Quality Engineer

Job Information

• Job Identification: 113748
• Job Category:
  Engineering
• Posting Date: 07/17/2025, 02:49 PM
• Locations:
  One Howmet Drive, Hampton, VA, 23661, US
• Job Schedule:
  
  Full time
• Remote Work Schedule Availability?:
  None
• Export-Controlled Data:
  This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items

Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company focuses on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation.

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This opening is with Howmet Aerospace – a world leader in investment casting of superalloys, aluminum and titanium for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine markets. For more information about Howmet Aerospace, visit us online at

Howmet has challenging opportunities for individuals who are excited to engage with us in growing our business. You will be part of a dedicated team to manufacture high tech products, safely, accurately and efficiently, performing a variety of hands-on operations in accordance with standardized processes within customer specifications.

Job Summary
:
The Quality Engineer provides leadership and guidance to the organization as a change agent to implement process improvement across the organization to achieve an operational excellence environment; assure the quality of product produced and conformance to applicable customer and internal specifications, while supporting corporate objectives; support the administration of quality manuals, continuous improvement initiatives and interaction with business center personnel on quality initiatives;

conduct root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action as appropriate; resolve manufacturing and shipment issues relative to customer specifications.

Essential Functions & Job Responsibilities
:

• Maintain compliance of products in manufacturing to specific customer purchase orders, blueprints, and specifications
• Maintain lines of communication with customers and suppliers. This includes verbal and written correspondence and personal visits when required.
• Provide technical support to Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales
• Coordinate review of nonconforming material and process customer concessions for possible acceptance
• Develop, maintain and implement quality systems procedures and work instructions in compliance to customer and regulatory requirements.
• Corrective / Preventive action leader and team player
• Standardize metrics and best practices within facility.
• Internal audit program leader
• Purchase order and specification review leader focused on negotiation of customer requirements, advanced product quality planning and translation of requirements to operator level.
• Customer advocate (Voice of the customer)
• Process improvement leader focused on review, disposition and elimination of material review, concessions, corrective / preventive actions and escapes.
• Ensure customer verification is complete (i.e., FAIR) and submitted to the customer.
• Supplier Quality
• Knowledge and experience with quality tools, such as CAPA, six sigma, lean manufacturing, PPAP, FMEA, problem solving techniques, and root cause analysis.
• Participate in plant level APQP and NPI activities.
• Lead, document, and track process and job specific PFMEA
• Coordinate suppliers and verify quality standards in accordance with industry and customer requirements, including commodities and outplant operations.
• Assist in the development and implementation of supplier management programs.
• Identify technical problems as well as cost reductions with Suppliers.
• Manage Supplier corrective actions.
• Conduct Supplier audits to assure compliance to…