Sportech is a rapidly growing company in Elk River, MN. We are looking for talented people who wish to join a values-based company that desires to help our people and customers win. We design, manufacture, and assemble cab components and systems for the powersports, golf and turf, industrial and agricultural end markets. Our design and engineering capabilities allow us to provide complex components and assemblies to our original equipment manufacturer customers. We are always on the gas and seeking dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals to join our extraordinary team.

Sportech offers eligible full-time employees a robust and competitive benefits package, which includes:

Medical, dental, and vision plan options, including flexible spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCA)
Short-term and long-term disability benefits
Basic life insurance and voluntary life insurance
Hospital indemnity plans, pet insurance, and legal/identity theft services
401k plan with up to a 4% employer match
Paid company holidays, paid vacation, and paid volunteer time
Sportech Learning Academy (SLA) with courses offered onsite quarterly, focusing on personal and professional growth and development for employees, and tuition reimbursement options for courses completed outside of Sportech

Further benefits information is provided as part of the offer process for any offer extended by Sportech. Pay varies by position and is based on multiple factors including labor market data and, depending on position, may include education, work experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, and/or certifications. Additionally, Sportech takes into account the internal equity of current employees when considering compensation. Sportech’s reasonable and good-faith estimate for the range of new hire compensation at the time of posting for this position is between $80,000 - $95,000 annually. Pay may also include variable compensation from time to time such as overtime for non-exempt positions, shift differential for specific shifts, and/or bonus targets (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Job Summary

The Sr. Design Quality Engineer fully supports product development activities and manages a team to support advanced product quality planning (APQP), execution, customer approvals and operations handoffs on all new product development (NPD) projects within their respective customer team. It is a strategic position providing quality guidance, training, influence, collaboration, and partnership.

Essential Job Functions

Serves as the primary quality partner supporting new product development customer teams.
Distributes work across team members, oversees completion, and provides feedback for improvement.
Interfaces directly with customers on a frequent basis to ensure customer requirements are agreed upon in the acceptance stages and built into the project scope.
Collaborates with supply chain and suppliers to ensure Sportech quality standards are achieved and maintained including support of supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions.
Reviews and approves Engineering drawings in support of respective customer team.
Ensures successful customer prototype sample approval, pre-production approval, production approval, and flawless project hand-off to production.
Utilizes metrology, statistical methods, and root cause analysis to analyze and solve problems during new product development.
Coaches and develops employees to maximize their effectiveness and career growth. Identifies high potential employees for greater levels of responsibility and scope of position.
Executes training on all concepts within the APQP suite of tools (PPAP, FMEA’s, control plans, capability studies).
Leads training on how to read engineering drawings, including GD&T dimensioning applying ASME 14.5Y requirements.
Manages dates, milestones, and timelines for key projects as assigned.
Documents data and effectively communicates lessons learned for into future projects and design reviews.
Demonstrates engaged leadership style that empowers and promotes involvement, communication, clear expectations, accountability, and a passion for excellence.
Acts as the primary point of contact for escalated customer or partner concerns, ensuring timely and effective resolution while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
Performs miscellaneous projects and duties as assigned.
Proactively identifying risks in potential designs and working collaboratively to reduce or resolve the risks before finalizing the design.

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Sportech, LLC

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