Quality Engineer I-III

About the role

The Quality Engineer works with minimal supervision and uses originality, ingenuity and established procedures to control and monitor quality, ensuring products are consistent with industry standards, government regulations, and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Suppliers, and Customers to ensure quality standards are met and maintained.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret production data to evaluate product quality, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead root cause analysis for quality issues and recommend corrective and preventive actions to mitigate risks effectively.
• Halt production processes if critical product defects are identified to prevent nonconforming material from reaching customers.
• Maintain quality control systems to ensure their effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance with industry standards.
• Train and mentor team members in quality control methodologies, statistical analysis, and analytical procedures.
• Generate detailed reports on nonconformance of products or processes, root cause analyses, and quality trends for management and stakeholders.
• Review and interpret statistical studies, regulatory standards, and emerging trends in quality control to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Identify critical control points in the Value Stream and establish appropriate sampling procedures to monitor and improve quality.
• Lead and drive the qualification of product and process changes, ensuring adherence to the highest quality standards and customer requirements.
• Support and participate in audits conducted by Defense, Aerospace, and Customer Auditors, ensuring compliance with industry and customer requirements.
• Provide technical support for failure analysis, reliability testing, and corrective action implementation as required.
• Review and approve quality-related document changes, including Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Manufacturing Change Orders (MCOs), and deviations.
• Develop and implement a roadmap for continuous improvement by establishing priorities, methods, and strategies for implementation, using data to guide the process and monitor results.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain Control Plans, PFMEAs, and Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) to mitigate risks and improve processes.
• Perform process capability analysis and ongoing data reviews to ensure processes remain stable and capable.
• Utilize advanced quality tools and methodologies, such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and Statistical Process Control (SPC), to drive process improvements and reduce variability.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and customer requirements, including AS9100, ISO 9001, and other relevant standards.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of experience as a Quality Engineer in an Aerospace environment or similar manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge: Knows and applies advanced concepts, practices and procedures of assigned product or program.
• Skills/Abilities: Demonstrated ability to plan and accomplish goals based on experience and judgment; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal staff and outside professionals; Proficient in the use of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Education/Certification: BA or BS degree in Quality, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Lean Principles and Implementation Tools.
• Educational background in Structured Problem Solving, 5S, Mistake-Proofing and process capability tools.
• Familiarity with Minitab ASQC Quality Engineer Certification.