Senior Quality Engineer

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Our client is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer in the Aerospace industry!

The Quality Engineer ("QE") is responsible for implementing and maintaining the quality requirements of AS9100 Rev D on projects within the aerospace industry at our client. The QE must have knowledge of the current standards accepted and used by government and industry for aerospace specification requirements of precision metal products; familiarity with aerospace inspection and quality control practices; and knowledge and familiarity with aerospace technical terminology.

The QE must have the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in technical writings and investigate technical problems methodically and evaluate them objectively. The QE will be required to plan and present to management required and/or new procedures, methods, tools, etc. that will enhance the quality of the product being manufactured by ensuring quality, reducing cost, and increasing product efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, the QE must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Review all customer-imposed quality documents to determine applicability to specific operations and assess compliance. Independently decide and approve or direct corrections as necessary.
• Review quality documents to assure compliance with customer specifications and contractual requirements.
• Evaluate corrective actions taken, as requested by customer, and ensure it is complete and conclusive.
• Maintain required standard procedures such as a quality manual to encompass all quality requirements by our client's customers.
• Interface with customers regularly to build and maintain a positive and stable working relationship and manage customer-related MRB activity.
• Generate lesson plans and participate in the training of inspection personnel, when required.
• Review shop planning for adequate inspection points incorporation into the manufacturing processes.
• Verify via inspection functions to ensure that customers receive product that meets the quality requirements contained in purchase orders, blueprints/drawings, and specifications.
• Monitor Quality Metrics, including scrap and rework costs, identify responsibilities, repetitiveness, etc., and initiate improvement projects to maintain or exceed company goals.
• Review and validate all costs (labor, equipment, etc.) to ensure they are necessary and without waste.
• Follow all policies and procedures.
• Other duties as needed and assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree required, with a strong preference for a degree in an engineering discipline or other technical field.
• Prior experience in the aerospace industry preferred or other similar manufacturing quality procedures.
• Prior experience in quality systems administration, quality system auditing and customer audits
• It is a plus if the candidate has prior experience in data analysis (cost of quality nonconformance trends, scrap and rework reports and charts, and supplier performance evaluations and trends). The QE will be expected to possess knowledge of up-to-date inspection and control methods in the metal industry and the ability to understand, modify and interpret complex technical information to draw valid conclusions, using detailed analysis and extreme conscientiousness.

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Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level
Salary: $120,000 - $130,000
Job Function:
Manufacturing
Industry: Aerospace

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Location:

Burbank, CA