Quality Engineer

The Quality Engineer is responsible for interpreting Customer contract requirements, engineering drawings & data sets, specifications, and other technical information to ensure compliance and proper implementation in the Quality Management System (QMS).

• Reviews design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and quality manuals to understand the scope, requirements, and function of products.
• Ensures products meet the organization’s and customers’ quality and product integrity requirements.
• Identifies root causes of problems in the production process; recommends and/or implements corrective measures.
• Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with the goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects.
• Provide interface to the Customer for quality related activities.
• Host and provide support for customer or industry quality audit or certification activities as well as support internal and or customer audits.
• Update and maintain procedures and work instructions to ensure compliance with Customer requirements.
• Conduct process and product audits in support of quality compliance.
• Participate in design review, design verification, and Integrated Product Team (IPT) support, as required.
• Create inspection plans, and methods for the manufacturing operations, including inspection equipment and tools necessary to provide efficient inspection processes.
• Assist and train personnel in procedures and processes establishing and documenting inspection criteria and process improvements including process auditing.
• Participate in and lead team based corrective action and continuous improvement efforts related to continuous quality improvement.
• Required participation in internal training as needed to perform the duties assigned to this role.
• May be assigned to manage MRB cage and process.
• May be assigned to project management programs that have significant quality requirements.
• Interact with customer and government inspectors.
• Visit suppliers and customers < 5%.
• Other related duties may be assigned.

• U.S. Person status required do to export control
• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field, or combination of education and work experience within the aerospace industry
• 1-2 years of AS9100 experience required
• Capable of standing and or sitting for extended periods of time
• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and the management team.
• Must be well organized, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Must thrive in a team-oriented and deadline-driven environment
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Extensive knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s production processes.
• Certification to the Body of Knowledge for ASQ Quality Engineering preferred
• AS9000/AS9100 Auditing experience highly preferred
• Experience in performing root cause analysis and corrective action development
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with inspections tools and Romer-arm / CMM preferred.
• Highly skilled in MS Office programs
  - Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point and Adobe Acrobat
• Familiarity and skill with interpreting technical drawings and blueprints

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Constant specific vision abilities required include…