Program Quality Engineer

The Program Quality Engineer coordinates and performs in-house project quality assurance activities to ensure products and processes meet ISO and AS9100C requirements. This role oversees quality audits, evaluations, reviews, and continuous QA process improvements, while maintaining quality procedures, work instructions, quality records, and inspection instructions. The engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional teams and suppliers, conducts on-site and supplier inspections, and establishes and maintains artifacts that support established quality assurance processes.

The Program Quality Engineer coordinates and performs in-house project quality assurance activities to ensure products and processes meet ISO and AS9100C requirements. This role oversees quality audits, evaluations, reviews, and continuous QA process improvements, while maintaining quality procedures, work instructions, quality records, and inspection instructions. The engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional teams and suppliers, conducts on-site and supplier inspections, and establishes and maintains artifacts that support established quality assurance processes.

• Coordinate and perform in-house project quality assurance functions, including quality audits, evaluations, reviews, and process improvements in accordance with ISO standards.
• Review, maintain, and improve QA processes, work instructions, quality records, and source inspection instructions to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Establish and maintain artifacts and documentation required to support established quality assurance processes.
• Conduct and participate in internal, external, and customer quality audits of products and processes to ensure compliance with AS9100C requirements.
• Support and perform internal AS9100 audits, including preparation, execution, documentation, and follow-up on findings.
• Coordinate the investigation of nonconforming products, including field returns, internal nonconformances, and supplier issues, to determine root cause and define corrective and preventative actions.
• Manage and follow up on deviations, ensuring appropriate disposition and documentation in alignment with quality requirements.
• Participate in Process Improvement Teams to support continuous improvement of existing processes for internal operations and suppliers.
• Review manufacturing processes to establish required inspection points and help prepare task-specific inspection instructions for in-process and final inspections.
• Assist manufacturing and inspection personnel in interpreting contractual and specification requirements to ensure products meet customer and regulatory expectations.
• Work with quality assurance and manufacturing teams to ensure prompt disposition of questionable or nonconforming material, minimizing impact on production flow.
• Serve as a quality assurance representative on the Material Review Board, including writing and tracking MRB documentation and ensuring required actions are completed prior to final approval.
• Request, verify, and track Corrective Action Requests and Non-Conformance Requests when issues are severe or systemic, and respond to customer requests for corrective action as needed.
• Review shipping documentation for compliance with contract requirements and ensure appropriate customer sign-off prior to shipment.
• Collaborate on a day-to-day basis with customer and supplier representatives to address and resolve quality issues.
• Collect, analyze, and organize quality-related data, preparing reports for management, ISO compliance, and customer reporting.
• Contribute to continual improvement initiatives from a quality perspective in alignment with ISO standards.
• Support quality audits and document control, including tracking procedures, change control, revisions, dates, and signatures within document control systems.
• Attend program status reviews, respond to quality issues, and provide timely updates on quality performance and risk areas.
• Prepare and present quality performance status reports, both overall and project-specific, for internal stakeholders and customers.
• Assist in the development, tracking, and reporting of metrics such as scrap, rework, supplier performance, and FRACAS to highlight opportunities for improvement.
• Support other quality-related activities as needed, within the scope of skills and knowledge, to meet organizational and program objectives.

• 5+ years of…