Quality Engineer

About the role

The Quality Engineer will support manufacturing quality operations at the Platform Integration Facility, including new site AS9100 certification activities, first article inspection (FAI), product and execution assurance, and program-level quality compliance. This role partners closely with program quality engineers, manufacturing, and engineering teams to ensure product conformance, drive continuous improvement, and maintain rigorous quality data and reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• Support AS9100 certification activities for a new site
• Work with program quality engineers to support program requirements
• Audit and validate completeness and correctness of acceptance criteria
• Conduct drawing reviews
• Develop and lead first article inspection (FAI) activities
• Perform Product Assurance on assigned manufacturing outputs, or confirm full inspection by a qualified role prior to release to the next operation, integration point, or customer delivery
• Witness/verify that manufacturing activities follow approved work instructions, drawings, specifications, inspection criteria, and configuration controls in real time
• Support process proofing activities
• Review and approve work instructions supporting the quality plan and applicable industry standards
• Ensure nonconformances are properly documented; coordinate final dispositions with engineering
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective action (RCCA) for nonconforming issues
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring defects
• Support Material Review Board (MRB) activities and defect classification accuracy
• Validate effectiveness of implemented CAPAs (Corrective and Preventive Actions)
• Conduct process capability studies (Cp, Cpk) and trend analyses
• Facilitate structured improvement projects and PFMEA reviews
• Develop and maintain process control plans and inspection criteria
• Track program quality metrics through Power BI and other reporting/analytics tools
• Support risk reduction and continuous improvement projects
• Identify and escalate predictive risks before they impact the customer
• Escalate when engineering maturity, configuration, or documentation is insufficient
• Support team members in developing manufacturing work instructions
• Provide technical support during new product introduction (NPI)
• Train production staff in quality tools and defect prevention
• Cover coordination with test and calibration functions to ensure measurement reliability
• Oversee quality data and reporting
• Report process changes to management

Qualifications

• The Candidate must have a BS degree and with 4-8 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience.
• The candidate should have experience in an ISO9001/AS9100 system or equivalent experience in DOD, Aerospace, or Automotive manufacturing quality control.
• Applicant must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Candidate must have experience working with non-conforming material, performing failure analysis, identifying root-cause and implementing corrective action.
• Candidate must have experience writing work instructions, procedures, and implementing QMS documentation.
• Candidate must be able to review and interpret contract quality clauses and technical data and develop and document appropriate quality verification procedures, plans, and work instructions, including AS9102 First Article Inspection documentation.
• The position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville North Alabama, AL area.
• Candidate must have knowledge of how to efficiently use micrometers, height gages, gage blocks, radius gages, and calipers etc.
• Basic knowledge and understanding when reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings with GD&T.

Skills

• Experience in an ISO9001/AS9100 system or equivalent experience in DOD, Aerospace, or Automotive manufacturing quality control.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Experience working with non-conforming material, performing failure analysis, identifying root-cause and implementing corrective action.
• Experience writing work instructions, procedures, and implementing QMS documentation.
• Ability to review and interpret contract quality clauses and technical data and develop and document appropriate quality verification procedures, plans, and work instructions, including AS9102 First Article Inspection documentation.
• Capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of how to efficiently use micrometers, height gages, gage blocks, radius gages, and calipers etc.
• Basic knowledge and understanding when reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings with GD&T.

Benefits

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.