Lead Quality Engineer

Belcan is a global supplier of engineering, technical recruiting, and IT services to customers in the aerospace, defense, industrial, and government sectors. Belcan engineers better outcomes through adaptive and integrated services—from jet engines, airframe, and avionics to heavy vehicles, chemical processing, and cybersecurity, Belcan takes a partnering approach to provide customer-driven solutions that are flexible, scalable, and cost-effective. Belcan’s unique capabilities have led to continuous growth and success for nearly 60 years.

Location:

Middlesex, NC;
Duration: 6 months;
Pay Rate: $74.94/hr;

Start Date:

Immediate. Benefits may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), education assistance, and paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

• Deploy Client Quality Management System (EQMS) requirements, Client Business System (EBS) tools, and advanced quality methodologies to prevent defects, improve customer satisfaction, reduce Cost of Non‑Conformance (CONC), and support operational excellence.
• Provide technical guidance to Quality Engineers and cross‑functional teams while leading problem‑solving, quality planning, risk mitigation, customer support, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, customer‑specific requirements, and internal procedures.
• Support audits, assessments, and corrective action activities.
• Deploy APQP methodologies and support PPAP submissions and approvals.
• Ensure adequate control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, validation activities, and launch readiness requirements are established and maintained.
• Support manufacturing process capability improvements through SPC, mistake‑proofing, and variation reduction initiatives.
• Lead investigations of customer complaints, escapes, and returns.
• Drive containment, root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Facilitate structured problem‑solving activities utilizing 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, Pareto Analysis, etc.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Supply Chain teams to improve supplier performance.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert for quality systems, tools, and customer requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing, quality engineering, supplier quality, or related technical roles.
• Experience working within a regulated quality management system environment.

• Aerospace manufacturing experience.
• AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 experience.
• APQP and PPAP deployment experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
• Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor certification.
• Experience utilizing program management tools and advanced problem‑solving methodologies.

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, colour, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.