Quality Engineer

Mason welcomes people who share our determination and high standards to join us in doing work that moves the world forward. We design, manufacture, and market highly engineered products and systems principally for the aerospace and defense markets. Mason, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transdigm, offers world-class control devices and subsystems — such as control grips , throttles , HaWC controllers , and communications interfaces — for today's advanced cockpits, military vehicles, and other specialized applications.

Our solutions fall into two broad categories: control products and components.

Quality Engineer

Quality

Director of Quality

Exempt

Craft Worker

The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring product quality, process compliance, and continuous improvement throughout manufacturing operations. This position provides technical leadership by partnering with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, and customers to improve product quality, reduce variation, eliminate waste, and ensure compliance with AS9100, customer, and regulatory requirements. The Quality Engineer leads root cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, process improvements, and quality system initiatives while serving as the primary quality representative for assigned value streams.

• Provide daily quality engineering support for assigned manufacturing value streams.
• Lead investigations of internal and external nonconformances using structured problem-solving methodologies (8D, RCCA, 5 Why, Fishbone, etc.).
• Develop, implement, and verify corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Support Material Review Board (MRB) activities and disposition of nonconforming material.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, and Supply Chain to resolve quality issues and improve process performance.
• Develop and maintain Process Control Plans, Inspection Plans, and quality documentation.
• Support First Article Inspection (AS9102) activities and product validation.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T requirements to ensure manufacturing compliance.
• Participate in Engineering Change Order (ECO) reviews and implementation.
• Perform statistical analysis using SPC, Process Capability, MSA, and other quality tools.
• Develop and monitor quality metrics, dashboards, KPIs, and trend analysis.
• Monitor scrap, rework, customer returns, escapes, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and drive improvement initiatives.
• Conduct process audits, product audits, and layered process audits.
• Support internal, customer, regulatory, and third-party audits, including AS9100, FAA, DCMA, NADCAP, and customer-specific requirements.
• Support supplier quality activities, including supplier corrective actions, source inspections, and supplier performance improvement.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering on process validation, qualification, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), process validation, and production readiness activities.
• Develop, revise, and maintain quality procedures, work instructions, and inspection standards.
• Train employees on quality requirements, inspection methods, and quality system procedures.
• Lead and participate in Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement projects.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, regulatory requirements, and company Quality Management System (QMS).
• Present quality performance, investigations, and improvement activities to management and customers.
• Support production in resolving quality concerns while minimizing manufacturing interruptions.
• Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of Quality Engineering experience in an AS9100-regulated aerospace or defense manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting precision manufacturing…