Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Precipart, located in Farmingdale, NY, Precipart is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer who will own product and process quality from new product introduction through serial production for tight-tolerance precision machined components and engineered assemblies. As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer you will drive total quality, statistical rigor into manufacturing processes, eliminates variation at the source, and hold internal work cells to standard.

The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer embeds on the shop floor as a daily resource to machinists, cell leads, and assemblers. This role maintains full ownership of quality planning, measurement systems, SPC, nonconformance disposition, and customer and regulatory compliance. The role partners directly with Engineering, Operations, Program Management, and Supply Chain and reports to Quality Department leadership.

• Embed on the manufacturing floor as the first-line quality resource for machinists, assemblers, and cell leads on quality plan, in-process checks, and disposition decisions.
• Lead and sustain QRQC (Quick Response Quality Control) at the cell, line, and plant tiers. Drive same-shift problem identification, containment, and root cause initiation; expedite unresolved items into the formal NCR/MRB and CAPA pipeline with clear handoff criteria.
• Participate in daily Tier 1/2 meetings. Own the quality voice: scrap, rework, escapes, open NCRs, audit actions, and customer complaints. Convert tier-board signals into action with named owners and closure dates.
• Provide real-time bench support during setups, first-piece approvals, and process upsets. Authorize or hold production based on documented criteria.
• Train and certify operators on inspection methods, gage use, SPC chart interpretation, and reaction plans. Ensure training documentation is completed and maintained.

• Author Control Plans, Inspection Plans, and PFMEAs aligned to APQP.
• Build CTQ matrices and traceability requirements from customer drawing and specification through routing operations, in-process checks, final inspection, and PPAP/FAI deliverables.
• Lead First Article Inspection per AS9102 and collaboratively support/lead PPAP submissions; resolve rejections and drive resubmittal closure.
• Translate GD&T per ASME Y14.5 into measurement strategy, datum schemes, and gaging selection.
• Execute Test Method Validation (TMV) for inspection and functional test methods, including IQ/OQ/PQ where required, with documented acceptance criteria and statistical justification.

• Specify, qualify, and program metrology platforms: tactile CMM (Zeiss), multi-sensor and vision (OGP, Keyence), surface metrology, optical and laser scanning.
• Execute MSA per AIAG:
  Gage R&R (crossed and nested), bias, linearity, stability, and attribute agreement analysis. Drive %
  GRR < 10% on critical features; remediate when out of tolerance.
• Manage gage control program: calibration intervals, recall, traceability, and fixturing standards.

• Establish SPC on CTQ characteristics with control charts fitted to the process. Set reaction plans tied to recognized run rules and enforce them at the operator level.
• Drive process capability to Cpk ≥ 1.33 minimum, Ppk ≥ 1.67 on safety and reliability characteristics, with documented capability studies pre-launch.
• Implement sampling per ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 and Z1.9; deploy c=0 plans where customer or regulatory regimes require.
• Stand up real-time data collection and shop-floor visualization tied to OEE and scrap metrics.
• Disposition NCRs through MRB; lead containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action via 8D. Own the bridge from QRQC short-loop response to formal CAPA when systemic.
• Own CAPA effectiveness verification with statistical evidence; maintain recurrence rate below 5%.
• Serve as a direct contributor to continuous improvement: kaizen events, Gemba walks, A3 problem solving, DOE, mistake-proofing (poka-yoke), and SMED where quality-impacting.
• Drive cost-of-poor-quality reduction with quantified scrap, rework, and concession savings.