Quality Engineer

About the role

Howmet Fastening Systems (HFS) is seeking a Quality Engineer I in their Tucson, AZ location. HFS is a business unit of Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Torrance, California. HFS holds the number one global position in aerospace fastening systems and is the North American leader in commercial transportation fasteners. Their products are found nose to tail on aircraft and aerospace engines, and are also critical components of industrial gas turbines, automobiles, commercial transportation vehicles, and construction and industrial equipment. For more information, visit www.howmet.com. Follow @howmet on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Quality Manager with preparing for third party audits (ISO, AS9100, NADCAP, FAA) and ensuring all manufactured products meet customer requirements and industry specifications prior to shipment.
• Communicate directly with management providing status of quality projects, current workload, quality concerns, and personnel training progression.
• Maintain current revisions of internal procedures and external specifications to ensure compliance with all requirements.
• Investigate nonconforming products and mitigate recurrence.
• Maintain and track quality metrics (scrap, rework, on-time delivery, etc.).
• Ability to complete reports, such as First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR) utilizing AS9102 forms.
• Collect, analyze, and evaluate data to determine appropriate follow-up actions.
• Create quality related work instructions, procedures, forms, documents, etc.
• Maintain a register of quality rejections to track trends.
• Perform risk assessments and root cause analysis; provide corrective action steps.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or related field from an accredited institution.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status.
• The position will physically require the incumbent to perform duties standing, walking, overhead reaching, lifting (35 – 40lbs), pushing and pulling totes, and leaning over machines, all equally on a regular basis.