Quality Engineer

Responsibilities

• Formulates and maintains quality assurance objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals.
• Interprets quality assurance philosophy to key personnel in the organization.
• Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.
• Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards and provides training throughout the company.
• Maintains a certified internal auditor status to review and ensure compliance as related to internal and government requirements (AS9100, EASA, FAA).
• Ensures company compliance with AS9100 and FAA quality requirements and guarantees all departments meet the current requirements and/or have action plans to meet.
• Senior member of Material Review Board (MRB) responsible for material dispositions.
• Leads and supports internal and external audits and source inspections.
• Supports responses to customer-generated corrective action requests and RCCA.
• Writes, reviews, and approves First Article Inspection documentation to ensure customer and internal requirements are met.
• Provides support to assembly and shop for issues with material nonconformances.
• Provides and reviews training to ensure certified assembler and test technicians compliance.
• Investigates and supports customer complaints regarding quality.
• Supports the company with EASA/FAA required documentation in all areas as well as supporting final inspection as requested.

No supervisory responsibilities.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; or 2+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language skills:
  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Mathematical skills:
  Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; ability to apply concepts of basic geometry.
• Computer skills:
  Knowledge of database software, internet software, manufacturing software, project management software, spreadsheet software, and word processing software.
• Certificates, licenses, registrations:
  Certified auditor and PMA authorized individual.

• Requires frequent standing, walking, sitting, using hands, reaching with arms, speaking, and hearing.
• Requires lifting and/or moving up to 15 pounds.

• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock.
• Noise level is usually moderate.
• Must adhere to all company policies.