Quality Engineer - Machining

Job Description

We are seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Navy Systems team in York, PA. Our team custom designs chilled water air conditioning and refrigeration systems for U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels from submarines to aircraft carriers, having over 100 years of experience. This position provides day-to-day quality engineering support, primarily for our machining teams (Machine Operators, Machinists, etc.). The role plays a crucial part in the growth and improvement of our Navy Systems business by achieving first pass yields, increasing product flow and throughput, on-time delivery performance, and exceeding customer expectations.

Benefits

• Vacation: 3 weeks of paid vacation per calendar year, 5 sick days, 3 floating holidays, and 10 standard holidays per year (totaling 6.5 weeks)

As a Quality Engineer, you will:

• Provide technical support to the Grantley Plant.
• Lead and participate on continuous improvement teams to reduce the cost of poor quality (COPQ), first pass yields, increase product flow and throughput, and achieve on-time delivery performance.
• Supports COPQ metrics and analysis for CI teams.
• Generates various reporting metrics for scrap and rework, and first pass yield.
• Safeguards non-conforming material.
• Facilitates and leads the Material Review Board.
• Conducts measurement systems analysis, and process capability studies as required.
• Works with customer service to address product issues, warranty or other problems.
• Aids in the development and revisions to procedures and standard work to support the plant operation quality system.
• Develops inspection plans used for the verification of manufactured and purchased components.
• Performs first article dimensional reviews for both internal and externally manufactured parts.
• Reviews and approves design, manufacturing and inspection test results for compliance with requirements.
• Participates in the ECN process and product team meetings to resolve quality issues.
• Conducts internal quality system process audits.
• Affixes with key suppliers as required, ensuring timely resolution of quality issues.
• Assists in the warranty reduction teams.
• Conducts quality system training as required.
• Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry codes and standards.
• Adheres to the Company's code of conduct and business ethics standards.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing experience in heavy industrial, automotive, aerospace, or a similar industry supporting machining, and welding and fabrication related teams.
• QMS knowledge and experience with ISO 9000, TS 16949, or AS 9100.
• Proficient in personal computer capabilities in MS Office software, Minitab or other quality data analysis tools.
• Demonstrated problem solving, process capability, data analysis, measurement systems analysis, GD&T, and blueprint reading skills.
• Strong planning, organizing, and proven leadership / team building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, facilitate and lead product quality, process and system improvement teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal LEAN and/or Six Sigma training.
• Experienced in CNC Machining (CNC/Manual).
• CNC programming experience.
• Experience working with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Aerospace preferred) or Journeyman Machinist license.

About Johnson Controls Navy Systems

The primary mission of Johnson Controls Navy Systems is to supply Chilled Water Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Systems and associated equipment to the US Navy and US Coast Guard. Johnson Controls Navy Systems is a part of the Johnson Controls Federal Systems business. Our robust, high reliability products are designed, manufactured and tested in York, PA to military and other stringent customer specifications. Most of our designs are custom engineered for the specific application.

Company Recognition

• Recognized by several organizations for leadership in environment, sustainability, and governance, as well as innovations in smart building platforms.
• Named to FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” List.
• Named to Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.
• Named to Forbes Net Zero Leaders list.
• Named to CDP 2023 Climate Change 'A List'.
• Ranked 67 on the Drucker Institute’s list of best-managed companies in America.
• Named to Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.
• Named to Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity.
• Named to Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2024.
• Named to Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Veterans 2024 / 2025 listing.
• Named one of the top military friendly employers by military.com.

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law.

Division

JCFS (Johnson Controls Federal Systems)

Job Number

1579