CMM Programmer/Quality Engineer

About the role

We're seeking a strong technical quality professional to develop and implement quality assurance standards into aerospace manufacturing processes and inspections. Must have a strong background programming CMM equipment using Polyworks software.

Responsibilities

• Applies modern quality principles, concepts, and methods to aerospace manufacturing operations through use of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.
• Interprets customer engineering requirements through use of customer drawings, specifications, and industry standards to ensure compliance.
• Operates and programs CMM using PCDMIS software.
• Programs and operates Creaform scanner using Polyworks software.
• Manages quality information databases for gage calibration.
• Manages outside service vendors/ suppliers for gage design, build, control, and calibration.
• Develops and improves dimensional inspection of product.
• Interprets and applies GD&T principals to inspection of products.
• Creates work instructions on use of inspection tools and inspection requirements for shop floor use.
• Prepares reports, procedures, and presentations for customer/supplier review.
• Initiates, recommends, investigates, troubleshoots, and provides solutions and actions to prevent nonconformance relating to the products, process, and quality system.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with various groups, across all levels of the company, suppliers, and customers.
• Reviews proposed new products to ensure compliance with customer requirements and manufacturability standards through use of APQP process.

Qualifications

• Five or more years’ related engineering experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience with application of APQP.
• Experience with aluminum and metal forming processes.
• Strong computer/technical skills including: PCDMIS, Microsoft office products, and ability to learn others as needed, such as MRP or ERP.
• US person as defined by ITAR/EAR.
• Preferred: Experience with leading or supervising team members in quality department(s) and six sigma; experience with Aerospace industry - customer specifications and requirements; experience with aluminum heat treating; experience with coordinating design and build of manufacturing inspection tools; hands-on experience with computer software: Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, GeoMagic and Polyworks software.