The Conference will be held at the Santa Clara Techmart on October 21, 2011. 

This year's theme is "On the Road to Performance Excellence." 

There are five topic tracks:

1.      Statistics and Reliability 

2.      Biomedical and Pharmaceutical 

3.      Supplier Management and Outsourcing

4.      Quality Management System Tools

5.      Emerging Industries and Technologies 

The conference is an excellent opportunity for people to gain a broader understanding of the richness of our field, especially hearing from and getting to know local professionals.  Silicon Valley is known for high tech, and all aspects of quality assurance are included.  A great opportunity for learning and synergy from some terrific speakers.  A good networking opportunity, too.  Finally, for those of you with ASQ certifications, this is a quick and cost-effective way to earn quite a few recertification RUs.

Career opportunity with a major global Electronics Manufacturing Services player has an urgent need for a Quality Manager at their manufacturing facility in the Bay Area of California.  This established EMS provider has been in business for decades providing the complete spectrum of services to their customers including design, NPI, production, supply chain management, systems manufacturing, and after-market services.  This company is known worldwide for its top-notch factories, state of the art equipment and outstanding quality of products and services.  They offer an excellent base salary, performance bonus, full benefits, relocation package, and a long-term stable career opportunity for the qualified candidate! 

In the role of Quality Manager you will report directly to the General Manager and be responsible for setting up the quality department at this manufacturing facility. Your team will provide support for new product introduction (NPI), collect and analyze data, perform root cause analysis of failures while working closely with engineering and operations to improve the quality process and systems for increased reliability and sustainability.  You will meet with potential customers, manage all quality operations and establish the appropriate metrics and KPI’s to ensure delivery of high quality products and services.  

The qualified candidate for the position of Quality Manager must have:

*Five (5) years experience in a Quality Management role in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry.

*Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI).

*Broad experience in PCBA, System Integration, and Box Build services.

*Hands-on experience in developing EMS quality policies, processes, and procedures.

*Strong leadership and management skills with good working knowledge of critical

  metrics and ability to establish key performance indicators (KPI’s).

If you know someone who meets the qualifications for Quality Manager please forward this opportunity to them or contact Jim Kozich at 805-481-5105 x 202.

At the April 19 membership meeting, the following slate of officers were elected, with their terms starting July 1, 2011:

Chair: John Sourial

Secretary: Ed Moore

Treasurer: Barrie Simpson

If you are interested in volunteering for a committee, or would like to serve on the leadership committee as one of the volunteer committee chairs, please contact Chair-elect John Sourial.

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NeuroPace was founded to design, develop, manufacture and market implantable devices for the treatment of neurological disorders by responsive brain stimulation. The company's initial focus is the treatment of epilepsy, a debilitating neurological disorder affecting approximately 1% of the population worldwide. A clinical trial of the company's RNS® System for treating medically refractory epilepsy is ongoing, but not enrolling new participants.

In addition to treating epilepsy, responsive neurostimulation holds the promise of treating several other disabling medical disorders that impact the quality of life for millions of patients around the world.

Located in Mountain View, California, NeuroPace is a privately-held company with approximately 90 employees.

Job Description:
Outstanding job opportunity for a Mechanical Quality Engineer.  Originally this position will be a generalist focused on all quality engineering functions as related to mechanical development.  As the Company moves toward commercialization, this position will become focused as either a Supplier Quality Engineer or a Manufacturing Quality Engineer based upon the candidates strengths and interest.