Quality Engineer

Join PDS Tech Commercial and partner with an industry-leading aviation innovator to help ensure the highest standards of quality, safety, and performance in aerospace manufacturing. We're seeking a driven Quality Engineer who is passionate about continuous improvement, problem-solving, and delivering excellence in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

If you're ready to make a direct impact on products that help keep the aviation industry moving forward, this opportunity is for you.

Job Title: Quality Engineer
Location: Everett, WA 98204
Schedule: Monday-Friday | First Shift | 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Job Type: Full-Time | 12-Month Contract
Pay Rate: $59.77 per hour
Work Arrangement: Fully On-Site

As a Quality Engineer, you'll play a critical role in supporting quality improvement initiatives, ensuring product reliability, and driving continuous process enhancements. Working closely with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams, you'll help maintain compliance, reduce risk, and improve overall product performance throughout the production lifecycle.

Your expertise will directly contribute to delivering high-quality aerospace products that meet rigorous industry and customer standards.

In this role, you will:

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality evaluation systems, control plans, and quality protocols.
• Analyze testing and inspection methods to ensure product reliability and process compliance.
• Investigate nonconformities and design issues, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Support quality improvement initiatives through data analysis and statistical methods.
• Utilize PPAP core elements, including PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow Diagrams, and Control Plans, to assess and mitigate product and process risks.
• Review and maintain process control documentation to ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
• Collaborate with product design and manufacturing teams to develop testing plans and quality assurance strategies.
• Lead escape management activities and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Support process change management requirements and quality-related engineering changes.
• Implement product engineering changes to resolve customer quality concerns.
• Drive proactive quality initiatives that improve efficiency, consistency, and product performance.
• Support both Program Quality Engineering and Product Quality Engineering activities.

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• Minimum of 1+ year of engineering support experience within a manufacturing environment
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• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 2 years of relevant experience
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• An advanced degree in a related field, OR
• In lieu of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience
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• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and quality standards.

Stand out with any of the following:

• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma Certification.
• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• APQP and PPAP experience or awareness.
• Material Review Board (MRB) experience.
• Experience supporting quality initiatives in aerospace or complex manufacturing environments.

At PDS Tech Commercial
, we connect talented professionals with exciting opportunities that power innovation across the aviation and aerospace industries.

When you join our team, you'll enjoy:

• Competitive pay at $59.77 per hour
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• The opportunity to work alongside industry-leading aerospace professionals.
• Hands-on involvement in cutting-edge manufacturing and quality initiatives.
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