Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

The Quality Engineer works closely with production and engineering management to develop, maintain, and implement quality standards to ensure they meet applicable customer & internal requirements. They partner with stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle to support investigations and drive implementation of risk mitigation activities aimed at improving the quality of products & processes.

• Represent the company's quality team as the point of contact to assigned customers including support of onsite & virtual meetings as well as maintaining responsibility for distribution of data & information as required
• Coordinate company and supplier quality requirements to ensure proper flow down to vendors; assist in identification of supplier related issues &/or qualification of new vendors
• Develop and utilize systems to satisfy customer quality requirements including regulatory, certification, and validation systems
• Assist in providing quality support throughout the various gates of Contracts & Proposal process
• Deploy both proactive & reactive quality tools & principles within the organization including execution of RCCA, PFMEAs, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Flow Diagrams, Manufacturing Quality Plans (MQP), APQP as required
• Ensure proper product sampling, quality control checks, identification, and traceability are in place across the entire manufacturing value stream
• Make recommendations & establish business cases for capital expenditures in support of enhancing the quality of products & processes
• Utilize available data to assess the health of products, processes and quality systems
• Assist & train inspectors on best practices in accordance with quality assurance procedures
• Review of customer & internal drawings; report back to stakeholders on any required changes
• Participate in the organization's configuration management process including initiating, reviewing and dispositioning Engineering Change Orders
• Support the internal audit program in accordance with AS9100
• Participate &/or lead various RCCA activities in support of internal/customer non-conformances
• Participate in &/or lead Material Review Boards (MRB) meetings as quality engineering representative
• Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
• Support, cooperate with, and participate in company-wide Lean and Safety improvement initiatives

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, materials engineering, or closely related discipline
• Several years relevant experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software and Windows Operating systems
• Familiarity with database usage, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• Expertise/experience in working with and meeting customers and/or suppliers requirements
• Experience as a team leader in identifying and resolving issues
• Good presentation skills
• Quality Assurance practices and procedures expertise
• Practical knowledge and experience using Lean, Six Sigma, & TQM principles
• Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
• Supports, cooperates with, and participates in company-wide Lean improvement initiatives