Quality Engineer- Electronics

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- Electronics role at Crane Aerospace & Electronics

Location:

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Located minutes away from picturesque white‑sand beaches and emerald green water, our Fort Walton Beach location is home to our Defense Power business – a leading supplier of high‑power solutions for aerospace & defense applications.

Join us and our growing business as we supply solutions that enable the latest defense technology!

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will be responsible for performing complex assignments to develop, apply and maintain quality requirements for processing components and other materials into finished goods and products.

• Coordinate product and component failure analysis. Drive corrective action, and inspect all program hardware (to J‑STD
  001 and IPC
  610 Class
  3) and documentation and supplier quality improvements.
• Analyze and resolve customer complaints and field reliability issues.
• Manage in‑house program audits and corrective action program in support of AS9100 (Aerospace Standard) certification.
• Apply statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate current process and process changes.
• Lead both Customer Source and Government Source Inspections and provide customers all required documentation.
• Ensure proper documentation via NCMR’s of all quality write‑ups, ensuring all NCMR’s are properly filled out and addressed prior to hardware moving forward.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering in FAR (Failure Analysis Reports) to ensure all failures are properly documented and full corrective action is followed through and documented.
• Ensure all hardware and documentation is in compliance with approved drawings and designs.
• Assist and take a lead role in driving to completion of FAIR’s as required in accordance with AS9102.
• Drive Material Review Board meetings where applicable.

• 4+ years experience as Quality, Manufacturing Engineer preferably in a Mil‑Spec manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• ASQ and CQE preferred.
• Experience with statistical tools including MTBE calculations. Familiarity with Minitab is a plus.
• Familiar with Hybrid manufacturing methods including IPC
  610 and J‑STD
  001.
• APQP experience and AS9145 knowledge nice to have.
• Eligibility Requirement:
  This role requires access to U.S. export‑controlled information. Final offers will be contingent on obtaining authorization for access to U.S. export‑controlled information from the U.S. Government and may involve a security investigation.

• Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment.
• Manufacturing operations may require the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to: eye safety glasses, gowning, masks, hearing protectors, heel/wrist straps and any other required PPE.
• May be exposed to unusual environmental conditions such as loud noises, cold temperatures, confined spaces, dust or fumes.
• Must be flexible to work overtime and weekends on occasion if needed.
• Requires lifting 25 lbs.
• Requires approximately 5% travel to support customers.

• Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month.
• 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401k plan with company match.
• Education Reimbursement: eligible after 90 days of employment.

We are committed to operational excellence and world class processes. We employ Lean manufacturing techniques to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy on all product lines. Our products are known for their technical strength, proven reliability and overall value.

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug‑free workplace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check. FAA sensitive positions require employees to participate in a random drug test pool.

Crane Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.