Engineer-Quality 1

Company Overview

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 US-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 Assured. With more than 100 years of experience, we build quality into every fiber, letting your ideas take flight.

About the role

The Quality Engineer 1 provides technical support to production operations and helps establish the quality system definition and production inspection related activities on their assigned project. The Quality Engineer 1 has academic or vocational training and performs supervised routine work on a deployed multi-functional team to ensure the quality system meets stakeholder requirements including technical compliance, adherence to production processes and standards, and business case. Supports the production process with technical knowledge for tooling, part fabrication, assembly, and delivery. Supports implementation of "state of the art" processing technology as it applies to both materials and techniques for tooling, part fabrication and assembly.

Principal Accountabilities

• Works under supervision from senior engineers and program leadership in a team environment.
• Supports the production process with technical knowledge for tooling, part fabrication, assembly, and delivery.
• Supports implementation of inspection tooling, equipment, and production planning, from original concept through to production.
• Supports validation of tooling functionality and or part conformity, and production part quality in timely manner to support the customer delivery schedule.
• Identifies and supports introduction of new technology in line with the assigned Program Value Stream requirements.
• Supports senior engineers in creation Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) and associated metrics such as Product Safety, Quality (including yield, cost of poor quality, non-conformances), Delivery (completion of Quality Engineering related activities in line with the agreed schedule), Recurring and Non-Recurring Costs.
• Maintain positive team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as peers.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen or a Permanent resident per ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) guidelines.
• Bachelor of Science in a relevant field (such as mechanical, manufacturing or aerospace engineering).
• Candidates having significant work experience in similar roles may be considered.
• Ability to understand, communicate and present basic technical information to a limited audience.
• The candidate will be familiar with Microsoft Office applications.
• Self-motivated and able to proactively recognize and prioritize business needs with guidance from others.
• Experience in planning and manufacturing execution systems within aerospace fields is a plus.
• Prior experience in Computer Aided Design (CAD) is preferred.
• Prior training of engineering principles & practices such as geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, model definition, tolerance analysis, and engineering bill of materials.
• Familiarity with basic Enterprise Resource Planning processes.
• Familiarity with Process/Product Configuration Control and Change Management.
• Must possess effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• An active clearance is highly preferred. Candidates without an active clearance may still be considered but must be eligible to obtain and maintain one.
• Frequent physical demands: Sitting at a workstation and using office equipment. May be required to walk or stand for brief periods. May be required to use stairs when elevator is not available. Must occasionally lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move up to 40 pounds of office supplies and materials. May be required to reach with arms and hands and to stoop, kneel or crouch.

What does Qarbon Aerospace have to offer?

• Company Paid Benefits
• Basic Life Insurance 1x salary
• Short-Term Disability (STD) & Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• 12 Holidays
• Flex Time Off
• Medical/Prescription Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance / Hospital Indemnity Insurance / Accident Insurance
• Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• Savings and Spending Accounts
• Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Care FSA
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Tuition Reimbursement