Quality Engineer; Entry level or Associate

Job Description

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer (Entry Level or Associate) KC-46 to join the Quality Assurance group located in Everett, WA!

Join the KC 46 Quality team and play a mission critical role ensuring the safety, reliability, and global readiness of the Air Force's next generation refueling tanker. Bring your engineering rigor and systems thinking to a high visibility defense program where your hands on technical expertise and cross functional leadership will directly impact aircrew safety, fleet performance, and on time delivery.

Lead quality innovation-driving root cause fixes, supplier excellence, drawing reviews, APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), process surveillances, and MECR (Manufacturing Engineering Change Request) approvals-to implement world class quality systems and continuous improvement across the KC 46 lifecycle. If you thrive on rigor, stakeholder collaboration, and making measurable impact, your attention to detail and passion for aerospace quality will directly enable mission success for warfighters around the globe.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in one of the following relevant fields of study:

• Engineering
• Computer Science
• Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology)
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry

Position Responsibilities:

Level 1

• Integrates contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements into all aspects of proposals and program processes and documentation.
• D evelops quality metrics, design and production certification plans to ensure compliance with contractual, Company and regulatory requirements.
• Conducts capability assessments and process validations to support supplier selection activities.
• Participates in various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs. Performs analysis and process audits to ensure manufacturing and test readiness.
• Provides material review dispositions for non-conformances. Analyzes non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Performs benchmarking and other forms of analysis to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved.

Level 2

• Researches contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements for applicability to specific proposals and program processes and documentation.
• Develops sections of quality metrics, design and production certification plans to ensure compliance with contractual, Company and regulatory requirements.
• Analyzes capability assessments to support supplier selection activities.
• Participates in various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.
• Performs data analysis to ensure manufacturing and test readiness.
• Provides material review dispositions for non-conformances.
• Analyzes non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Compiles performance reports and other statistical data to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved.
• Works under general supervision.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
An Interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's degree or higher in relevant field
• 1+ years of automation testing experience
• 1+ years of experience working with quality systems (e.g. Boeing Quality Management System (BQMS), International Organization for Standardization (ISO 9001), Aerospace Standard (AS9100)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of experience in defining, developing, implementing, or improving production processes
• 3+ years of experience in data analysis and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
• 3+ years of experience in quality inspection and/or auditing
• 3+ years of experience with drawing, reading and interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Travel:

This position may require travel up to 10% of the time.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift

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