Quality Engineer II

About the role

Responsible for all activities involving quality compliance and adherence with all applicable RECARO, Customer, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conducts systems audits, provide coaching regarding process and product audits internally.
• Identify process gaps and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Develop coaching material regarding standards and regulations for all key stakeholders.
• Lead corrective actions to address noncompliant product and process issues.
• Lead and facilitate response and resolution to critical and/or immediate noncompliant situations.
• Train, coach, and mentor site and departments quality personnel in aerospace industry, customer specific, and RECARO quality system requirements.
• Work with cross-functional teams to address customers concerns from containment through the implementation of corrective/preventive actions.
• Provide solutions and coaching to ensure successful resolution of quality issues.
• Suggest and implement new and improved methods for continual improvement of quality and production systems.
• Act as RECARO representative for industry steering meetings.
• Identify quality requirements within the customer program and resolve non compliances.
• Liaise for active flow down of customer requirements between program team and quality teams throughout the program value stream.
• Ensure timely completion of program launch deliverables.
• Ensure customer requirements are understood and communicated to the departments.
• Assist departments in implementing and sustaining compliant systems.
• Support APQP/launch support, current quality performance, and warranty cost reduction efforts on assigned programs.
• Participate in warranty part reviews.
• Support problem solving at both the site and department level.
• Properly document and make PPAP submissions.
• Align APQP/Control Plans, DFMEA/PFMEAs, and Measurement System Analysis.
• Implement Statistical Process Control Requirements.

Requirements

• A Bachelor degree in an Engineering discipline (Industrial, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering) is required.
• 3-5 years of related experience.
• Working knowledge of Quality Management System requirements.
• Knowledge of FAA and Aerospace OEM requirements is preferred.
• Working knowledge of risk management tools.
• Background in product and process control methods.
• Working knowledge of statistical process control.
• Strong understanding of continuous improvement methodologies and tools.
• Familiarity with manufacturing and production processes.
• Project Management experience desired.
• Experience in the automotive industry preferred.

Skills

• MS Office.
• ERP tools (SAP preferred).
• Statistical data analysis software (Minitab, Sigma XL, etc.).

Qualifications

• RAB-QSA Lead Auditor Certification in AS9100 quality management systems or ASQ CQE certification is desirable.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification desired.
• PMP Certification desired.