Quality Engineer

About the role

Come join a fun and dedicated team where you can make a real difference! AvtechTyee is committed to reducing our global environmental impact, supporting the health and safety of our employees, increasing the diversity of our workforce, and fostering mutually beneficial relationships within our community, all while developing and manufacturing some of the best and most reliable aerospace products in the industry….and we need your help! AvtechTyee is searching for a Quality Engineer with NADCAP experience and a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to help position our company for new growth and improved social responsibility. Project management skills would be a real plus! AvtechTyee offers great benefits and a focus on career development. We’re backed by a corporation but with a small company feel. We have autonomy, close-knit teams, and a wide variety of products and processes that you can play with so you will never be bored. You will be working on the Quality Engineering team, supporting structures R&D and manufacturing. The role is expected to work hand in hand with the engineering and production teams in order to meet production deliverables, support obsolescence management, and ensure quality assurance is met companywide.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in and lead internal and external audits.
• Lead, participate in, and close of First Article Inspections (FAIs), Non-conformance reports (NCRs), Corrective Actions Reports (CARs), Retuned material authorizations (RMAs), and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Plan, execute, and oversee inspection and testing of products to verify conformance with specifications and deliverables.
• Assist operations team in tracking, documenting, and reporting quality levels for CSR (corporate social responsibility), environmental, and health and safety goals/KPIs.
• Investigate product reported quality issues to ensure closure in accordance with company guidelines and external regulatory requirements.
• Develop or update company inspection procedures to ensure capture, investigation, and proper documentation.
• Monitor risk-management procedures and use problem logs to identify and report recurring issues to management and product development teams.
• Provide training and support to quality assurance team members, focusing on systems, policies, procedures, and core processes.
• 25%-30% Travel.
• Ongoing self-development and personal growth as an employee.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field
• Minimum 2 years’ relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in electronics and/or mechanical aerospace industry or other highly regulated industry highly preferred
• Demonstrated NADCAP, heat treatment experience would put you ahead of other candidates
• Experience meeting FAA and AS9100 compliance requirements highly preferred
• Experience as customer-facing Lead preferred
• Experience with ITC and JC and the impacts relative to Quality assurance
• Deep knowledge of quality assurance terminology, methods, and tools
• Demonstrated knowledge of testing best practices, version-control procedures, and defect management processes
• Professional certification, such as Six Sigma, CQE (certified quality engineer), or CQA (certified