Specialist, Quality Engineering (ID: 1213)

About the role

The Specialist, Quality Engineering plays a crucial role in supporting Narda-MITEQ’s Quality Management System (QMS), driving improvements, and ensuring compliance across the organization. This position is particularly important given Narda-MITEQ’s AS9100 accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Work with Operations, Inspection, Manufacturing Engineering, and Supply Chain to address daily issues.
• Data-driven assessment of processes, measurement of data, and interpretation to facilitate continuous improvement in manufacturing operations.
• Report Quality issues, metrics, and trends to the Quality Manager for Management Reviews and improvement initiatives.
• Identify RCCAs for nonconformances and customer complaints.
• Investigate discrepancies and nonconformities to develop disposition and recommend corrective action plans.
• Execute Failure Reports, CARs, SCARs, and Customer Complaints, leveraging support from other functions.
• Drive root cause analysis to ensure permanent fixes.
• Coordinate Material Review Board (MRB).
• Serve as the primary interface for quality-related matters with customers and suppliers.
• Evaluate and recommend critical supplier selections and drive continuous improvement processes, including leading on-site audits, evaluating prototypes, and approving supplier corrective actions.
• Answer questions and provide direction on quality-related topics.
• Execute AS9100 Compliance Activities (Internal and External Audits, Training).
• Conduct internal audits and work cross-functionally to resolve findings through Corrective Actions.
• Familiarity with dimensional measuring equipment (OGP, handheld measuring devices, etc.).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or
• 2 years post-secondary/Associate's degree in engineering with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Previous experience working in an AS9100 environment.
• Working knowledge of microelectronics products.
• Working knowledge of mechanical blueprints & tolerances.
• Technical expertise in aerospace engineering principles, attention to detail, and excellent problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Experienced with Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS).
• Previous experience building an AS System.
• Knowledge of Six Sigma / DMAIC problem-solving.
• Experience with AS9102 First Article Inspections.
• Familiarity with industry standards such as Mil Specs 883, IPC-A-610, and J-STD-001.
• Experience interpreting customer contract flow downs.
• Experience with government projects, working with DLA/DCMA on onsite audits.