Quality Engineer

About the role

Parker Aerospace, Simi Valley, CA - Fire, Safety, and Power Division site is a fully integrated location with product responsibility from Marketing and Engineering, through Supplier Management, Program Management, and Manufacturing ending with delivery to the customers. Parker Aerospace is a worldwide leader in multiple Commercial and Military Aerospace product lines including Fire and Smoke Detection and Extinguishing systems, Bleed Air Overheat detection systems, Actuators, Rudder Pedal Assemblies, Pumps, Fuel Gauging Systems, High-Temperature cables, and more.

Responsibilities

• Statistical techniques, i.e., failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), reliability failure analysis, design of experiments, statistical decision making, and statistical process control (SPC) and Six Sigma implementation.
• Knowledge of military and commercial specifications for materials, mechanical & electrical products, hydraulics/pneumatics, various special processing, such as, chemical processing, coatings, welding, heat treating, and non-destructive testing.
• Implementation and management of Zero Defect methodologies, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), and other principles for various customer programs.
• Participates in the AS9100/ISO9001 quality management system requirements with implementation, training and maintenance of the Quality department operating procedures, supporting internal audit activities and preparing input data for quality management review.
• ASME Y14.5M (dimensioning and tolerancing), ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 (sampling procedures and tables for inspection by attributes), MIL-STD-100 (engineering drawing practices), ANSI/NCSL Z540-3 (calibration systems requirements), FED-STD-H28 (screw thread standards).
• Support new business development with customer quality requirements compliance review, proposal writing support and generating quality assurance program plans.
• Knowledge and experience of various company quality requirements, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Honeywell, & Raytheon. Implementation of contractual requirements for quality planning, inspection, source inspection, and flow down. Interface & processing of Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) government inspections thru WAWF – Wide Area Workflow.
• Support additional customer requirements including preparation and interface for surveys, readiness reviews, review and approve AS9102 first article inspections, analyzes audit results and determines proper corrective and preventive action. Knowledge of Net-Inspect, DISCUS, & Visual FAIR software.
• Perform corrective actions using 8-D format, fault trees, cause & effect diagrams, 5 Whys, and other tools; and to communicate data internally and externally.
• Conduct continuous improvement projects and initiatives as necessary.
• Support and provide assistance to Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering in drawing development and drawing revisions for productivity, detailed work instructions, process approval and to offset cause of deviations from quality standards.
• Develop inspection methods, techniques, sampling plans based on statistical data and inspection equipment requirements for inspection and test personnel.
• Provide inspection plans, drawing and specification interpretation for inspection and other company personnel.
• Support of customer product returns – failure investigation reports, teardown and evaluation, customer communication, and quality defect reporting on various customer website portal.
• Review test procedures for completion and accuracy. Assists with the performance of acceptance tests and prepare inspection and test data for submittal to the customer.
• Perform process analysis, and develop statistical techniques for analysis of test data.
• Collect and present data on quality performance metrics for monthly quality reports.

Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor degree in Quality, Engineering or Technical degree.
• Total years of experience: 3-7+ years’ experience as a Quality Engineer or in related position.
• Certification: ASQ Quality Engineer certification a plus.
• Experience includes maintaining an AS9100/ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
• Must have a background in Engineering and Manufacturing processes, knowledge of statistical methods and Six Sigma; and be able to conduct process capability studies and design of experiments.
• Requires working knowledge of military and commercial specifications for materials, and special processing specifications.
• Experience in Military Aerospace Industry required and knowledge of IPC and J-STD specifications.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information to management, vendors and other functions within and outside the Company.
• Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers and suppliers and to effectively present information to top management.
• Able to adequately communicate with coworkers. Good written and verbal communication skills in English are required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret simple technical periodicals and scientific articles. Ability to effectively present information to management, vendors and other functions within and outside the Company.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Proficient in use of scientific calculators. Understanding of statistical process control (SPC).
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner and pay close attention to detail and produce high level of accuracy. Ability to prioritize his/her own work if applicable, and complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Must be able to work independently and exercise discretion.
• As a member of the organization, the employee is expected to work effectively with co-workers, customers and others by sharing ideas in a constructive and positive manner; listening to and objectively considering ideas and suggestions from others; keeping commitments; keeping others informed of work progress, timetables and issues; addressing problems and issues constructively to find mutually acceptable and practical business solutions; addressing others by name, title or other respectful identifier and; respecting the diversity of our work force in actions words and deeds.
• Able to work with all levels of management, shop personnel and outside vendors. Must be able to interact effectively, be a team player, and work independently and well under pressure. Interacts with Engineering, Purchasing, Planning, Manufacturing, Contracts, occasionally government agencies, customers and vendors.
• CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine), Hardness tester, Optical comparator, Profilometer, Sine plate, calipers and micrometers, Height gages, Gage blocks, Precision measuring pins, Gear wires, Spline and thread gages, Scientific calculator, Dial indicators, Multi meter, Company van and Pallet jack.