Quality Engineer

Serves as the technical quality leader for customer quality, corrective action, supplier quality, and nonconforming product processes, while supporting inspection functions, PPAP requirements, rework activities, and ISO quality system programs.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead quality initiatives across manufacturing, customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to drive product quality and continuous improvement.
• Investigate customer complaints, quality issues, and nonconformances using root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Manage customer corrective actions and support audits, visits, and other quality-related activities.
• Partner with production, engineering, and operations to improve processes, reduce defects, and enhance quality.
• Oversee nonconforming material processes, including MRB activities, dispositions, rework approvals, and product releases.
• Support supplier quality efforts, including corrective actions, audits, material returns, and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain quality documentation, including Control Plans, PFMEAs, Process Flow Diagrams, inspection procedures, and PPAPs.
• Support new product introductions and process changes by ensuring compliance with quality requirements.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T requirements to resolve quality and inspection issues.
• Conduct quality analysis, including capability studies, Gage R&R, SPC, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain inspection programs, quality records, and measurement system documentation.
• Provide training and technical guidance on quality standards, inspection methods, and documentation requirements.
• Identify and recommend improvements to quality systems, processes, equipment, and manufacturing performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, or related field).
• Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or other highly regulated industries preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T requirements.
• Proficiency in the use of precision measuring instruments, including micrometers, calipers, and gauges.
• Experience with inspection activities, including First Article Inspection (FAI), in-process audits, and final inspections.
• Strong understanding of AIAG standards and PPAP requirements, including PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and customer submissions.
• Experience applying root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies such as 8D, CAPA, and 5 Why.
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), process capability analysis, and quality data interpretation.
• Experience managing nonconforming material, MRB activities, and disposition decisions.
• Familiarity with gage calibration, Gage R&R studies, and measurement system analysis (MSA).
• Experience supporting ISO 9001 quality systems, audits, and quality documentation.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems.