Aerospace Quality Engineer FAI​/NCR Focus

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Qa Admin Contractor - 1099 Fairfield, CA, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $33.00 To $38.00 Hourly

Toray Advanced Composites (TAC) is a leading supplier of advanced composite materials for the aerospace, sporting goods, motor sport, and industrial markets. You will find our thermoset composite products on nearly every satellite, space launch vehicle, unmanned aircraft, military and commercial aircraft in production today. TAC also provides composites materials to industrial and recreational applications including mountain bikes, medical prosthetics, and sports equipment.

Our thermoplastic prepregs, known in the industry as Cetex®, are found in a wide range of commercial and military aircraft, including large wing structures and interior applications like seats and galleys. Our Cetex® products are available in unidirectional tape or fabric form in a variety of engineered thermoplastic resins including PEEK, PPS, PEI as well as a full line of performance thermoplastics including Nylon, PET, HDPE, and PP.

Position Overview

We are seeking an agile, highly disciplined Associate Temporary Quality Engineer to immediately support our aerospace manufacturing and assembly operations for a 6-month contract assignment. As a short-term contractor, you will seamlessly integrate into our production environment to ensure all components, assemblies, and documentation strictly adhere to AS9100 Rev D regulatory standards.

This role requires immediate day-one productivity in First Article Inspections (FAI), blueprint interpretation, and material non-conformance tracking. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of adapting quickly to new digital enterprise systems and possesses the technical confidence to enforce strict quality benchmarks on the shop floor.

• First Article Inspections (FAI):
Independently author, review, and compile AS9102-compliant FAI documentation (Forms 1, 2, and
3) manually or utilizing aerospace quality software.

• Non-Conformance Management:
Identify, isolate, and generate accurate Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) or Discrepancy Reports (DRs) for non-compliant materials, ensuring proper segregation on the floor.

• Floor Inspection Support:
Use standard mechanical inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, height gauges, pin gauges) to verify physical part dimensions against engineering drawings.

• FOD Control & Safety Enforcement:
Actively monitor and enforce (Foreign Object Debris/Damage) prevention protocols across assembly areas.

• Escalation &

Collaboration:

Partner closely with manufacturing teams and senior quality engineering staff to provide rapid documentation support for root cause investigations (5 Whys / Fishbone analysis).

Mandatory Requirements & Technical Skills

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Experience:

Minimum of 1–3 years of hands-on quality engineering or inspection experience explicitly within an AS9100-certified aerospace or defense manufacturing environment.

• Blueprint Reading & GD&T:
Foundational proficiency reading aerospace schematics and interpreting ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing symbols, datums, and limits.

• Contract/Agile Mindset:
Prior experience working in short-term contract roles with a demonstrated ability to learn internal software and workflows

• Communication:
Highly articulate and assertive verbal and written communication skills necessary to document technical failures objectively.

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Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial) or a related technical discipline; equivalent technical experience accompanied by an ASQ certification (e.g.,…