Quality Engineer I - Fluid Systems Division

Responsibilities

• Affirms quality performance (or cost-of-quality) using statistical and analytical methods.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision, reliability, and accuracy of products, processes, and production equipment.
• Develops and establishes quality systems and procedures, inspection plans, quality performance trends, statistical plans cost estimates, and technical quality plans for proposals.
• Ensures that project and/or process control documentation is compliant with requirements and/or contract.
• Determines the cost of, and responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications by performing statistical analyses.
• Establishes statistical confidence by identifying sample size and acceptable error and determining levels of confidence.
• Affirms the timely processing of nonconforming materials and assists in the disposition process by participating in failure analysis and corrective action investigations as a member of the Material Review Board.
• Collaborates with customers and suppliers relating to quality performance, trends, and corrective action.
• Verifies compliance and effectiveness of the quality system by performing supplier audits and surveys.
• May initiate programs to improve supplier performance.
• Designs or specifies inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment and conducts quality assurance tests.
• Develops experiments by applying factorial or other techniques as appropriate for product or process.
• Reviews engineering releases and changes, manufacturing methods, planning, and process specifications as it relates to product quality.
• Develops sampling plans by applying attribute, variable, and sequential sampling methods.
• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality data.
• Develops statistical process controls by applying and maintaining applicable control charts.
• Analyzes data and trends by completing hypothesis, normal distribution, and process capability analysis tests.
• Refines and enhances products and processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to areas of production.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and making recommendations.
• Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications, establishing industry networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, maintaining American Society for Quality certification, and/or participating in professional associations.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
• Provides information and develops corrective action measures by interfacing with customers and regulatory agencies and assisting in internal and external audits.
• Shares specialized knowledge with others.
• Represents Company on specific projects.
• Mentors new employees.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through two or more years of related experience.
• American Society for Quality certification desired.
• Practical knowledge of state-of-the-art inspection and quality engineering/assurance techniques, procedures, instruments, equipment, theories, principles and concepts and general business operations.
• Knowledge of aerospace industry or similar industry products and legal and regulatory requirements related to field.
• Ability to effectively apply continuous improvement principles and techniques to quality and manufacturing functions.
• Ability to use standard business software applications and/or specialized data analysis tools.
• Ability to work on a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity where analysis of the situation or data requires thorough identification of factors and analysis of impact; work within general work objectives regarding projects and team goals.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, and financial reports.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members, team leaders, and top management; respond to significant inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to interpret a broad variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form that include several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to use full discretion in selecting procedures and techniques to apply to work and determine priority and order of assignments.
• Ability to effectively demonstrate team member competencies and participate in goal-setting, performance feedback, and self-development activities.