality, compliance, productivity, and cost targets.
• Maintain strong product, analytical, and process knowledge.

Problem Solving & Investigations

• Lead or support root cause investigations related to customer complaints and process or product performance issues.
• Apply structured problem-solving methodologies to resolve technical challenges independently.
• Support material disposition decisions based on quality evaluation.

Training & Collaboration

• Provide employee training on procedures, technical updates, and quality practices.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to achieve operational objectives.
• Support project execution and contribute to project management activities.

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing, process, or quality environments.
• Previous Quality Engineering experience within manufacturing or technical operations.
• Experience conducting internal and external audits.
• Demonstrated root cause analysis and independent problem-solving capability.
• Experience with material disposition processes.
• Experience developing procedures and work instructions.
• Project management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and/or regulated product environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (Performance Excellence).
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent.
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or equivalent.
• Leadership experience managing technical or improvement projects.
• Experience using problem-solving/statistical software (e.g., Minitab).
• Experience in an optical manufacturing environment.

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage ambiguity and change.
• Customer-focused mindset (internal and external stakeholders).
• Cross-cultural awareness and professional communication skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented approach.

Are you a driven Quality Engineer with strong manufacturing experience and a passion for continuous improvement? Join a leading advanced optics manufacturing operation and play a key role in strengthening product quality systems and driving operational excellence.

Duration: 12 Months

Travel: Minimal (≤5%)

What You’ll Do:

• Strengthen and enhance the Quality Management System (QMS)
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and customer requirements
• Lead root cause investigations, customer complaint resolution & corrective actions
• Optimize sampling plans and QC processes
• Support qualification & validation activities with Plant Engineering
• Author/review SOPs, specifications & work instructions
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean & PEx tools
• Conduct internal and external audits
• Disposition materials and ensure product compliance
• Provide training and cross-functional collaboration support

What We’re Looking For:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field

Minimum 3 years of manufacturing/process/quality experience

Strong root cause analysis & independent problem-solving skills

Experience with material disposition & auditing

Knowledge of ISO 9001 & regulated products

Project management experience

Proficiency in MS Office

Nice to Have:

Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)

ASQ CQE or CQA Certification

Minitab proficiency

Optical manufacturing experience

Key Competencies:

• Detail-oriented and organized
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
• Customer-focused mindset
• Self-starter who thrives in dynamic environments
• Data-driven decision maker

Title: Production Training Coordinator II

Note: DOD/ITAR Compliance Required - This is an ITAR facility.

Interview Process: Two Rounds. First round - phone screen with direct manager. Second round - onsite interview with direct manager and team.

Hours of Work: Mon-Fri, 7am-4pm. Alternate schedules may be accommodated with approval.Additional hours may be required during periods of heightened project activity. Occasional schedule adjustments are expected to support off-shift operations.

Scope of Position:

• The Production Training Coordinator contributes to the development, delivery, and sustainment of a formalized job training program supporting production job training processes.
• This role often takes the lead and actively participates in building training systems, improving training effectiveness, and promoting training best practices across operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop, update, and maintain job certifications and job training content.
• Lead the development and execution of Focused Interval Training and ensure ongoing compliance with training requirements.
• Create, manage, and deploy process change training events in coordination with Operations and Engineering.
• Champion training best practices in support of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support and participate in new hire onboarding and training events.
• Maintain training documentation and records using standard systems and tools.

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical or training related field (preferred). Associate's degree or HS Diploma/GED with significant relevant experience (minimum required).
• 1 to 5 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or job training.

Required Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook (or ability to learn)
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Operations and Engineering subject matter experts
• Professional demeanor with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter with a proactive, results-oriented mindset
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Comfort in leading meetings, presentations, and classroom-style training
• Able to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Job Instruction (TWI) and On-the-Job Training methodologies
• Experience with developing Power Automate, Power App, or Power BI solutions
• Experience developing eLearnings (e.g. BrainShark) and training curriculums.

Ainsley Search Group is seeking a seasoned Continuous Improvement Manager with experience in leading Kaizen projects to join a Global Manufacturer based in Wayne County. This CI Leader will report to the VP of Operations and work closely with local cross functional teams to lead and implement CI & Kaizen Project development, planning, and execution for the local and regional manufacturing plants. This is a permanent opportunity with lucrative base salary, bonus and competitive benefit. In addition, company would like to develop this individual to be the Director of Operational Excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Report to the President and work closely with local supply chain, production, engineering, manufacturing, R&D, maintenance, etc. to develop, plan and executive CI projects and initiatives.
• Conducts DMAIC, design for Six Sigma Projects and address business process problems and design new processes to achieve results, apply a control plan on project completion and integrate the control plan into the current SOP.
• Provide hands-on training, mentoring and coaching to all level of internal customers on CI initiatives, project scope; educate personnel about change management and encourage engagement and transform culture of significant focus on continuous improvement, waste reduction, quality, safety, etc.
• Provides, instructs and facilitates Six Sigma Training and JIT training, identifies opportunities for Six Sigma Projects and analyzes data to determine project scope, timeline and roadmap.
• SPC Charts apply on projects, works with process owners and IT to ensure data availability to process owners for tracking and measuring performance and progress.
• Project manage approved Continuous Improvement programs by coordinating necessary human and operational resources and setting and implementing budgetary and timing controls to achieve chartered goals.
• Coach, counsel and train operational managers and staff to apply, support, sustain and develop a Continuous Improvement culture.
• Facilitate and lead Continuous Improvement events as a subject matter expert while empowering operational staff and associates to present ideas and create improvements and solutions.
• Leverage best practices are gained through Continuous Improvement activities to other activities which would benefit from implementation.
• Develop, deliver, and support programs to teach personnel about lean principles, tools & concepts: problem solving, coaching, Kaizens, value stream mapping, mistake proofing, Visual Factory, Kaizen, 5S, TPM, QCO and flow manufacturing.
• Monitor, assess, and develop metrics to measure the cycle of change management; champion the CI initiatives and recommend process improvement to management team based on assessment of changes, CI Projects, project implementation, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Process Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Business, or related field.
• Six Sigma Certified desired.
• Recent years of recent work experience as a CI Engineer, Industrial Engineer, CI Manager, or similar within manufacturing industry.
• Solid hands-on experience in managing changes, CI projects, conflict management, culture transformation.
• Solid knowledge in CI related practices such as kaizen, 5S, TQM, Value Stream Mapping, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma.
• Solid knowledge in Project Management, able to develop scope of project based on timeline, budget, resource, cost, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skill, excellent communication and people skill.
• Able to work in a manufacturing/production environment.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Lucrative base compensation
• Annual bonus
• 401k with match
• Relocation Assistance
• Health, dental and vision
• PTO and paid holidays
• Flexible spending and health saving accounts
• Long-term, short term
• Life insurance

Job Title : Aviation Electronics, Electrical & Computer Systems Technician (AE/AT) Category / Component : Enlisted • Active Overview Aviation Electronics, Electrical and Computer Systems Technicians keep Navy aircraft mission ready by maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing the electrical power, avionics, and computer based systems that enable radar, communications, navigation, flight controls, and weapons at sea and ashore.

Qualified Sailors may also volunteer as Naval Aircrewmen and perform in flight systems operations and mission support.

Key Responsibilities Troubleshoot and repair complex aircraft systems including digital computers, fiber optics, radar, laser electronics, infrared detection, and communications and navigation suites; maintain aircraft electrical power generation and distribution systems; test and calibrate aircraft instruments and automatic flight controls; perform micro miniature circuit card repair for qualified technicians; install modifications and upgrades to aircraft avionics and electrical systems; use diagnostic equipment and interpret schematics and wiring diagrams to restore systems to full mission capability.

What to Expect A mix of hands on flight line maintenance and bench diagnostics in hangars, avionics shops, and aboard aircraft carriers; frequent troubleshooting under time pressure to return aircraft to service; work around high tempo flight operations with rotating shifts, nights, and weekends while deployed; strict adherence to safety, tool control, foreign object damage prevention, tag out procedures, and quality assurance standards; opportunities to qualify as a work center leader or collateral duty inspector as you gain experience.

Work Environment Assignments with squadrons at naval air stations and aboard aircraft carriers worldwide; work in hangars, avionics labs, and outdoors on flight lines in all weather conditions and high noise environments; close teamwork with other aviation ratings and aircrew in a structured maintenance organization; potential temporary duty with detachments and deployments supporting carrier or expeditionary operations.

Pathways, Training & Advancement Recruit Training followed by Class A School in Pensacola, Florida, covering aviation theory, electrical systems, electronics fundamentals, and technical skills; assignment after A School into either the Aviation Electrician's Mate or Aviation Electronics Technician rating based on performance and Navy needs; advanced platform specific schools for particular aircraft and mission systems; opportunities to qualify for micro miniature repair and, for volunteers who qualify, to attend Naval Aircrew training.

Enlist for the Aviation Electronics and Electrical pipeline, with final placement into AE or AT after A School based on performance and service needs; qualified Sailors may later volunteer for Naval Aircrew duty after initial rating qualification and screening.

Qualifications All Navy jobs require meeting general enlistment or commissioning standards, which typically include: Eligibility to serve in the United States Navy, which may involve United States citizenship or other legal residency and work status, depending on the program and current law and policy A high school diploma or equivalent for enlisted positions, and a bachelor's or qualifying professional degree for officer positions Meeting age limits that vary by program and are set in law and Navy policy.

Some communities have more restrictive age ranges Meeting medical, vision, and dental standards, including body composition and physical fitness requirements, with some jobs requiring more demanding standards Meeting character and conduct standards, including background screening Achieving required test scores for your program, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery for enlisted roles or officer qualification tests for officer programs Eligibility for a security clearance when required for your rating or designator Additional qualifications can include specific skills, education, licensure, or experience that are unique to a job or community and will be reviewed with you by a recruiter.

Additional qualifications for this job may include: United States citizenship and eligibility for a security clearance; normal color perception; interest in aviation and working around aircraft; strong aptitude in electronics, computers, and precision technical work; manual dexterity, good memory, and physical fitness sufficient to work safely on flight lines, in hangars, and on shipboard aircraft.

Education Education benefits are available through standard Navy programs such as Tuition Assistance, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, ACE-recommended college credit for Navy training, Navy COOL-funded certifications, USMAP apprenticeships, and other Navy College Program opportunities.

Specific options depend on the Sailor's status, training, and current Navy policy.

Pay, Benefits & Service Pay, benefits, and service commitments follow standard Navy Active and/or Reserve policies for this type of role, including basic pay, allowances when eligible, health coverage, and retirement options.

Exact entitlements, special pays, and service obligations depend on program, component, years of service, and current law and Navy guidance.

Incentives Incentives such as bonuses, special pays, and loan repayment may be available at times for specific ratings or communities, but they change frequently and cannot be guaranteed.

Applicants must confirm current incentives and eligibility with an official Navy recruiter or authoritative Navy source.

Notes and Disclaimers This description is a general overview of typical duties, training, and opportunities in this community.

It does not replace official Navy instructions, policies, or contracts and does not guarantee specific assignments, training, incentives, or outcomes.

Actual opportunities depend on Navy needs, individual performance, screening results, and current law and policy.

*At Securian Financial the internal position title is Infrastructure Dir."

Mission

"To lead the engineering discipline that ensures Securian's technology platforms and cloud services are built and operated with uncompromising resilience, performance, and quality. This role drives the design and automation of fault-tolerant, high-availability architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP-ensuring the enterprise meets resiliency, scalability, and efficiency expectations at every layer of technology."

Positioning

The Director of Resilience Engineering and Quality Leader is both a strategic peer and technical counterpart to the Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering Leader.

This role provides bench depth and succession coverage for REO's most technically complex domains while driving innovation in reliability, resilience, and performance practices.

• Strategic influence: Shapes cloud reliability, quality engineering, and resilience strategy across REO and Architecture domains.

• Operational authority: Leads Sr. Managers and Managers who own the execution of quality, resilience, and performance engineering capabilities.

• Enterprise collaboration: Works hand-in-hand with Technology, Solution, Business, Data, and Enterprise Architects to embed reliability and resilience as core architecture principles.

Scope of Accountability

Resilience Engineering & Cloud Reliability

• Architect and validate fault-tolerant, regionally resilient architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

• Own resilience automation, chaos testing, and IaC-based recovery validation.

• Lead cross-cloud reliability design reviews and failure-mode analyses for critical systems.

Quality Engineering & Continuous Testing

• Define enterprise-wide quality engineering strategy integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

• Drive automation-first testing (functional, non-functional, performance, resilience).

• Embed observability-driven quality validation and contract testing across services.

Performance, Capacity & Efficiency Engineering

• Oversee predictive capacity planning, scaling automation, and cost/efficiency optimization (FinOps/GreenOps).

• Partner with Platform & Infrastructure teams to tune performance across application and platform layers.

• Measure and report on performance SLIs/SLAs aligned to REO's Reliability Metrics framework.

Cross-Domain Architecture Collaboration

• Partner with Enterprise Architects to codify resilience and reliability standards in technology blueprints.

• Collaborate with Technology & Solution Architects to design service reliability into delivery architectures.

• Engage Data Architects for data resilience, replication, and pipeline reliability.

• Work with Business Architects to align technical reliability goals with critical business outcomes.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead a team of Sr. Managers and Managers, fostering a high-performance, hands-on engineering culture.

• Build and mentor top-tier technical talent in cloud reliability, resilience, and quality automation.

• Partner with HR and REO Enablement to develop succession plans and technical competency frameworks.

Core Technical Competencies

• AWS (primary) - Multi-account design, HA architecture, region failover, resilience automation, Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation.

• Azure & GCP (secondary) - Compute, networking, and reliability constructs; hybrid cloud design and failover integration.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Deep proficiency in Terraform, policy-as-code (OPA/Conftest), drift detection, pipeline integration.

• Reliability & Chaos Engineering - AWS Fault Injection Simulator, Gremlin, steady-state hypothesis design.

• Observability & Quality Automation - OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, CloudWatch, K6, Gatling; CI/CD quality gates and dashboards.

• Performance Engineering - Load, stress, and soak testing automation; performance profiling and SLO alignment.

• Disaster Recovery Automation - Cross-region orchestration, IaC-driven DR runs, replication validation.

• FinOps/GreenOps - Cloud cost and efficiency automation, carbon-aware scaling policies.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Technical Leadership: Operates at the intersection of deep engineering and executive strategy.

• Multi-Domain Collaborator: Integrates reliability and resilience across architecture, operations, and business domains.

• Talent Multiplier: Develops and empowers senior managers, fostering engineering mastery and innovation.

• Credible Technical Authority: Trusted peer to Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering; capable of leading architecture reviews and executive briefings.

• Change Champion: Drives transformation of reliability practices across platforms, pipelines, and teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years in cloud engineering, reliability, or platform leadership roles.

• 5+ years leading Sr. Managers/Managers in technical domains.

• Proven expertise across AWS, with working knowledge of Azure and GCP.

• Experience with multi-cloud governance, DR design, IaC at scale, and reliability automation.

• Strong understanding of observability, SRE principles, and REO/ITIL-aligned reliability frameworks.

• Certifications:

  • Required: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

  • Preferred: AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect

Success Metrics

• 99.9% availability maintained for Tier-1 workloads.

• 100% coverage of DR automation for Tier-1 services.

• 25% annual increase in automated quality/test coverage.

• 15% annual improvement in resource efficiency and cost performance.

• Documented resilience participation across all enterprise architecture blueprints.

• Positive "technical peer readiness" and succession rating from Head of REO.

Summary Value Proposition

This Director role blends deep AWS reliability engineering expertise, multi-cloud technical breadth, and leadership scale.

It ensures REO maintains both technical depth and leadership redundancy, and it strengthens the bridge between engineering execution and enterprise architecture alignment.

#LI-hybrid **This position will be in a hybrid working arrangement.**

Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. If you're in a commutable distance (90 minutes), you'll join us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules.

The estimated base pay range for this job is:

Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.

Be you. With us. At Securian Financial, we understand that attracting top talent means offering more than just a job - it means providing a rewarding and fulfilling career. As a valued member of our high-performing team, we want you to connect with your work, your relationships and your community. Enjoy our comprehensive range of benefits designed to enhance your professional growth, well-being and work-life balance, including the advantages listed here:

Paid time off:

• We want you to take time off for what matters most to you. Our PTO program provides flexibility for associates to take meaningful time away from work to relax, recharge and spend time doing what's important to them. And Securian Financial rewards associates for their service by providing additional PTO the longer you stay at Securian.

• Leave programs: Securian's flexible leave programs allow time off from work for parental leave, caregiver leave for family members, bereavement and military leave.

• Holidays: Securian provides nine company paid holidays.

Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan: Share in the success of our company. Securian's 401(k) company contribution is tied to our performance up to 10 percent of eligible earnings, with a target of 5 percent. The amount is based on company results compared to goals related to earnings, sales and service.

Health insurance: From the first day of employment, associates and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners and children - are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage.

Volunteer time: We know the importance of community. Through company-sponsored events, volunteer paid time off, a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program and more, we encourage you to support organizations important to you.

Associate Resource Groups: Build connections, be yourself and develop meaningful relationships at work through associate-led ARGs. Dedicated groups focus on a variety of interests and affinities, including:

• Mental Wellness and Disability

• Pride at Securian Financial

• Securian Young Professionals Network

• Securian Multicultural Network

• Securian Women and Allies Network

• Servicemember Associate Resource Group

For more information regarding Securian's benefits, please review our Benefits page.

This information is not intended to explain all the provisions of coverage available under these plans. In all cases, the plan document dictates coverage and provisions.

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