Aerospace Quality Engineer

Qarbon Aerospace is a premier manufacturer of cutting‑edge composite components and assemblies at all levels of complexity, with products installed on the industry’s most advanced commercial and military aircraft and space vehicles. As a U.S.

-based company with a global footprint of more than 1,650,000 ft² of state‑of‑the‑art facilities, Qarbon Aerospace has the capabilities and resources to solve the market’s toughest challenges with quality assurance. With more than 100 years of experience, we build quality into every fiber, letting your ideas take flight.

The Quality Engineer 3 provides technical support to production operations and helps establish the quality system and production inspection related activities on assigned project(s) and program(s). The position requires knowledge of relevant technologies and can operate unassisted on routine tasks on a deployed multi‑functional team, ensuring the quality system meets stakeholder requirements, including technical compliance, adherence to production processes and standards, and business case (quality, delivery, and cost).

Supports the production process with technical knowledge for tooling, part fabrication, assembly, and delivery, and implements state‑of‑the‑art processing technology for both materials and techniques.

• Subject‑matter expert in manufacturing of composite components and/or metallic major assemblies, ensuring parts, sub‑assemblies, and tools meet industry standards and customer requirements.
• Key member of team(s) that works from engineering requirements to develop inspection processes & methodologies, including providing guidance to less experienced team members; deploys First Part Qualification (FPQ) and First Article Inspection (FAI) plans.
• Responsible for implementation of inspection tooling, equipment, and validating production planning to ensure appropriate inspection points from original concept through to production. Validates tooling functionality and/or part conformity, and production part quality in a timely manner to support the customer delivery schedule.
• Identifies and coordinates introduction of new technology inline with the assigned Program/Value Stream requirements.
• Adheres to all applicable business & quality processes and procedures such as FAA, DoD, Export Control, ITAR, Nadcap, AS9100 and customer contractual requirements.
• Knowledgeable in Lean/Six Sigma tools to predict and improve process yield. Some level of related formal certification is a plus.
• Supports deployment of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools to evaluate customer designs and process concepts and assist in manufacturing process down‑selection.
• Knowledgeable in practical problem‑solving techniques such as 8‑D, 5‑Why, Ishikawa diagrams, and Pareto analysis to determine the origin of a failure, its impact, and to determine containment and countermeasure actions to eliminate recurrence of nonconformances.
• Establishes Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) plans and associated metrics such as Product Safety, Quality (yield, cost of poor quality, non‑conformances), Delivery (completion of Process Engineering related activities in line with the agreed schedule), recurring and non‑recurring costs.
• Primary quality representative for customer and supplier technical topics and reviews as required.
• Maintains positive team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as peers.
• Other related duties as required due to changes in business processes or customer requirements.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card) per ITAR guidelines.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or a foreign person per ITAR.
• Bachelor’s degree (STEM preferred) with 6+ years of related work experience or associate’s degree with 8+ years of related aerospace experience, or 10+ years in an aerospace Quality Assurance or equivalent aerospace technical role.
• Position is 100% onsite; shift is Monday – Thursday (4×10) with occasional support beyond standard shift.
• Experience with manufacturing processes of large to medium composite and/or metallic major structures.
• Ability to…