Sr. Quality Engineer - MD

The Gill Corporation-Maryland has long been a leader in providing high-quality, lightweight structural core materials to the aerospace, marine, construction, rail, and industrial markets. We specialize in a wide variety of structural honeycomb core materials. By utilizing broad engineering expertise along with sophisticated 5-axis CNC machining and special processing, we have the ability to deliver solutions that are responsive to customer needs.

The Senior Quality Engineer provides senior-level quality engineering support for aerospace manufacturing processes, products, and programs to ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, contractual, and internal requirements. This position provides technical leadership in identifying and resolving quality issues, leading root cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence. As a senior member of the Quality organization, the Senior Quality Engineer serves as a technical resource and partners across functions to drive continuous improvement, strengthen processes, and maintain high standards of product quality and compliance.

• Provides senior-level quality engineering support for manufacturing processes, products, and programs, including the investigation and resolution of complex quality and compliance issues.
• Reviews and interprets engineering drawings, purchase orders, engineering models, customer specifications, contractual requirements, and other technical documentation to ensure applicable quality requirements are understood and met.
• Leads cross-functional investigations of product and process nonconformances, identifying root causes and implementing effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Reviews and approves engineering and manufacturing process documentation, including process sheets, part travelers, sketches, NC probe sheets, and other applicable technical documentation.
• Develops and maintains shop floor quality instructions, inspection documentation, and data collection methods to support consistent and effective inspection processes.
• Develops, evaluates, and oversees inspection methods, tools, and techniques to verify product conformity and ensure customer and specification requirements are met.
• Leads and supports First Article Inspection activities in accordance with AS9102, partnering with Engineering, Manufacturing, and other appropriate personnel to ensure accurate and complete documentation.
• Collects, analyzes, and documents quality data and results in accordance with company policies, procedures, customer requirements, and applicable quality standards.
• Develops, implements, and verifies corrective and preventive actions to address product, process, and quality system issues and ensure actions are effective and sustainable.
• Leads and supports customer corrective action responses using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, and other root cause analysis tools.
• Supports supplier quality activities, including investigation of supplier-related nonconformances, corrective actions, recurring quality issues, and supplier performance concerns.
• Identifies quality trends, recurring issues, and opportunities for process improvement and works cross-functionally to implement solutions that improve product quality, process capability, and overall quality performance.
• Serves as a technical resource to other employees by sharing knowledge, providing guidance, mentoring less-experienced team members, and promoting collaboration among Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and other functional areas.
• Demonstrates technical leadership, sound judgment, accountability, and effective communication when addressing quality concerns and working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Performs work in accordance with all departmental and plant safety requirements and promptly reports unsafe conditions to the Safety Manager, supervisor, or appropriate member of management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.