Quality Engineer I

About the role

Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) designs, develops, and manufactures advanced composite components to help customers push the frontiers of innovation. The company’s core strength is producing highly tailored, complex composite components, including 3D woven structures, traditional and non‑traditional 2D composite structures, and discrete through‑thickness reinforcement technologies. AEC develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished products. The role collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards, devises and implements inspection, testing, and evaluation methods, conducts quality‑assurance tests, performs statistical analysis, audits quality systems, and ensures corrective measures meet reliability standards and documentation requirements. The position may specialize in design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control, and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality, and may be certified in lean and Six‑Sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Proficient in print reading, interpretation, and part measurement
• Knowledge of APQP (Control Plans, FAI, FMEA) and other advanced quality tools
• Demonstrated knowledge of geometric design and tolerance (GD&T)
• Demonstrated knowledge of statistical quality control
• Investigate quality problems and apply sound technical judgment to develop possible solutions
• Proficient oral and written communication skills
• Effectively organize and plan work
• High‑level interpersonal skills to lead, motivate, and facilitate groups
• Analytical ability to assess and identify alternative courses of action for problem definition and resolution
• Exercise independent judgment
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism

Experience/Education/Skills Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related field and 1‑2 years of experience
• Working knowledge of inspection tools, equipment, methods, and instrumentation (including CMM electronic inspection devices)
• Ability to interpret and use Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• 0‑2 years of First Article Inspection (FAI) experience
• 0‑2 years of QA experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably aerospace)
• Understanding of ISO 9001 and AS9100 requirements
• Basic computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
• 0‑2 years QA experience with composite airframe components and assemblies (a big plus)
• A & P license or equivalent training and experience (preferred)
• Knowledge of lean and Six‑Sigma methodologies (preferred)
• Ability to meet established near‑vision and color‑vision standards necessary for accurate inspection and product disposition

Eligibility

As a Department of Defense contractor, the company is required to hire U.S. Persons. Visa sponsorship is not being offered.

Benefits

• Generous 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Personal days
• Flexible schedule
• Strong commitment to work/life balance