Quality Engineer

Why United Rotorcraft designs and modifies mission-critical aircraft supporting air medical, firefighting, military, law enforcement, and other specialized operations. Based in Englewood, Colorado, as a Quality Engineer
, you'll play a key role in ensuring our aircraft products and materials meet the highest standards for quality, regulatory compliance, and customer requirements. You'll work across teams to maintain quality processes and help ensure the safety and reliability of the aircraft solutions we deliver.

Pay Salary Range: $70,717 – $88,410 annually

Actual compensation is based on relevant experience, education, technical expertise, certifications, and overall qualifications. This position is also eligible for Air Methods' comprehensive employee benefits package.

• Monitor supply chain KPI's, including Supplier OTD (Past due), product defects (NCR), and waste
• Communicate engineering and manufacturing specifications to supplier technical teams
• Serve as back-up to the Supplier Quality Engineer in managing problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence of non-conforming product
• Serve as back-up to the Supplier Quality Engineer to resolve supplier technical issues in a timely manner to ensure continuity of supply
• Serve as back-up to the Supplier Quality Engineer with supplier performance improvement projects to increase supplier capability; projects may include process/workflow analysis, value stream mapping, process capability and throughput analysis, 5S and Kaizen events

• Perform quality and performance data analysis; provide to management team to support Business/Management Review meetings
• Document minutes during Business/Management Review Meetings

• Lead activities with stakeholders for root cause analysis, FMEA, and other quality and risk management tools to investigate trends and develop corrective and preventive action plans
• Document minutes for the CAPA meetings
• Perform audits to verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective and preventive action plans
• Review and audit procedures, and performs internal Quality System and quality assurance audits to ensure actions taken are effective while maintaining continued compliance with applicable regulations and standards (ISO
  9001/AS9100, FAA, DOD)

• Lead Quality Systems audits (e.g., escorting auditors)
• Audit internal processes and procedures to establish compliance to current, applicable requirements

• Guide operational departments as needed with technical writing & approvals of QMS documents (e.g., procedures, work instructions, forms)

• Provide education and guidance as needed to management and staff for Quality Systems processes, quality assurance activities, and compliance with applicable regulations and standards
• Conduct new hire and ongoing Quality Systems training (ISO
  9001/AS9100)

• Regular scheduled attendance
• Indicate the percentage of time spent traveling & lt; 5%

• Associate's degree in a technical field; or 2 years related experience and/or training in manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• BS in management, technical, or related field, or demonstrated relevant and equivalent industry experience preferred
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience in a quality systems or continuous improvement related capacity
• Strong knowledge and understanding of FAA conformity/airworthiness regulations and procedures a plus
• Quality/supplier auditing experience a plus
• Previous management experience a plus

• Must have excellent organization skills and be able to work multiple projects…