Lead Composites Quality Engineer

for prose. We need to extract content: The posting includes role details: "What We're Looking For" bullet list. Also "Preferred Qualifications". Also maybe "Role details" includes location, degree, experience, etc. Also "Common questions" but those are likely boilerplate? They are Q&A about location, degree, experience, polymers, techniques. Might be considered specific content? They are derived from posting but they are repetitive. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The "Common questions" might be considered boilerplate? It's not typical boilerplate but it's a FAQ generated by site. Might be considered not part of original posting? It's likely added by the site. Safer to omit. Thus we need sections: About the role? Not present. Responsibilities? Not explicit but "What We're Looking For" includes responsibilities/requirements. Could treat as Responsibilities. Requirements? Could be separate. Qualifications? Could be separate. Skills? Could be separate. Benefits? Not present. Pay? Not present. Schedule? Not present. We need to decide which sections to include based on actual content. The posting includes: - Location: El Segundo, CA (mentioned early) - Seniority: Senior - Work On-site - Type: Full-time - Degree: BS - Experience: 8+ yrs - Industry: Aerospace - Role: Quality / Testing Materials fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites resin etc. But we should not repeat job title. We can include a short paragraph with metadata: location, employment type, etc. Could be a

with that info. Then "What We're Looking For" is a list of requirements/responsibilities. Could be under

Responsibilities

• each bullet. Then "Preferred Qualifications" could be under

  Preferred Qualifications

  with list. We might also include a section "Qualifications" for the required qualifications (degree, experience). But those are already in the bullet list? The "What We're Looking For" includes degree, experience, etc. So we could treat that as Requirements. Could split: Required Qualifications vs Preferred Qualifications. But we have only one list that includes both required and preferred? Actually the "What We're Looking For" list includes required items (degree, experience, expertise). Then after that there is a separate "Preferred Qualifications" list. So we can have:

  Required Qualifications

  with list of items from first bullet set.

  Preferred Qualifications

  with list from second set. But the instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Required and Preferred into one "Qualifications" section with sublists? But we need to use
  • for any list. Could have two separate
    under same heading? That's okay. Better:

    Qualifications

    then within that we can have

    for required? But we need to preserve all specifics. Could do:

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Polymer Science, Composites Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Master's degree preferred.
    • 8+ years of experience in fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites manufacturing, with significant expertise in quality engineering, quality management, and manufacturing process development.
    ... etc for all required items.
    Then another
    for preferred qualifications under same heading? Might be confusing. Alternatively two headings: Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. That's two sections, still okay. We must not create sections with filler. Both have real content. We also might include a short paragraph about location and employment type: maybe under

    About the Role

    ? But we have no explicit "About the role". Could use

    Role Overview

    with paragraph summarizing location, full-time, onsite, senior. But instruction: Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding a Role Overview section may be thin but still substantive (location, type). Could combine location etc into a paragraph under Qualifications? Might be odd. Better: include a

    at start with location and employment details, then headings for Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. Thus output:

    Location: El Segundo, CA. On-site, full-time, senior position.

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Polymer Science, Composites Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Master's degree preferred.
    • 8+ years of experience in fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites manufacturing, with significant expertise in quality engineering, quality management, and manufacturing process development.
    • Proven experience designing, implementing, and leading Quality Management Systems (QMS), including successfully achieving and maintaining ISO 9001 and AS9100 certifications.
    • Deep expertise in composite manufacturing processes, quality assurance methodologies, and defect prevention across production environments.
    • Extensive experience with non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques for composite materials, including CT, ultrasonic inspection (UT), tap testing, and other advanced inspection methods.
    • Demonstrated success leading non-conformance management, Material Review Board (MRB) activities, and root cause investigations involving composite defects such as delamination, porosity, fiber/resin imbalance, voids, and other composite failure modes, driving effective corrective and preventive actions.
    • Experience developing and scaling quality systems within rapidly growing manufacturing organizations while maintaining operational excellence.
    • Proven ability to establish supplier quality programs, qualify suppliers, conduct supplier audits, and drive continuous supplier performance improvements.
    • Strong working knowledge of PLM, ERP, MES, and quality management software systems.
    • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Management to improve product quality and manufacturing performance.
    • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving priorities and aggressive development schedules.
    • Demonstrated ability to assess technical risk, make data-driven decisions, and balance quality, schedule, and business objectives.
    • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a history of implementing creative, practical solutions to complex manufacturing challenges.
    • Strong project management experience, including ownership of major quality initiatives from concept through implementation.
    • Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels.
    • Hands-on engineering mindset with the willingness and ability to work directly on the manufacturing floor and safely operate production equipment, including forklifts, presses, ovens, and other manufacturing machinery as required.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent continuous improvement certification.
    • Experience with aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing industries.
    • Strong understanding of polymer and resin chemistry, including operation and interpretation of DSC, TGA, DMA, and related analytical equipment.
    • Experience with advanced metrology systems, including CMMs, laser scanners, structured light scanning, and dimensional inspection methodologies.
    • Expertise in advanced composite manufacturing processes such as compression molding, injection molding, RTM, autoclave processing, automated fiber placement (AFP), or continuous fiber layup.
    • Experience defining customer quality requirements and serving as the primary quality interface with customers and regulatory agencies.
    • Previous experience building, mentoring, and leading high-performing quality engineering teams.
    • Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI), technology development, and R&D programs through qualification and process validation.
    • Proficiency with CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
    • Experience developing quality metrics, executive dashboards, and presenting strategic business cases, quality performance, and investment recommendations to senior leadership.
    • Experience supporting first article inspections (FAI), PPAP/APQP methodologies, process validation, and production readiness reviews.
    We must ensure no extra sections like Pay, Schedule, Benefits. No repeated job title. No Job ID. No boilerplate. Check that we preserved all substantive info: location, seniority, onsite, full-time, degree, experience, etc. We included location and employment type in opening paragraph. Did we include seniority? We said senior position. Good. We included all bullet points from "What We're Looking For" and "Preferred Qualifications". Did we miss any? Let's verify. From "What We're Looking For" list: - Ability to work onsite at our El Segundo, CA facility. (We have location paragraph but not explicit ability to work onsite. Could add bullet: Ability to work onsite at El Segundo, CA facility. Might be covered by location paragraph but better to include as bullet. We'll add a bullet under Required Qualifications: Ability to work onsite at El Segundo, CA facility. - Bachelor's degree ... (we have) - Master's degree preferred. (we have) - 8+ years of experience ... (we have) - Proven experience designing, implementing, and leading QMS ... (we have) - Deep expertise in composite manufacturing processes ... (we have) - Extensive experience with NDT techniques ... (we have) - Demonstrated success leading non-conformance management, MRB activities, root cause investigations ... (we have) - Experience developing and scaling quality systems within rapidly growing manufacturing organizations while maintaining operational excellence. (we have) - Proven ability to establish supplier quality programs, qualify suppliers, conduct supplier audits, and drive continuous supplier performance improvements. (we have) - Strong working knowledge of PLM, ERP, MES, and quality management software systems. (we have) - Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Management to improve product quality and manufacturing performance. (we have) - Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving priorities and aggressive development schedules. (we have) - Demonstrated ability to assess technical risk, make data-driven decisions, and balance quality, schedule, and business objectives. (we have) - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a history of implementing creative, practical solutions to complex manufacturing challenges. (we have) - Strong project management experience, including ownership of major quality initiatives from concept through implementation. (we have) - Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels. (we have) - Hands-on engineering mindset with the willingness and ability to work directly on the manufacturing floor and safely operate production equipment, including forklifts, presses, ovens, and other manufacturing machinery as required. (we have) We missed the "Ability to work onsite at our El Segundo, CA facility." We'll add. Also we missed maybe "Senior" seniority but we have senior position. Now Preferred Qualifications list from posting: - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent continuous improvement certification. - Experience with aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing industries. - Strong understanding of polymer and resin chemistry, including operation and interpretation of DSC, TGA, DMA, and related analytical equipment. - Experience with advanced metrology systems, including CMMs, laser scanners, structured light scanning, and dimensional inspection methodologies. - Expertise in advanced composite manufacturing processes such as compression molding, injection molding, RTM, autoclave processing, automated fiber placement (AFP), or continuous fiber layup. - Experience defining customer quality requirements and serving as the primary quality interface with customers and regulatory agencies. - Previous experience building, mentoring, and leading high-performing quality engineering teams. - Experience supporting