Quality Engineer

Position Summary

Sonic Industries, Inc. is a leading aerospace fastener company. RBC Bearings is a premier global supplier of custom engineered, precision products to the aerospace and defense industries. RBC Sonic has an immediate opening for a Quality Engineer. The Quality Engineer utilizes a wide range of knowledge and skills to participate in Quality Engineering and Continuous Improvement projects and programs. The Quality Engineer is the point of contact for all interfacing of Quality Assurance issues with the respective internal customers and supports technical and programmatic issues with Inspection (QC).

• Prepares inspection procedures and determines appropriate inspection points.
• Reviews work orders and completes instructions specifying inspections to be performed.
• Performs preliminary reviews of Non-conformance Inspection Reports and evaluates in-process rejections in accordance with QA Process Procedures for Non-conforming Material and MRB Activity.
• Performs contract reviews.
• Generates Customer MRB Tags and submits to respective Program Customer Interface.
• Has control of respective program non-conforming parts and material in and out of MRB Bond Room.
• Maintains metrics and prepares reports for management on quality trends.
• Leads interdisciplinary teams to address quality problems.
• Assumes primary responsibility for managing moderate size projects.
• Responsible for executing projects in conformance with established policies, practices, and procedures; may develop new practices and procedures when necessary.
• Responsible for preparation and submittal interface with Customer MRB Reject Tags.
• Works independently and uses professional judgment with limited need for supervision.
• Interfaces with all organizational levels and the customer.

• Experience in Quality Assurance disciplines.
• Experience with drawing interpretation and inspection activities, manufacturing processes and evaluation of problem-solving techniques.
• Knowledge of aerospace specifications.
• Knowledge of complete manufacturing processes related to product or functional area.
• Computer literate in MS Office, software utilities and application programs.
• Experience interfacing with external customers.
• Ability to communicate effectively, in writing and verbally.
• Ability to work in a “TEAM” teaming environment.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate all activities necessary for effective project execution by other project participants, vendors, and sub-contractors.
• Ability to coordinate activities with multiple groups.
• Ability to analyze and interpret incomplete information, adapt problem-solving approach to variable situations, determine project direction through evaluation of diverse information.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field, Business or Technical.
• Experience with the processes of FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, and Control Planning.

• Preferred mechanical hardware experience, use of gauges, micrometers, and calipers.
• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering, e.g., reliability; maintainability; producibility; cost analysis; requirements analysis and flow down.
• Knowledge of division products and advanced knowledge of functional or technical area (and all associated processes and documentation).
• Six Sigma experience.

Due to ITAR regulations, this position requires that the employee must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident) or a Foreign Person for whom a license is obtained.

Employees will participate as required in understanding, implementing, and maintaining the Company Quality Policy in accordance with AS-9100C and/or ISO-9001:2008 requirements.

This is primarily a sedentary office position with employees working in a controlled office environment. The incumbent answers telephone calls and occasionally bends, reaches, and pushes and pulls file drawers to file records and reports. Employee moves throughout the building to collect, deliver, and copy documents. The position uses a computer terminal to access, input, and retrieve…