Quality Engineer - Aerospace Manufacturing

Quality Engineer - Aerospace Manufacturing (Cudahy, CA)

Make Your Mark on Aerospace Quality – Join CPP as a Quality Engineer

Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) in Cudahy, CA is looking for a Quality Engineer to help ensure the performance, reliability, and safety of precision aerospace components used across commercial, regional, corporate, and military aircraft platforms worldwide.

In this role, you won’t just maintain quality systems—you’ll strengthen them, improve them, and help shape the future of aerospace manufacturing excellence at one of our core foundry operations. If you’re passionate about solving technical challenges, working with customers, and driving measurable process improvements, this is a strong opportunity to grow your impact and career.

Salary Range: $80,000 – $100,000 annually (DOE)
Plus: quarterly bonus potential + strong overtime opportunities

CPP has been a trusted aerospace manufacturing partner for over 30 years, producing complex aluminum and magnesium components that support critical flight systems. Our engineers play a direct role in ensuring these parts meet the highest industry and customer expectations.

• Quarterly bonus program
• Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid vacation, sick time & holidays
• Overtime opportunities to increase earnings
• Exposure to complex aerospace quality systems and customer programs
• A collaborative engineering and quality team environment

As a Quality Engineer, you’ll be a key technical partner across production, engineering, and customer teams—ensuring products consistently meet demanding aerospace standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing, maintaining, and improving quality systems, procedures, and best practices
• Interpreting customer drawings, specifications, and GD&T requirements
• Partnering directly with customers to resolve technical quality questions and concerns
• Using structured problem‑solving tools to improve yield, performance, and profitability
• Auditing production processes to ensure repeatability and compliance
• Supporting customer and external audits from preparation through closure
• Driving corrective and preventive action closure (CAPA)
• Managing non‑conforming material investigations and resolution
• Supporting qualification documentation and data submission packages with engineering teams
• Generating certificates of conformance and shipment quality documentation
• Supporting statistical process control and analysis activities (SPC, Gage R&R, capability studies, DOE, Six Sigma)
• Participating in continuous improvement initiatives across casting processes
• Collaborating with NDT Level III personnel to ensure product compliance
• Supporting development of internal job instructions and process documentation
• Maintaining and supporting FMEA, control plans, and PPAP documentation

We’re looking for someone who thrives in technical manufacturing environments and enjoys improving systems that make a measurable difference.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or 3–5 years of relevant quality engineering experience
• Experience working with quality systems, auditing practices, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma tools
• Working knowledge of ISO 9000 standards
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings and GD&T requirements
• Familiarity with casting or complex manufacturing environments (strongly preferred)
• Experience with FMEA, control plans, PPAP, SPC, DOE, and capability studies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organization, documentation, and cross‑functional collaboration abilities

If you’re ready to strengthen aerospace quality systems, collaborate with customers, and drive meaningful process improvements in a high‑impact manufacturing environment—CPP Cudahy is ready for you.

CPP Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits, hires, trains, and promotes employees in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or other legally protected status.…